Colin Marr wrote about a gas holder at the Hornsey Gasworks known as Hornsey No 1 in 2006 when it was under threat of demolition to make way for the Haringey Heartlands development. This was reposted as part of our Newsletter Archive series in 2020.
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The latest articles and news from the Hornsey Historical Society.
HHS Book Launch
It was a full-house of ninety for the launch of the HHS’s new book Abyssinia : Hornsey’s Lost Village by Hugh Flouch at Hornsey School for Girls on Thursday 27th June.
Abyssinia: Hornsey’s Lost Village
Unravel a Hornsey Mystery
Built up from the late 1860s, Abyssinia ‘village’ was a part of Hornsey Vale in Hornsey. Within a hundred years of being established, this mysterious little enclave had been completely demolished and replaced by the Hornsey School for Girls.
HHS Bulletin 65
The year 2023 saw signs of hope for the Society after some difficult years and Bulletin 65 contains an even wider variety of contributions than usual.
Muswell Hill Football Club: 1898-1899
Based on extensive research in the HHS and other archives, this special guest article tells the story of Muswell Hill Football Club’s incredible treble winning season.
The Hornsey Hornet – December 2023
The second edition of the new Hornet in which we highlight forthcoming events, flag some offers from the Society, preview the next Bulletin and draw attention to some articles from the Society’s web archive
HHS Wins Accolades from LAMAS
On Saturday 18th November at the London and Middlesex Archaeology Society’s annual local history conference, the HHS was awarded the LAMAS prestigious Publication Award for the Book of 2022 for “100 Stories from the Archive”.
The Hornsey Hornet – October 2023
This is the first issue of the Hornsey Hornet providing an update of news of things on the website and elsewhere that you may easily miss.
The Whittington Almshouses, Highgate
This engraved book plate, 1827, drawn by Mr Shepherd, engraved by T Dale, is one of the 65 items in the Ruth Rogers Bequest. These almshouses are linked to a famous name. Dick Whittington, his cat and Highgate Hill are synonymous.
The Recollections of Clementina May
Clementina (Clemmie) May, the youngest child of Henry and Sarah Elder of Topsfield Hall, Crouch End, who married Frank May, Chief Cashier of the Bank of England in 1879, recalled her memories a few months before her death in 1942, aged 92.