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The latest articles and news from the Hornsey Historical Society.

HHS Bulletin 40

Cover of HHS Bulletin 40

HHS Bulletin 40 includes articles about the (mostly) lost cinemas of Haringey and tales of schools in Hornsey.

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Beauty in the Borough

Film still of woman in the street from Beauty in the Borough

A 20 minute amateur film, without sound, from 1959 about floral colour in Haringey.  It’s as interesting for the people, buildings and vehicles as it for the abundance of flowers. …

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Hornsey Historical Society Wins New Award!

Lesley Ramm, HHS Newsletter Editor,

At the annual conference of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society (LAMAS) held at the Museum of London on Saturday 18th November, HHS won the award for the best London …

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A Brief History of the Crouch End Clock Tower

Crouch End Clock Tower & Broadway,1904

The clock tower, a much loved if not exactly architecturally distinguished building, was erected in 1895 in ‘appreciation and recognition of the public services’ of Henry Reader Williams (1822-97). Bridget Cherry …

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Stroud Green Postcards

Wood Green Postcards