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The latest articles and news from the Hornsey Historical Society.

An Influenza Tragedy in Hornsey

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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.

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Crimea Veteran’s Death at Hornsey

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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.

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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 …

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The Housing Problem

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Hornsey Journal, 7 February 1919

The housing problem is becoming more acute.  Building fell off about nine years ago, and it ceased altogether on the outbreak of war.

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Hornsey’s National Kitchens 1918-1919

Female cooks serving the public at a National Kitchen during the First World War

A Ministry of Food was established in December 1916 to combat food shortages and price inflation, results of the ‘submarine menace’.  Hornsey’s MP, Kennedy Jones, was appointed director-general of the …

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Hornsey Food Control Committe

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Hornsey Journal, 24 January 1919

A meeting of the Hornsey Food Control Committee was held at the offices, Topsfield Parade, Crouch End, on Saturday afternoon. 

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Beneath the Clocktower

Beneath the Clocktower opening credits

Harvey Marcus’s film, Beneath The Clocktower, about the independent shops and businesses in Crouch End, has been one of the most popular items on our website.  If the film triggers …

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LAMAS Award for HHS Bulletin 58

Sandra Clark, Bulletin Editor

Bulletin 58 won the 2017 London & Middlesex Archaeological Society (LAMAS) Journal Prize, having secured this award two years previously also. Hearty congratulations go to Sandra Clark, Bulletin Editor, to …

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Hornsey after the War

As the Great War ended there were many issues occupying the minds of Hornsey folk which will be highlighted during 2019 through selected Hornsey Journal articles on this website. Five …

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