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WOOD GREEN SCHOOLS RE-OPENED
An article from the Bowes Park Weekly News, 5th January 1940
The six Wood Green elementary schools were re-opened on Tuesday on the terms recently reported, and in spite of wintry weather, the attendance of children was very good. [Read more…] about WOOD GREEN SCHOOLS RE-OPENED
John Farrer: The Man who Changed Hornsey
As the Old Schoolhouse has been closed, we’ve been running an occasional series sharing extracts from HHS publications. John Farrer: The Man who changed Hornsey by Janet Owen was published in 2009 and this extract on The Three Compasses in Hornsey High Street contains an interesting connection with Elephant and Castle in south London.
Memories of Crouch End High School: Part Two
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From Our Archive
Newsletter 110: March 2007
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The headmistress and founder of the Crouch End school was Miss Charlotte Jane Howarth Cowdroy. She was born on January 5, 1864 and died on September 22, 1932. [Read more…] about Memories of Crouch End High School: Part Two
The Two Faithful Servants
The story of the Two Faithful Servants plaque is moving towards a very satisfactory conclusion and featured this week in the local press. [Read more…] about The Two Faithful Servants
OLD MUSWELL HILL
An extract from an article from the Muswell Hill Record, 14 August 1908
Interesting Interview with a Local Octogenarian
Mr Richard Loader was sunning himself in front of his picturesque little residence “Hope Cottage”, St James’s Lane, when a “Record” representative saw him the other day. He is in his 81st year and is one of the oldest residents of Muswell Hill. [Read more…] about OLD MUSWELL HILL
The Methodist Church in Muswell Hill and North Bank – a Survivor!
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From Our Archive
Newsletter 110 & 112:
March and September 2007
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Visitors discover a most unusual combination in Pages Lane: a modern church situated neatly between the mid-Victorian family house of North Bank and its stable block. [Read more…] about The Methodist Church in Muswell Hill and North Bank – a Survivor!
Memories of Crouch End High School: Part One
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From Our Archive
Newsletter 109: December 2006
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September 1928, aged five, my mother took me across Cranley Gardens to St. George’s Hall for my first day at school. [Read more…] about Memories of Crouch End High School: Part One
Public Notice – Faithful Servants Tablet
In 2019 a marble tablet or plaque was discovered in a garden in Muswell Hill. Research has shown that it is almost beyond doubt that it belonged to Hornsey Church. [Read more…] about Public Notice – Faithful Servants Tablet
Public Local History Surgeries
John Hinshelwood is restarting the local history surgery. This is an opportunity for all members of the public, as well as members of the HHS and the Crouch End and District U3A to get advice and assistance on their own personal local history research. [Read more…] about Public Local History Surgeries
William Wallace and ‘The Flying Spur’ plaque in Southwood Lane, Highgate
In Memory of Malcolm Stokes, long standing and much-valued member of the HHS Publications Committee, who passed away on 19th July. Malcolm lived at Southwood Park, on the site of Southwood Court, where the William Wallace plaque can still be seen in the boundary wall on Southwood Lane. Our condolences to Isobel, his widow.
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From Our Archive
Newsletter 6: January 1972
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There is an episode linking Highgate with the escape of Robert the Bruce following the execution of William Wallace, the Scottish Patriot, at Smithfield in 1305. [Read more…] about William Wallace and ‘The Flying Spur’ plaque in Southwood Lane, Highgate