The latest articles and news from the Hornsey Historical Society.
William Ernest Henley (1849 – 1903) was an English poet, critic and editor of a series of literary magazines and journals. He was able to choose his contributors to these …
North Middlesex Chronicle, 10 February 1940
The snowfall at Wood Green last week caused great losses to shopkeepers, and never has there been weather so bitter.
Anthony Salvin (1799-1881) was one of the most successful British architects in the first half of Queen Victoria’s reign. The reason why we note Salvin today is because of his …
Test your knowledge of the history of Harringay with this short quiz.
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The latest Lockdown might provide time for some long-delayed research projects, so just a reminder that the local history surgeries have restarted. This is an opportunity for all members of …
This month we are starting a 2021 series of articles on Lost Houses of the Hornsey area. We begin with Brick Place, the oldest known substantial house we know of, …
The extension of the Great Northern Railway and the opening of Highgate Station in 1867 caused a rush of development and in the next twenty years streets devoured most of the …
By Elizabethan times Highgate was an established hamlet on the hill that formed a western boundary to the Parish of Hornsey. Residences for City merchants were built on this healthy …
The HHS is continuing to compile a record of life in lockdown in our areas, to record for future generations how we’re experiencing the differences in everyday life. If you …
Our latest quiz concentrates on the history of Wood Green – have a go. [HDquiz quiz = “239”]