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Travels of a London Schoolboy
This diary initially set in one of London’s most formative periods – the early 19th century, when developers were building what are now the inner suburbs. It ends in one of the Empire’s colonies, in which making a living was hazardous, but where there was opportunity for the bold and resilient.
A Park for Finsbury
by Hugh Hayes for The Friends of Finsbury Park For over 250 years the site of Finsbury Park has entertained Londoners. Originally there was just a Teahouse next to a …
The Lost Rivers of London
by Nicholas Barton The thought of a ‘lost’ river running beneath a road or house provokes interest or consternation. Once a feature on the landscape, the streams are now symbols …
Alexandra Palace and People
These stories are from Fred Clark’s reminiscences of the interesting people he met, and of some of the problems and pleasures which came to him and his growing family.
Model for London: Victorian Farm School To Modern Primary
by Joan Schwitzer This pioneering case study shows how environmental and social concerns have been at the centre of the evolving educational system. The author, switched to the history of …
Loyal to the Crown – The Extraordinary Life of Sir Roger Cholmeley
Roger Cholmeley was one of the greatest legal minds of his generation, and his
success brought him to the personal attention of Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII
himself, who brought him into the heart of Tudor government.
An Influenza Tragedy in Hornsey
Hornsey Journal, 28 February 1919
The deaths took place at the end of last week under extremely sad circumstances, due to the influenza epidemic, of Mr and Mrs Edward Tubbs of Church-lane, Hornsey.
Crimea Veteran’s Death at Hornsey
Hornsey Journal, 21 February 1919
The tiny band of Crimea veterans living in Hornsey has been made still smaller by the death of Mr. William Coombs. Mr Coombs went out with the expeditionary force to the Crimea as a sapper in the Royal Engineers.
Hornsey’s Post War Housing Problem
The opening paragraph of the Hornsey Journal editorial, 7 February 1919 describes the housing shortage which Britain faced in the months after the 11th November 1918 Armistice. How would Hornsey …