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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 …
A fascinating 12 minute film, without sound, of Mrs Mary Cannon of Crouch Hill doing the shopping and picking up her ration books in post-war Crouch End.
Newsreel footage of the preparations for the first television broadcast from Alexandra Palace in 1938.
A British Pathe report about the difficulties faced by Haringey Council developing Wood Green in the 1970s.
A British Pathe newsreel from 1929. “This picture explains why Adam frequents the pools so eagerly – because of the water witches there. “
London Screen Archives
This 30 minute film, made in 1961, can be viewed online at the London Screen Archives.
