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Platinum Jubilee

Damp Streets, it’s Cold and Windy but the Partying Carries on!

Adults and children at Hawthorn Road Coronation Party

As we mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th anniversary of her Coronation this weekend, we take a look back at local events celebrating this joyous event which took place on 2nd …

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Platinum Jubilee Celebrations 2022

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Images of the Jubilee celebrations courtesy of David Winskill

Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 – Accession

Hornsey Journal front page 8.2.52 mourning death of king

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 …

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Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 – Accession Part II

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Hornsey Journal, 15 February 1952

The royal body passes through Hornsey

Silent crowds watch the train go by

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Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 – Accession Part III

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Sorrow for the King: loyalty to the Queen

Hornsey Journal 15th February 1952

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Abyssinia: Hornsey's Lost Village
ABYSSINIA: Hornsey's Lost Village
by Hugh Flouch

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  1. Eileen Brennan on The Collins Family9th June 2025

    I was looking for some information on 29 Firs Mansions where my friends dad was born. Was wondering if this…

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