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The latest articles and news from the Hornsey Historical Society.

Downstairs at the Kings Head

The Kings Head 2021

On Thursday 19th August, Crouch End will see the return of a major part of its cultural life.  After a nearly eighteen month absence, Downstairs at the Kings Head, one …

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Bounds Green Quiz

Durnsford Road Lido in Bounds Green
Durnsford Road Lido, c.1930s

How well do you know the history of Bounds Green? Test yourself in this short quiz.

Crouch End Opera House

Broadway Parade, Crouch End

Crouch End, today, provides no obvious evidence that it was once the location of a theatre. You won’t see a huge auditorium that has been through various incarnations such as …

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John Cathles Hill of Southwood Hall

Southwood Hall Original Front

John Cathles Hill (1857 -1915) was, ‘a very remarkable man of immense energy and vision’. So wrote his grandson, JEB Hill, in May 1997, to Joan Schwitzer, HHS Chairman. JC …

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