Skip to content

Hornsey Historical Society

  • Home
  • What’s New
  • What’s On
  • Resources
    • Archive
    • Articles
    • Books
    • Bulletin
    • Collection Guides
    • Hornsey Hornet
    • Local History Links
    • Maps
    • Memories
    • Moving Images
    • Postcards
  • Local Areas
    • Overview
    • Bounds Green
    • Crouch End
    • Harringay
    • Highgate
    • Hornsey Village
    • Muswell Hill
    • Stroud Green
    • Wood Green
  • Articles
    • Brief Histories
    • Changing Church Buildings
    • Guest articles
    • Hornsey in History
    • Hornsey Personalities
    • Lost Houses
    • News
    • Newspaper Archive
    • Reflections on 1919
    • Then & Now
    • Voluntary Care in Hornsey and Wood Green
  • Shop
    • Books
    • Bulletin
    • How to Order
  • Membership
  • Contact

Susan B. Chinn

Highgate Library – A Century of Service

Highgate Library, a Century of Service cover

By Susan B. Chinn

For one hundred years Highgate Library has offered users books, information and stimulation in an elegant Edwardian building.

Read more

LATEST HHS BOOK

Our Side of the Bridge Cover
Our Side of the Bridge
by David Seton

ONLINE SHOP

The Old Schoolhouse
Visit our online shop for a selection of local history books, maps and postcards.

Articles

  • Brief Histories
  • Hornsey in History
  • Hornsey Personalities
  • Changing Church Buildings
  • Lost Houses
  • Then & Now
  • Reflections on 1919
  • Newspaper Archive
  • Newsletter
  • Voluntary Care in Hornsey and Wood Green

LATEST COMMENTS

  1. Linda Fitzgerald on Memories of Mountview?23rd May 2026

    Hi to all who remember me - nee Linda Sherratt - so many I remember well from those lovely days…

  2. Rosemary Martin on Hornsey: Birthplace Of Lotus Cars29th April 2026

    Thank you for a brilliant website. My father was a member of the Metropolitan Police Traffic Division (‘50’s - early…

  3. Timothy Emlyn Jones (known as Tim) on The Hornsey Art School Occupation12th April 2026

    I was a member of the Student Action Committee that started the Sit In in May 1968 following a meeting…

  4. Helene PANTEL on A Brief History of Highgate2nd April 2026

    Very interesting article. Circa 1890 there was a 'convalescent home' at Langley Road, Highgate. Any information about it, please ?…

Policies

  • Privacy Policy
  • Data Protection Policy
  • Conduct Policy
  • Investment Policy
  • Reserves Policy
  • Equality and Diversity Policy

Address

Hornsey Historical Society
The Old Schoolhouse
136 Tottenham Lane
Hornsey, London N8 7EL
Registered Charity NO. 274424

Website

  • Accessibility Statement
  • Cookie Policy
  • Image Credits
  • Sitemap
  • Hosted by 34SP
2026© Hornsey Historical Society
  • Home
  • What’s New
  • What’s On
  • Resources
    • Archive
    • Articles
    • Books
    • Bulletin
    • Collection Guides
    • Hornsey Hornet
    • Local History Links
    • Maps
    • Memories
    • Moving Images
    • Postcards
  • Local Areas
    • Overview
    • Bounds Green
    • Crouch End
    • Harringay
    • Highgate
    • Hornsey Village
    • Muswell Hill
    • Stroud Green
    • Wood Green
  • Articles
    • Brief Histories
    • Changing Church Buildings
    • Guest articles
    • Hornsey in History
    • Hornsey Personalities
    • Lost Houses
    • News
    • Newspaper Archive
    • Reflections on 1919
    • Then & Now
    • Voluntary Care in Hornsey and Wood Green
  • Shop
    • Books
    • Bulletin
    • How to Order
  • Membership
  • Contact

Home

Latest

Contact

Events