Alexandra Palace and its Park dominate the skyline for miles around in North London. What was on the site previously? The land on which the Palace and Park are located …
River Park House, a tall modern office block, has been home to Haringey Council since 2005. It stands on the corner of the Jolly Butcher’s Hill section of Wood Green …
This building in Earlham Grove, Wood Green, serves all sections of the local Cypriot community, providing vital community services and facilities. The land it stands on has a long history, having …
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 …
The Muswell Hill Record, 14 February 1908
It is gratifying to notice on all sides a distinct revival in the building trade, so far at least as Muswell Hill is concerned.
Cinemas of Haringey is a nostalgic treat for cinema buffs. This 140-page well-illustrated book describes the histories of more than 40 cinema buildings in various parts of Haringey. It tells the history from the early shop conversions, purpose-built cinematographs, through the 1930s picture palaces to today’s modern multiplexes.
Civic Pride in Hornsey is a lavishly illustrated description of Hornsey’s prize-winning and Grade II* listed former Town Hall and adjacent 1930s art-deco buildings.
A revised edition of a popular book describing Crouch End Clock Tower, one of our local landmarks. This edition now includes photographs.
Crouch End, today, provides no obvious evidence that it was once the location of a theatre. You won’t see a huge auditorium that has been through various incarnations such as …
Victorian Heyday – The Alexandra Palace Theatre 1873-1901
This book tells the story of the Victorian theatre which opened on 1 May 1875. In its heyday, some of the leading production companies of the age brought top actors, singers, dancers and entertainers to Alexandra Palace.