An HHS member living in N8 has been busy writing her response to Covid 19 in verse form. Here is the third of her poems:
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Pandemic Poems (ii)
An HHS member living in N8 has been busy writing her response to Covid 19 in verse form. Here is the second of her poems; a serious and respectful parody of ‘Naming …
Pandemic Poems (i)
An HHS member living in N8 has been busy writing her response to Covid 19 in verse form. Here is the first of her poems, a serious and respectful parody …
A Vision of Middlesex – Part One
As the Old Schoolhouse is closed for the time being, we thought we’d share some extracts from HHS publications on over the coming weeks and months. A Vision of Middlesex : …
Chung Ling Soo: The Man Behind the Magician
The death of a famous Chinese magician as the result of an accident at the Wood Green Empire in the spring of 1918 provided a hot topic for discussion in …
Inquest on Chung Ling Soo
Bowes Park Weekly News, 6 April 1918
The inquest on Chung Ling Soo, whose real name was William Elsworth Robinson, 58, of 50, Lonsdale-road, Barnes, was begun at Wood Green Town Hall on Thursday of last week.
HHS Visit to “The Secret Palace”
With visits to all public venues, including Alexandra Palace, postponed for the foreseeable future as a result of the current coronavirus pandemic, we can read about an HHS outing to ‘The People’s Palace’ which provides an intriguing and evocative glimpse into the past.
Once Upon a Time in Crouch End – Exhibition Postponed
Once Upon a Time in Crouch End 1860 – 1980 is a Shared Learning Project organised by the Crouch and District University of the Third Age and Hornsey Historical Society. The planned …
The Old Schoolhouse – Closed until Further Notice
Unfortunately the Old Schoolhouse will be closed until further notice. We will post here as soon as we can with information on re-opening.
HHS Talks 2020 – Postponed
With the wellbeing of our Members our highest priority, and in line with the latest advice from the Government and Public Health, we regret to announce that all HHS lectures …