This section contains a wide range of articles about the history of the area.
Another in our series on Church buildings which have changed their function. This small but distinctive building in Tottenham Lane, Crouch End N8, is easily missed, squeezed between the blocks …
From Office Boy to Press Baron The fourth article in our series – Hornsey Personalities of the Past This is the classic ‘rags to riches’ story. The son of itinerant …
Another article in our series about church buildings which have changed their function. This imposing mid-1850s building is best viewed from Haringey Park N8 or whilst walking on Crouch Hill. …
This is the third article in our series – Hornsey Personalities of the Past The capture of a Scottish sea captain by the French, another Scots’ decision to emigrate to …
This is the third article in our 2022 series on Church buildings which have changed their function. Seeking your dream apartment in North London, modern but with a quirky …
A Headmistress with Trenchant Educational Ideas This is the second article in our 2022 series – Hornsey Personalities of the Past Charlotte Cowdroy earned a national reputation for herself as …
We resume our 2022 series on Church buildings which have changed their function with this second article. On the corner of the Broadway and Princes Avenue N10 stands an imposing …
King George VI died in his sleep early in the morning of Wednesday, 6th February, 1952. Below are Hornsey Journal extracts of the 8th February edition of how the news …
The first article in our new series on Church Buildings which have changed their function. In 2022 we will be looking at some buildings, specifically churches, which have changed their …
