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Then & Now

A series of articles comparing how places are now, and how they were in the past.

Smithfield Square’s Fascinating Past: Part Two

Dust destructor chimney

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 …

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Smithfield Square’s Fascinating Past: Part One

Hornsey High Street circa 1910

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 …

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Hornsey: Birthplace Of Lotus Cars

Colin Chapman in a Lotus

Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus Cars, started the business here in Hornsey.

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Abyssinia: Hornsey's Lost Village
ABYSSINIA: Hornsey's Lost Village
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  1. Philip brougham on Memories of Weston Park Shopping Parade19th September 2025

    PS l remember using the the old red telephone box just outside that little shop and could hear "black and…

  2. Philip brougham on Memories of Weston Park Shopping Parade19th September 2025

    My next door neighbour in Inderwick road (bob wheeler) opened that little shop in the 1960's and I used to…

  3. Jackie on Memories of Weston Park Shopping Parade17th September 2025

    Unfortunately I can’t recall their names either, funny how one can remember some things so clearly, as if only yesterday,…

  4. Philip brougham on Memories of Weston Park Shopping Parade12th September 2025

    PS ,You probably knew the daughters of the guy that took over from John Conns ,they were often working in…

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