It was almost a full house at Crouch End’s Union Church on Wednesday 23rd October for the HHS’s latest talk. Conservation Officer Ray Rogers gave a cracking history of the development of Highgate’s Hillcrest estate.
It was opened in 1948 (on the site of a regency charity “Home for Fallen Women”) and now represents one of the best examples of post-war municipal architecture in London. Commissioned by Hornsey Council and designed by Sir Thomas Bennett (a north Londoner) it offered families clean, spacious, well designed and affordable accommodation.
Among the audience were several residents of Hillcrest who contributed much to the after talk Q&A session.
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David Winskill