Lost Houses: Topsfield Hall, Crouch End
This is the fourth article in the series on Lost Houses of the Hornsey area. It has been written by Alice Jenkins, a sixth form History student at Highgate Wood …
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Hornsey in History: Crowche Ende Hamlet
A 1972 series of Hornsey Journal articles by Ian Murray, first Chairman of Hornsey Historical Society and aHaringey Council Archivist. The HHS gratefully acknowledges the kind permission of Archant/Ham and …
Downstairs at the Kings Head
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 …
Woodside House, Wood Green, What was there before?
In Memory of Albert Pinching, a much respected and valued HHS Sales Manager, member of the General and Publications Committees, author of numerous articles and writer of books, and editor …
Knights in Shining Armour – Alexandra Palace’s Two Sir Galahads
During the Covid pandemic thousands of people have walked along Alexandra Palace’s south terrace admiring the spectacular views of London. How many have noticed the two carved tablets either side …
HHS 50th Anniversary Celebration Postponed
We had intended to have the HHS 50th Anniversary celebration on Saturday 17th July in conjunction with the Crouch End Festival. As you may have seen, the Crouch End …
Crouch End Opera House
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 …
Lost Houses: Stapleton Hall, Stroud Green
We continue the series on Lost Houses of the Hornsey area with this important Stroud Green addition. There is not much left of Stapleton Hall, but what there is became …
John Cathles Hill of Southwood Hall
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 …
Lost Houses: Interesting Links to Southwood Hall, Highgate
Henry Virtue Tebbs Jnr.(1833-1899) was the eldest son of Henry Virtue Tebbs and his second wife Emma. In true 19th century fashion he had been given his father’s name and followed …