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Images of the Jubilee celebrations courtesy of David Winskill
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Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 – Accession
King George VI died in his sleep early in the morning of Wednesday, 6th February, 1952. Below are Hornsey Journal extracts of the 8th February edition of how the news …
Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 – Accession Part II
Hornsey Journal, 15 February 1952
The royal body passes through Hornsey
Silent crowds watch the train go by
Revolutionary Restauranteurs and Political Crimes by Peter Barber
A late Victorian tale In September 1890 a group of Swiss-born North London restaurateurs (including one with a restaurant in Finsbury Park) organised a revolution in their homeland. The events …
Southwood Hall School 1905–1930: Two Memories
After the departure in 1905 of the last occupants, John Cathles Hill and family, the house became a girls’ school run by the Misses Rowe who moved to it from …
St Mary’s Tower Memorial Boards
Inside St Mary’s Tower in Hornsey High Street on the north wall of the ground floor room are four panels mounted as one memorial board listing the names of 136 …
The Braddock Collection
Alfred Braddock was a typical early photography enthusiast. He started his working life keeping a tobacconist and stationers shop in Hackney, became a keen amateur photographer in the 1870s and …
The Centenary of Former Crouch End Resident, Frank Matcham
Sunday, 17th May, was the centenary of Frank Matcham’s death, probably the most creative theatre architect the UK has produced. He was responsible for designing 150 spectacular buildings all over the …
The Clays of Muswell Hill – A Victorian Printing Dynasty
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.