Stroud Green – A History and Five Walks

Stroud Green A History and Five Walks book cover

By John Hinshelwood

Stroud Green – A History and Five Walks is in a new format. The book describes the growth and development of Stroud Green from a wet and marshy wasteland in mediaeval times to the present-day cosmopolitan suburb. 

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The Manor and Sub-Manor of Hornsey

Maps

The Manor of Hornsey was said in 1294 to have been part of the Bishop of London’s manor of Stepney from time immemorial. The bishop also claimed that his predecessors …

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The Old Dairy at Crouch Hill

The Old Dairy at Crouch Hill

By John Hinshelwood 

The Friern Manor Dairy building (now a restaurant) is renowned for the rare decorative panels that adorn it. This is their story and that of a local dairying family, beginning in the 1840s. An original piece of research with wonderful and rare illustrations.

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The Parish of Hornsey

Map of Bishop of London's Manor of Hornsey, 1929

The land ownership and holdings of early manors (see The Manor and Sub-Manors of Hornsey) probably defined the borders of Hornsey Parish which contained the bishop of London’s Manor and …

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The Two Faithful Servants

St Mary's Church Tower, Hornsey

The story of the Two Faithful Servants plaque is moving towards a very satisfactory conclusion and featured this week in the local press.The story featured in this week’s Ham & …

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