In case you missed it, BBC Radio 3 broadcast a short item on the Highgate Roman Kiln as part of their Sunday Feature strand – New Generation Thinkers: Clay and Collapse.
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The latest articles and news from the Hornsey Historical Society.
A Curious Twist of Fate: Bob Dylan in Crouch End
The defining aspect of an urban myth is not that it’s true – manifestly, if it’s slam-dunk cold fact it’s not a myth – nor that it could be true, but that it should be true. It’s the sort of story that sounds barely credible but could just have happened – and that you want to believe did happen.
Revolutionary Restauranteurs and Political Crimes by Peter Barber
Lecture note
HHS kicked off its New Year lecture programme with a fascinating talk by Peter Barber, the society’s President. Peter engrossed forty people who attended in person with another twenty or so online.
Lecture Note: The Hillcrest Estate by Ray Rogers
It was almost a full house at Crouch End’s Union Church on Wednesday 23rd October for the HHS’s latest talk. Conservation Officer Ray Rogers gave a cracking history of the development of Highgate’s Hillcrest estate.
My Apprenticeship at the Hornsey Journal
In the first of an occasional series of personal reminiscences, journalist Richard Woods shares his memories of writing for the Hornsey Journal in the 1960s.
Lecture Note: The Mercenary River
The new series of HHS lectures started last Thursday at the Union Church Hall on Weston Park.
HHS Chair Walter Merricks introduced ex-BBC correspondent Nick Higham who gave a very well received talk based on his book The Mercenary River.
Hornsey Gasworks: An Update
Colin Marr wrote about a gas holder at the Hornsey Gasworks known as Hornsey No 1 in 2006 when it was under threat of demolition to make way for the Haringey Heartlands development. This was reposted as part of our Newsletter Archive series in 2020.
HHS Book Launch
It was a full-house of ninety for the launch of the HHS’s new book Abyssinia : Hornsey’s Lost Village by Hugh Flouch at Hornsey School for Girls on Thursday 27th June.
Abyssinia: Hornsey’s Lost Village
Unravel a Hornsey Mystery
Built up from the late 1860s, Abyssinia ‘village’ was a part of Hornsey Vale in Hornsey. Within a hundred years of being established, this mysterious little enclave had been completely demolished and replaced by the Hornsey School for Girls.
HHS Bulletin 65
The year 2023 saw signs of hope for the Society after some difficult years and Bulletin 65 contains an even wider variety of contributions than usual.