Visitors discover a most unusual combination in Pages Lane: a modern church situated neatly between the mid-Victorian family house of North Bank and its stable block.
Muswell Hill
The Mossy Well, Muswell Hill
When the building served milk not alcohol
Substantial building development has changed the appearance of the top of Muswell Hill. The Green Man, probably a public house from the mid-16th century, has become Pinnacle, luxury town houses and apartments.
The Rookfield Estate
Muswell Hill’s Garden Suburb
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.
W B Tegetmeier: The Birds and the Bees in 19th Century Muswell Hill
This is the first article in a new series for 2022 – Hornsey Personalities of the Past The 19th century naturalist who immediately comes to mind is Charles Darwin whose …
W E Henley
William Ernest Henley (1849 – 1903) was an English poet, critic and editor of a series of literary magazines and journals. He was able to choose his contributors to these …
Waste Land Cottages, Muswell Hill Road
This evocative image is on a postcard gifted to the Society by nonagenarian Edwin Monk whose book, Memories of Hornsey, was the first to be published by HHS in 1976. …