Telling the Past, Building the Future
We are currently looking for volunteers to help with the many different things we do. If you have some spare time and are interested in the history of the area we would love to hear from you.
Would you like to participate in a television documentary? ITN productions are currently producing a programme about the Queen’s Coronation. They are trying to find people who either came down to London …
A new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion is running at the Alexandra Palace Theatre until 30th April. It’s adapted by Jeff James, with James Yeatman, and directed by Jeff James. Switching …
Fantastic news this week from Bruce Castle Museum & Archive – they’ve been awarded £588,900 by the Arts Council England (ACE) MEND Fund, part of the government’s Cultural Investment Fund. This …
Application HGY/2022/0118 Objection by the Hornsey Historical Society The history and development of this site is explained in great detail in the application and it can be seen that there …
We are currently looking for volunteers to help with the many different things we do. If you have some spare time and are interested in the history of the area we would love to hear from you.
Many of us were familiar with the work of our colleague Albert Pinching who sadly passed away in July. It was really interesting to read more about his life in …
We had intended to have the HHS 50th Anniversary celebration on Saturday 17th July in conjunction with the Crouch End Festival. As you may have seen, the Crouch End …
We’re delighted to announce that the shop at the Old Schoolhouse will reopen on Thursday 13th May. We’ll be observing the usual COVID restrictions – social distancing, a limit of …
The HHS hit the news stands last week when Haringey Mayor Cllr Adam Jogee and Councillor Elin Weston visited the Old Schoolhouse to mark the Society’s 50th anniversary. Janet Owen, …
In a fast changing world, elements of stability and continuity are treasured. Crouch End lost one of its favourite and most enduring landmarks at the end of February 2021 when …