Hornsey Journal, 25 July 1919
Schools celebrate peace
The Peace celebrations in Hornsey were mainly confined to the children.
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Alexandra Palace and Park during the First World War: Further Reading
A selection of articles about Alexandra Palace during the First World War.
The Alexandra Palace
Hornsey Journal, 6 June 1919
The statement was made not long ago that on the removal of the German prisoners from the Alexandra Palace the Government intended to use the premises as public offices.
Hornsey Journal’s Scathing Comments on the First Official Women’s Football Match in 1895
Hornsey Journal, 30 March 1895
The much talked of football match between British ladies has been played and the world has not moved an inch out of its orbit. There was an enormous gathering, the number probably approached ten thousand.
Telling a story of Crouch End using pictures from the HHS archive
This Shared Learning Project with the University of the Third Age (U3A) will produce an exhibition about Crouch End in the past using pictures from the HHS Archive. The project …
Two Faithful Servants’ Memorial Returns Home!
A marble memorial to Mary Parsons and Elizabeth Decker, who were servants to a Hornsey family for 57 and 47 years respectively in the late 18th/early 19th centuries, has been …
Wood Green’s Obelisk
Unless you are a frequent traveller along the Bounds Green Road you may not be aware that there is an obelisk in Wood Green. The 20 foot high granite obelisk …
The Edmonton Union Workhouse – Still Housing the Poor in 1919
For many of us it is a shock to read the Tender (Hornsey Journal 30 May 1919) for the supply of provisions to a workhouse. Surely the workhouse, such a …
A Park for Finsbury – Crowd Funding Appeal
The Friends of Finsbury Park have asked author Hugh Hayes to revise his book A Park for Finsbury to celebrate the 150th anniversary this August of the founding of Finsbury Park. …