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The latest articles and news from the Hornsey Historical Society.

Ivy-Mantled Tower

Distant View of Hornsey Churcy, J Clennell, Beauties of England and Wales, 1816

As the Old Schoolhouse has been closed, we’ve been running an occasional series sharing extracts from HHS publications. Ivy-Mantled Tower was published in 2015. Its author, Bridget Cherry, is Vice …

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Victorian Thrift: A Local Penny Bank

St Mary's Penny Bank Withdrawal Card, 1889

The virtues of thrift and sobriety were highly prized in Victorian society. Mrs Priscilla Wakefield (1750-1826), born in Tottenham, philanthropist and a Quaker author of children’s books, founded a Penny Bank for children which was to develop into England’s first savings bank.

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Our Changing Language

Newsletter Archive

“I was all knocked up!”, said my 90-year old neighbour. This shocked me at first, but then I realized she meant she was exhausted after a flood of visitors.

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Ian Christie Wins TLA Book Award

Animatograph sketch

Congratulations to Ian Christie for winning a prestigious Theatre Library Association (TLA) Book Award earlier this month. Ian won the 2019 Richard Wall Memorial Award for an exemplary work in the …

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Wood Green Schools Reopened

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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.

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John Farrer: The Man who Changed Hornsey

The Three Compasses, October 2020

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 …

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Memories of Crouch End High School: Part Two

Tennis Courts, Crouch End High School

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.

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The Two Faithful Servants

St Mary's Church Tower, Hornsey

The story of the Two Faithful Servants plaque is moving towards a very satisfactory conclusion and featured this week in the local press.The story featured in this week’s Ham & …

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Old Muswell Hill

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The Muswell Hill Record, 14 August 1908

Interesting Interview with a Local Octogenarian

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