Archive film, moving image resources and DVDs about the history of the area.
A 20 minute amateur film, without sound, from 1959 about floral colour in Haringey. It’s as interesting for the people, buildings and vehicles as it for the abundance of flowers. …
A 1959 film of girls at the William Grimshaw School in Muswell Hill learning to make and model the latest fashions.
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.
Newsreel footage of the preparations for the first television broadcast from Alexandra Palace in 1938.
A British Pathe report about the difficulties faced by Haringey Council developing Wood Green in the 1970s.
A British Pathe newsreel from 1929. “This picture explains why Adam frequents the pools so eagerly – because of the water witches there. “
London Screen Archives
This 30 minute film, made in 1961, can be viewed online at the London Screen Archives.
A Hornsey Historical Society DVD
The story of Horney’s connection with the New River covering 400 years of local history.
A DVD by David Evans recording changes in Crouch End over the years using old views and video camera footage including interior views of Hornsey Town Hall and views from the Clock Tower.
The story of a London village over 800 years
This DVD, originally a video, tells the fascinating story of Highgate’s development using rare images and archive documents brought together for the first time.