Mention of Grove Lodge in the last Newsletter brought back memories to me. In 1948 I was a Red Cross Cadet and did voluntary duty there. At that time the Commandant was Mrs Blue when the house was a home for elderly ladies in need of full-time care.
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Memories of Highgate from a Keeper’s Lodge
A long-awaited reprint in an attractive new format of this book, first published in 1982. Liza grew up in the Keeper’s Lodge of Queens Wood, Highgate (now an ecology centre and café).
Memories of Tenants of Margaret Hill House
These are collected life stories from a selection of people living at Margaret Hill House in Hornsey, North London. In total, eight people recounted their stories.
Memories of the Queen’s Coronation Documentary
Would you like to participate in a television documentary? ITN productions are currently producing a programme about the Queen’s Coronation. They are trying to find people who either came down to London …
Men who made Muswell Hill: James Edmondson
The Muswell Hill Record, 8 May 1908
If the man who makes two blades of grass grow where one grew before is a benefactor, surely the man who builds a beautiful town, and builds it well, is equally so.
My Apprenticeship at the Hornsey Journal
In the first of an occasional series of personal reminiscences, journalist Richard Woods shares his memories of writing for the Hornsey Journal in the 1960s.
Oliver Tambo Statue Unveiled
If you’ve visited the Albert Road Recreational Ground on the Bounds Green/Muswell Hill border over the last few weeks you’ll have notice an additional object of interest, commemorating a famous …
Oral Histories Needed !
Calling all women over 65 with memories of working in or near Haringey from the 1960s to 1970s, we want to hear from you!
Paul the Paper Leaves Crouch End
In a fast changing world, elements of stability and continuity are treasured. Crouch End lost one of its favourite and most enduring landmarks at the end of February 2021 when …