Muswell Hill Revisited contains 126 pages of old and recent views of Muswell Hill in the Tempus “Images of London” format. It includes many previously unpublished archive photos recording life in the Edwardian suburb over the past century or so.
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Lost Theatres of Haringey
Lost Theatres of Haringey tells the stories of six of Haringey’s long vanished theatres once located in Highgate, the Alexandra Palace, Crouch End, Tottenham and Wood Green.
John Farrer – The Man Who Changed Hornsey
The story of a man from rural Cumbria, who trained as an architect and surveyor, and played a vital part in creating a large part of the built environment of Hornsey. The author tells the story of John Farrer utilizing much archival material to illustrate his personal and professional life in this well illustrated book.
Cinemas of Haringey
Cinemas of Haringey is a nostalgic treat for cinema buffs. This 140-page well-illustrated book describes the histories of more than 40 cinema buildings in various parts of Haringey. It tells the history from the early shop conversions, purpose-built cinematographs, through the 1930s picture palaces to today’s modern multiplexes.
Hampstead Heritage Trail – Section E: East Finchley to Alexandra Palace
Hampstead Heritage Trail is one of a new series of booklets describing a 15-mile walk through London’s Northern Heights from Camden Town to Alexandra Palace.
Hornsey Village – A Walk
Hornsey Village – A Walk is a completely revised and updated edition of Ken Gay’s earlier work is a 24-page pocket-size booklet. It contains 42 colour and 3 black and white images and a useful route map.
Crouch End – Four Walks
Crouch End -Four Walks is a pocket-sized book which replaces our earlier title Crouch End – A Walk.
Ivy-Mantled Tower – A History of the Church and Churchyard of St Mary Hornsey, Middlesex
Ivy-Mantled Tower is a hard-back book with 138 pages and 202 illustrations. It tells the compelling story of a succession of buildings from the medieval church with its bell tower (which still stands) to an 1833 church, followed by a the building of a late Victorian church which was demolished in 1969.
Muswell Hill – Four Walks
Muswell Hill – Four Walks is a new walk booklet that replaces our popular 2003 publication, A Walk Around Muswell Hill, by Ken Gay.
People and Places – Lost Estates in Highgate, Hornsey and Wood Green
The history of twelve lost estates written by ten distinguished local historians. People and Places contains over 60 rare illustrations and maps, this book has been highly praised in national reviews and by local people.