A Vision of Middlesex – Part Three

Vision of Middlesex cover

As the Old Schoolhouse is closed for the time being, we thought we’d share some extracts from HHS publications over the coming weeks and months. A Vision of Middlesex : The …

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Bruce Castle Museum Restoration Funding

Bruce Castle

Fantastic news this week from Bruce Castle Museum & Archive – they’ve been awarded £588,900 by the Arts Council England (ACE) MEND Fund, part of the government’s Cultural Investment Fund. This …

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In Times Past

In Times Past

By Peter Curtis 

An enduring best-seller. More than 100 old photographs of Wood Green, Tottenham, West Green and Harringay with captions that tell the story of Haringey in Victorian and Edwardian times.

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Tottenham – A History

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By Christine Protz

This is a well-produced book with numerous black and white illustrations and maps, including the intriguing ‘upside down’ map of 1619. The author details the history and importance of Tottenham from the Norman Conquest to the present day.

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Tottenham and Wood Green – Then & Now in Colour

Tottenham and Wood Green Then and Now

By Christine Protz and Deborah Hedgecock

Tottenham and Wood Green – Then & Now in Colour is a 96-page hardback in a new format from The History Press. It presents an old view from the Bruce Castle Museum archive in sepia and a modern full colour view, by local photographer Henry Jacobs. The book includes forty-two locations in Tottenham and Wood Green accompanied by informative text.

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Tottenham Walks

Tottenham Walks

By Mareeni Raymond and Edward Richards

A book of four walks revealing the history, architecture and people of this historic part of Haringey.

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