This is where you will find the latest additions to the website, with the most recent material at the top. Future events are listed separately in the “What’s On” section.
Muswell Hill – Four Walks
By Eleri Rowlands
This new walk booklet replaces our popular 2003 publication, A Walk Around Muswell Hill, by Ken Gay. [Read more…] about Muswell Hill – Four Walks
People and Places – Lost Estates in Highgate, Hornsey and Wood Green
Edited by Joan Schwitzer
The history of twelve lost estates written by ten distinguished local historians. With over 60 rare illustrations and maps, this book has been highly praised in national reviews and by local people. [Read more…] about People and Places – Lost Estates in Highgate, Hornsey and Wood Green
Rails to the People’s Palace
By Reg Davies
A revised and updated edition of this popular book by railway enthusiast Reg Davies which tells the story of the railway line which once ran between Finsbury Park and the Alexandra Palace from 1873 to 1954. [Read more…] about Rails to the People’s Palace
Stroud Green – A History and Five Walks
By John Hinshelwood
This book in a new format describes the growth and development of Stroud Green from a wet and marshy wasteland in mediaeval times to the present-day cosmopolitan suburb. [Read more…] about Stroud Green – A History and Five Walks
Wood Green Through Time
By Albert Pinching
Another title in this popular format with 92 pages of old and recent views of Wood Green linked by informative captions describing developments in Wood Green over the past century or so. It includes unique images of Alexandra Palace made during the First World War. [Read more…] about Wood Green Through Time
Tottenham and Wood Green – Then & Now in Colour
By Christine Protz and Deborah Hedgecock
This 96-page hardback introduces a new format from The History Press. It presents an old view from the Bruce Castle Museum archive in sepia and a modern full colour view, by local photographer Henry Jacobs, of forty-two locations in Tottenham and Wood Green accompanied by informative text. [Read more…] about Tottenham and Wood Green – Then & Now in Colour
The Campsbourne Estate – Its Development and Re-development
By John Hinshelwood
This 24-page booklet traces the history and development of the Campsbourne housing estate on the north side of Hornsey High Street from the late 1860s to the present day. [Read more…] about The Campsbourne Estate – Its Development and Re-development
How Harringay Happened
By John Hinshelwood
This 47-page well-illustrated paperback describes the late 19th century urbanisation of the formerly rural Green Lanes to later become the Harringay district of North London. [Read more…] about How Harringay Happened
Hornsey Past
By Steven Denford
This comprehensive local history, covering part of Hornsey parish ie.Crouch End, Muswell Hill and Hornsey Village, is in the popular Historical Publications Ltd “Past” series format. [Read more…] about Hornsey Past
Civic Pride in Hornsey
By Bridget Cherry
A history and lavishly illustrated description of Hornsey’s prize-winning and Grade II* listed former Town Hall and adjacent 1930s art-deco buildings. [Read more…] about Civic Pride in Hornsey