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.
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The latest articles and news from the Hornsey Historical Society.
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
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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. …
New Entrance to the Palace
Bowes Park Weekly News, 26 May 1906
An Advantage to Muswell Hill
For many months there has been an agitation for an entrance to the Alexandra Palace and Park from the top of Muswell Hill, and we are now informed on quite reliable authority that such an entrance is about to be opened.
Alexandra Park and Palace: What was there before?
Alexandra Palace and its Park dominate the skyline for miles around in North London. What was on the site previously? The land on which the Palace and Park are located …
Hornsey Women and the Vote
Hornsey Journal, 11 April 1919
Meeting at Crouch End
Under the auspices of the Hornsey Conservative and Unionist Association, a meeting for women was held at the Parish Hall, Edison Road, Crouch End on Thursday afternoon last week (4th).