Then & Now

Smithfield Square’s Fascinating Past: Part Three

Hornsey High Street circa 1910

We consider our bathroom and en-suite facilities and our plumbed-in washing machines to be everyday life necessities, but what happened in Hornsey’s past when many houses lacked these essentials? [Read more…] about Smithfield Square’s Fascinating Past: Part Three

Smithfield Square’s Fascinating Past: Part Two

Dust Destructor chimney towering over Hornsey High Street

Recycling a new idea? No, over a hundred and fifty years ago our Hornsey predecessors had organised the recycling of their domestic waste in an impressive way on part of what is now Smithfield Square. [Read more…] about Smithfield Square’s Fascinating Past: Part Two

Smithfield Square’s Fascinating Past: Part 1

This major building development on a 13 acre site in Hornsey High Street has radically altered the appearance and character of Hornsey Village. What was there before the bulldozers got to work? [Read more…] about Smithfield Square’s Fascinating Past: Part 1

Hornsey: Birthplace Of Lotus Cars

Colin Chapman in a Lotus — Colin Chapman in a Lotus 11 at the British Grand Prix, 1956.

Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus Cars, started the business here in Hornsey. [Read more…] about Hornsey: Birthplace Of Lotus Cars