A 1959 film of girls at the William Grimshaw School in Muswell Hill learning to make and model the latest fashions.
British Pathé
A Crouch End Housewife’s Story (1948)
A fascinating 12 minute film, without sound, of Mrs Mary Cannon of Crouch Hill doing the shopping and picking up her ration books in post-war Crouch End.
Television comes to Alexandra Palace (1938)
Newsreel footage of the preparations for the first television broadcast from Alexandra Palace in 1938.
Wood Green (1974-1976)
A British Pathe report about the difficulties faced by Haringey Council developing Wood Green in the 1970s.
Water Witches – Hornsey Open Air Swimming Pool (1929)
A British Pathe newsreel from 1929. “This picture explains why Adam frequents the pools so eagerly – because of the water witches there. “