The history of twelve lost estates written by ten distinguished local historians. People and Places contains over 60 rare illustrations and maps, this book has been highly praised in national reviews and by local people.
Wood Green
Printers’ Almshouses, Bounds Green Road
This romantic view of the almshouses depicting them as a rural retreat was gifted to the Archive in 2003 by David Frith. The image was reproduced by the Borough of …
Shoreditch Almshouses, Wood Green
It is the wrought iron gates, melted down by the man charged with restoring them, in what an English Heritage spokesman called in 2007, ‘a clear case of cultural vandalism’, which shone a spotlight on these almshouses over fifteen years ago.
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.
The Fishmongers’ and Poulterers’ Almshouses, Wood Green High Road
This image is one of the postcards which the late Hugh Garnsworthy gifted to the Society. Postmarked 1904, the large, impressive building is softened by the presence of the two little girls in their clean white pinafores in the foreground.
The Haringey Heartlands Masterplan
Planning permission is now being sought by the developers of an ambitious scheme, known as the Haringey Heartlands Masterplan, to regenerate and develop the area of Wood Green between Mayes Road and the Great Northern Eastern Railway (GNER).
The Hush in the High Road
Bowes Park Weekly News, 15 November 1919
The “great silence” on Tuesday came upon the district as a good deal of surprise. The tram and busmen evidently had their instructions from headquarters, and their vehicles stopped automatically.
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.
Tottenham and Wood Green – Then & Now in Colour
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.
Voluntary Care in Hornsey and Wood Green – Introduction
The Covid pandemic has raised the profile of care for the elderly and shone a light on what is all too often their isolation and vulnerability. We take for granted …