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Pandemic Poems (iii)

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 …

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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 …

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A Vision of Middlesex – Part One

A Vision of Middlesex book cover

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 : …

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Inquest on Chung Ling Soo

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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.

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HHS Visit to “The Secret Palace”

Alexandra 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.

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HHS Talks 2020 – Postponed

the old schoolhouse

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 …

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