The latest articles and news from the Hornsey Historical Society.
Little do the people entering in trepidation the portals of the imposing Wood Green Crown Court in Lordship Lane N22 suspect that this building and what stood on the site …
By Isobel Watson The development of Westminster’s hinterland and especially of Pimlico, built on waterlogged terrain, is of particular interest to anyone seeking London’s past. The story of Pimlico has …
The articles in HHS’s Bulletin 60 focus on the century between the ending of the First World War and the present day.
By the end of the the First World War the world was in the grip of the Flu pandemic that was to claim millions of lives. Hornsey was no exception …
For one hundred years Highgate Library has offered users books, information and stimulation in an elegant Edwardian building.
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …