The Society owns a large number of photographs both original and copies, also negatives, glass negatives, lantern slides, modern slides and printing plates. The following pages contain examples from some of the collections.
Some photographs are from magazines and newsprint and some are photocopies. They cover Hornsey’s local areas and historic local buildings, other areas of Haringey and places outside Haringey such as Archway, East Finchley, Finsbury Park and Hampstead. [Read more…] about An Overview of the HHS Photography Collections
A collection of images reflecting the affects of the lockdown on our area; from streets devoid of activity to public messages of hope and thanks, and the changing nature of business as we’ve adapted to life in lockdown. View the photographs
This is the second of our Lockdown Galleries – a collection of images reflecting the affects of the lockdown on our area; from streets devoid of activity to public messages of hope and thanks, and the changing nature of business as we’ve adapted to life in lockdown. view the photographs
This collection consists of 64 photographs taken by Joseph Percy Barralet between 1886 and 1889 and donated by his nephew to HHS in 1981. [Read more…] about The Barralet Collection
Hornsey Historical Society holds the negatives of 30 Braddock photographs of Hornsey.
Alfred Braddock was a typical early photography enthusiast. He started his working life keeping a tobacconist and stationers shop in Hackney, became a keen amateur photographer in the 1870s and turned professional in the early 1880s. He took a large number of photographs in Hackney and then moved to live in Hornsey in 1890. [Read more…] about The Braddock Collection
