Crouch End

Hornsey’s National Kitchens 1918-1919

A Ministry of Food was established in December 1916 to combat food shortages and price inflation, results of the ‘submarine menace’. Hornsey’s MP, Kennedy Jones, was appointed director-general of the Food Economy section. What was Hornsey’s response? [Read more…] about Hornsey’s National Kitchens 1918-1919

Is this Charles Darwin? The Park Road Monkey Mystery

HHS member Andrew Whitehead is intrigued with a monkey which appears as external plasterwork on a house on Park Road in Crouch End dating from the early 1880s. [Read more…] about Is this Charles Darwin? The Park Road Monkey Mystery

Keith Fawkes on BBC Radio London

In case you missed it you can listen to Hornsey Historical Society Chairman, Keith Fawkes, being interviewed about Hornsey on the Robert Elms’ programme on BBC Radio London last month. [Read more…] about Keith Fawkes on BBC Radio London

Lockdown in Crouch End

Bus Stop outside Hornsey Town Hall, May 2020

We are hoping to add to our Lockdown Gallery of images with a collection of people’s written accounts of their experiences during the Lockdown period. In this way we hope to have a written as well as a visual record of these months. [Read more…] about Lockdown in Crouch End

Memories of Weston Park Shopping Parade

David Winskill outside the family shop in 1963

HHS member David Winskill shares his memories of the Weston Park shopping parade in the early 1960s. [Read more…] about Memories of Weston Park Shopping Parade

Once Upon a Time in Crouch End 1860-1980

This 6 month project brought together members of the Crouch End & District University of The Third Age (U3A) and the Hornsey Historical Society (HHS) who have an interest in the history of Crouch End but little or no experience of local history research. [Read more…] about Once Upon a Time in Crouch End 1860-1980

Our Northern Heights

Our much acclaimed first documentary written and directed by Andy Attenburrow. The film tells the story of Hornsey, Highgate, Muswell Hill and Crouch End through the years 1850 to 1939. [Read more…] about Our Northern Heights

Peter Barber and the HHS on BBC Television

For the second time in a few weeks the HHS has featured on the BBC. Peter Barber, our president, was interviewed in the Old Schoolhouse for the BBC1 documentary Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village.

Crouch End

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From Our Archive

Newsletter 109: December 2006

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From Our Archive

Newsletter 110: March 2007

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