This is the fifth article in the series on Lost Houses of the Hornsey area. This mid-19th century house and grounds was situated on Southwood Lane (now Muswell Hill Road …
The Archive holds two copies of this photograph; one gifted by Bridget Cherry, HHS Vice President and architectural historian, and the other by Ken Gay, Muswell Hill’s historian and HHS …
Community, Culture and Council Housing: Mapping Campsbourne Estate An exhibition created by the residents of Campsbourne Estate, exploring themes of community, belonging and connection. For further details of the exhibition …
This page contains details of the men listed on the first panel of the 1914-18 Memorial Board at St Mary’s Church Tower, Hornsey.
This page contains details of the men listed on the second panel of the 1914-18 Memorial Board at St Mary’s Church Tower, Hornsey.
This page contains details of the men listed on the third panel of the 1914-18 Memorial Board at St Mary’s Church Tower, Hornsey.
This page contains details of the men listed on the fourth panel of the 1914-18 Memorial Board at St Mary’s Church Tower, Hornsey.
September 1928, aged five, my mother took me across Cranley Gardens to St. George’s Hall for my first day at school. At that time there were no nursery or play schools to help prepare a child for this big day.
The headmistress and founder of the Crouch End school was Miss Charlotte Jane Howarth Cowdroy. She was born on January 5, 1864 and died on September 22, 1932.
It was quite strange in the late 1980s being uprooted from Cambridge in the middle of the night and being taken to London to go into foster care. I watched from the car and tried not to cry – even in the dark London scared me.