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The latest articles and news from the Hornsey Historical Society.
A Hornsey Mystery
The HHS features in this week’s Ham and High in an article about the tombstone of Harriet Long and Jacob Walker in the St Mary’s Churchyard in Hornsey. Using HHS …
Shaftsbury Hall – Nineteenth Anniversary
Bowes Park Weekly News, 14th January 1905
The Rev. Winston Haines presided last Wednesday evening over the nineteenth anniversary of Shaftesbury Mission Hall, Bowes Park Station.
Hornsey Gasworks: A Structure at Risk
Imagine it is 1929 and you are on a train steaming north out of Kings Cross. There is a man in his mid-30s sitting opposite you – he is Barnes Wallace, later to be knighted and famed for his bouncing bombs.
The Haringey Heartlands Masterplan
Planning permission is now being sought by the developers of an ambitious scheme, known as the Haringey Heartlands Masterplan, to regenerate and develop the area of Wood Green between Mayes Road and the Great Northern Eastern Railway (GNER).
Life in Lockdown Gallery Two
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This is the second of our Lockdown Galleries – a collection of images reflecting the affects of the lockdown on our area; from streets devoid of activity to public messages of hope and thanks, and the changing nature of business as we’ve adapted to life in lockdown.
Suffrage Leaders at Muswell Hill
The Muswell Hill Record, 22 May 1908
Uproarious Meeting!!
Countess Russell and Miss Christabel Pankhurst have a lively time
The Athenaeum, Muswell Hill
As the Old Schoolhouse is closed for the time being, we thought we’d share some extracts from HHS publications over the coming weeks and months. Cinemas of Haringey by Jeremy …
Lockdown in Stroud Green
We are hoping to add to our Lockdown Gallery of images with a collection of people’s written accounts of their experiences during the Lockdown period. In this way we hope …