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News
New Book Coming Soon!
“100 Stories From The Archive”
Hornsey Historical Society’s latest publication ‘100 Stories From The Archive’ will be published in early November. Stories have been cherry picked from an archive of over 28,000 catalogues items of local interest.
Hornsey Historical Society Statement Regarding the Queen’s Passing
Many of us are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She will be remembered fondly, as great example of service to the nation and the …
Memories of the Queen’s Coronation Documentary
Would you like to participate in a television documentary? ITN productions are currently producing a programme about the Queen’s Coronation. They are trying to find people who either came down to London …
Persuasion at the Alexandra Palace Theatre
A new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion is running at the Alexandra Palace Theatre until 30th April. It’s adapted by Jeff James, with James Yeatman, and directed by Jeff James. Switching …
Bruce Castle Museum Restoration Funding
Fantastic news this week from Bruce Castle Museum & Archive – they’ve been awarded £588,900 by the Arts Council England (ACE) MEND Fund, part of the government’s Cultural Investment Fund. This …
Floral Hall, 132 Crouch Hill – HHS Response to Planning Application
Application HGY/2022/0118 Objection by the Hornsey Historical Society The history and development of this site is explained in great detail in the application and it can be seen that there …
Volunteering with the HHS
Telling the Past, Building the Future
We are currently looking for volunteers to help with the many different things we do. If you have some spare time and are interested in the history of the area we would love to hear from you.
Tribute to Albert Pinching
Many of us were familiar with the work of our colleague Albert Pinching who sadly passed away in July 2021. It was really interesting to read more about his life …
HHS 50th Anniversary Celebration Postponed
We had intended to have the HHS 50th Anniversary celebration on Saturday 17th July in conjunction with the Crouch End Festival. As you may have seen, the Crouch End …