Abyssinia: Hornsey’s Lost Village

Abyssinia: Hornsey's Lost Village

By Hugh Flouch

Unravel a Hornsey Mystery

Built up from the late 1860s, Abyssinia ‘village’ was a part of Hornsey Vale in Hornsey. Within a hundred years of being established, this mysterious little enclave had been completely demolished and replaced by the Hornsey School for Girls.

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Grove Lodge, Muswell Hill

Grove Lodge, 1914

There were three large houses on the eastern side of Muswell Hill until the late 19th century – Bath House, The Grove and Grove Lodge. By far the oldest site was the one which still remains, Grove Lodge.

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HHS Bulletin 40

Cover of HHS Bulletin 40

HHS Bulletin 40 includes articles about the (mostly) lost cinemas of Haringey and tales of schools in Hornsey.

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HHS Bulletin 42

Cover of HHS Bulletin 42

HHS Bulletin 42 includes articles about Council Housing in Hornsey 1918-27, Southwood Hall and the early years of the Hornsey Journal.

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HHS Bulletin 51

HHS Bulletin 51

Bulletin 51 includes an appreciation of the life and work of Joan Schwitzwer and a look at the myth of Stapleton Hall.

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John Cathles Hill of Southwood Hall

Southwood Hall Original Front

John Cathles Hill (1857 -1915) was, ‘a very remarkable man of immense energy and vision’. So wrote his grandson, JEB Hill, in May 1997, to Joan Schwitzer, HHS Chairman. JC …

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Lost Houses: Brick Place

Sir Hugh Cholmeley's Tomb

This month we are starting a 2021 series of articles on Lost Houses of the Hornsey area. We begin with Brick Place, the oldest known substantial house we know of, …

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