The latest articles and news from the Hornsey Historical Society.
Music in Alexandra Palace internment camp by sixth-former Patrick Hegarty Morrish was short-listed in the ‘short article’ category by the British Association for Local History (BALH) in their awards for …
David Evans, who died on 28 February 2018 as a result of leukaemia, was a long-standing member of the HHS. In addition to his family (wife Brenda and four daughters) …
We consider our bathroom and en-suite facilities and our plumbed-in washing machines to be everyday life necessities, but what happened in Hornsey’s past when many houses lacked these essentials? Hornsey’s …
Recycling a new idea? No, over a hundred and fifty years ago our Hornsey predecessors had organised the recycling of their domestic waste in an impressive way on part of …
The Hornsey College of Art occupation took place 50 years ago. Were you a student or a member of staff who was involved? Does the Hornsey Film of the occupation …
Hornsey Journal, 31 May 1968
Aggrieved students of Hornsey College of Art who took control of the main college building on Crouch End Hill on Tuesday had reached such a stage in their “revolt” by yesterday (Thursday) afternoon that they were working out their own system of art education.
This major building development on a 13 acre site in Hornsey High Street has radically altered the appearance and character of Hornsey Village. What was there before the bulldozers got …
HHS member David Winskill shares his memories of the Weston Park shopping parade in the early 1960s. If it jogs any of your own memories please share them with us …
This page contains details of the men listed on the fourth panel of the 1914-18 Memorial Board at St Mary’s Church Tower, Hornsey.
This page contains details of the men listed on the third panel of the 1914-18 Memorial Board at St Mary’s Church Tower, Hornsey.