Hornsey High Street: A History in Four Maps with Ray Rogers

Hornsey High Street is the historic heart of Hornsey village, the centre of the ancient parish of Hornsey that includes part of Highgate, Muswell Hill and Stroud Green. The village has been overshadowed by the later growth of Crouch End and Muswell Hill at the end of the nineteenth century but Hornsey’s story goes back well before that time.

This talk explores and illustrates the development of Hornsey High Street tracing its changing character through its buildings and the lives of some of the interesting and notable people associated with its history by focussing on four maps, each of which reflect significant social and economic changes in the society of the time.

About the speaker

Ray Rogers is Conservation Officer of the HHS having spent a career in both the public and private sectors as an architect, planner and urban designer. As a heritage specialist he has written many historic building reports and conservation area appraisals, including co-writing Tottenham High Road, Bruce Castle and the Tower Gardens estate for Haringey Council and he was co-author of ‘Behind the Veneer: The South Shoreditch Furniture Trade and its Buildings’ (English Heritage 2006).

Details

HHS Talks are free for members of the Society. The talk is also available on Zoom for members who will receive the link by email.

Non-members are welcome to attend in person (subject to there being enough space available) and are encouraged to make a donation (suggested minimum £5.00) or sign up for membership on the night.

Image credits

Hornsey High Street via Hornsey Historical Society

High Street Hornsey, junction Middle Lane via Hornsey Historical Society