Muswell Hill

The 2018 HHS Bulletin

Hornsey Historical Society Bulletin 59 contains articles with a wide chronological range, covering aspects of the history of our part of London from the Middle Ages to the present day. [Read more…] about The 2018 HHS Bulletin

The 2019 HHS BULLETIN

The articles in HHS’s Bulletin 60 focus on the century between the ending of the First World War and the present day. [Read more…] about The 2019 HHS BULLETIN

The Clays of Muswell Hill – A Victorian Printing Dynasty

By Malcolm Drummond

This book is about a “lost” Haringey mansion, Avenue House on Muswell Hill, the family who lived there and their connections and influence on the printing industry, and how the site became the present Rookfield estate. [Read more…] about The Clays of Muswell Hill – A Victorian Printing Dynasty

The Collins Family

An article by David Frith

Wherever you are in Crouch End or Muswell Hill you are never more than a short distance from a house or building built by the Collins family. [Read more…] about The Collins Family

The Early History of Muswell Hill Library

Muswell Hill Library was recently threatened with closure. After a huge local campaign, it was eventually kept open. This is the early history of what would have been lost. [Read more…] about The Early History of Muswell Hill Library

The Rookfield Estate – Muswell Hill’s Garden Suburb

By David Frith

This book traces the early history of the Rookfield Estate from when the site was first enclosed from Muswell Hill Common to its acquisition by W. J. Collins in 1899. It includes a history of the Collins family who were responsible for the development of the Estate. [Read more…] about The Rookfield Estate – Muswell Hill’s Garden Suburb

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