Present day Wood Green forms part of the London Borough of Haringey and is situated about six miles north of the City of London. [Read more…] about A Brief History of Wood Green
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Discovering Old Wood Green – A Walk
By Albert Pinching with illustrations by Peter Garland [Read more…] about Discovering Old Wood Green – A Walk
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 days. [Read more…] about In Times Past
People and Places – Lost Estates in Highgate, Hornsey and Wood Green
Edited by Joan Schwitzer
The history of twelve lost estates written by ten distinguished local historians. With over 60 rare illustrations and maps, this book has been highly praised in national reviews and by local people. [Read more…] about People and Places – Lost Estates in Highgate, Hornsey and Wood Green
The Changing Years: The History and Development of Wood Green
London Screen Archives
This 30 minute film, made in 1961, can be viewed online at the London Screen Archives. It tells the history of Wood Green from tiny hamlet to major shopping centre told through still photographs and additional materials including maps, paintings, engravings, newspaper advertisements, motion footage. [Read more…] about The Changing Years: The History and Development of Wood Green
The Story of Barratt’s Sweet Factory
This documentary by local film-maker David Evans tells the story of the former famous Wood Geen institution, Barratt’s & Co., Confectioners. [Read more…] about The Story of Barratt’s Sweet Factory
Tottenham and Wood Green – Then & Now in Colour
By Christine Protz and Deborah Hedgecock
This 96-page hardback introduces 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, of forty-two locations in Tottenham and Wood Green accompanied by informative text. [Read more…] about Tottenham and Wood Green – Then & Now in Colour
Wood Green (1974-1976)
A British Pathe report about the difficulties faced by Haringey Council developing Wood Green in the 1970s. [Read more…] about Wood Green (1974-1976)
Wood Green Past
By Albert Pinching
The first history of a district which began as an unpretentious hamlet and is now mainly residential but also an important shopping centre of north London. Wood Green’s past is surprisingly interesting and well recounted in this lavishly illustrated hardback book in a popular format. [Read more…] about Wood Green Past
Wood Green Postcards
