Hornsey’s history as a parish and administrative area goes back to at least the 13th century. For most of that time, Hornsey was a rural backwater in the county of Middlesex but, with the coming of the railways in the 1850s, developers realised the opportunity to create a suburb. [Read more…] about A Brief History of Hornsey Town Hall
A history and lavishly illustrated description of Hornsey’s prize-winning and Grade II* listed former Town Hall and adjacent 1930s art-deco buildings. [Read more…] about Civic Pride in Hornsey
An interactive celebratory tribute to Hornsey Town Hall, to mark its transition from one stage in its life to another.
Songworks Community Choir
This ceremony is in collaboration with Crouch End’s vibrant and inspiring Songworks Community Choir, who will be singing some beautiful songs from their repertoire including ‘Days’ by The Kinks. Let’s end on a high note!
Shared memories
During the ceremony we will be sharing a selection of memories and stories as recorded by the public during the HTH Memories workshops on 9th and 13th June and collated on www.facebook.com/HTHMemories.
The ceremony is a celebration of the good memories and special stories we have of this iconic building that has played a part in the lives of many people.
We are gathering on the stairs in front of the Mayor’s Room.
As part of this years Crouch End Festival Steve Amor tells the story of Hornsey Town Hall from the decision to build in Crouch End to the opening ceremony in 1935 – illustrated with remarkable archive photos from the Nobbs archive. [Read more…] about The Evolution of Hornsey Town Hall
Sean Azzopardi will be presenting a two part talk covering his cartoonist/self-publishing career and his new project The Voice of the Hall as part of the Crouch End Festival.
A graphic novel
To develop and publish this book he was awarded a grant for the Arts from the Arts Council of England. The Voice of the Hall is about Hornsey Town Hall, North London. Built in 1935 it was the first Modernist building in England. Its 80-year history of modernism to gentrification is narrated by the building itself. The graphic novel is now complete and copies will be available on the day.