Last month HHS members enjoyed a fascinating walk through the streets of Whitehall Park expertly guided by Oonagh Gay.
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Haringey or Harringay – Recorded Version
Haringey or Harringay: Who decides? Five centuries of uncertainty
Lecture Note: Toulmin Smith Family
Another fascinating talk on Monday 20th, this time about the Toulmin Smith family who continue to have strong Hornsey connections.
Who is Joshua Toulmin Smith?
Speaker Bessie White will be joining HHS for a talk on Monday 20th April. Bessie will speak about her Victorian ancestor Joshua Toulmin Smith and his son Arthur. But who …
Lecture Note: Mavericks
When the Tsar abdicated in 1917, the Allies realised that the dynamics of their fight
against the axis powers of Germany, Austria the Ottoman Empire had shifted. Many
Russian soldiers simply made their way home – they had a revolution to attend to.
Exhibition and Artist Talk: The Brook by Ben Nathan
An exhibition of photographs and maps by Ben Nathan tracing natural spring water and sewage in Bounds Green Brook.
Our Side of the Bridge
‘Our Side of the Bridge’ tells the story of how a steep hillside south of Hornsey Lane became what is now known as the Whitehall Park Conservation Area.
Lecture Note: A Resident’s Perspective of Tower Gardens Estate
January’s HHS lecture was unusual for two reasons.
Mapping Local History on Campsbourne Estate
In April 2025, Campsbourne Community Collective (CCC) launched a local heritage project with a workshop involving residents and service-providers, local historians, archivists, councillors and academics.