An Introduction to St Mary’s Hornsey Churchyard By Joan Schwitzer The author sets out short biographies of ten notable Victorians and their families and gives the location of their graves in the churchyard. [Read more…] about An Introduction to St Mary’s Hornsey Churchyard
Buried in Hornsey – The Graves of St. Mary’s Churchyard By Joan Schwitzer This illustrated booklet gives a brief history of St. Mary’s Church and a conducted tour around the churchyard describing the tombs, gravestones and memorials of some of Hornsey’s famous former residents. [Read more…] about Buried in Hornsey – The Graves of St. Mary’s Churchyard
Crouch End Clock Tower By Joan Schwitzer A revised edition of a popular books describing one of our local landmarks. Now includes photographs. [Read more…] about Crouch End Clock Tower
Highgate Common and the Development of the Archway Road Community: Part One By Elizabethan times Highgate was an established hamlet on the hill that formed a western boundary to the Parish of Hornsey. Residences for City merchants were built on this healthy eminence and cottages for those who tilled the soil and served the big houses. [Read more…] about Highgate Common and the Development of the Archway Road Community: Part One
Highgate Walks – A Local History Guide By Joan Schwitzer This book of four walks was first published in 1989 and has been through several revisions and print runs such is its popularity. [Read more…] about Highgate Walks – A Local History Guide
Making History Together – the First 25 years of Hornsey Historical Society By Joan Schwitzer Our own story up to 1996, closely linked to The Old Schoolhouse which became our headquarters and shop in 1981. The Little School is a companion volume. [Read more…] about Making History Together – the First 25 years of Hornsey Historical Society
People and Places – Lost Estates in Highgate, Hornsey and Wood Green Edited by Joan Schwitzer The history of twelve lost estates written by ten distinguished local historians. With over 60 rare illustrations and maps, this book has been highly praised in national reviews and by local people. [Read more…] about People and Places – Lost Estates in Highgate, Hornsey and Wood Green
