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 …
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The latest articles and news from the Hornsey Historical Society.
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 …
Hornsey in History: How Highgate Developed
A 1972 series of Hornsey Journal articles by Ian Murray, first Chairman of Hornsey Historical Society and Haringey Council Archivist. The HHS gratefully acknowledges the kind permission of Archant/Ham and …
Lost Houses: Henry Virtue Tebbs of Southwood Hall
We have previously looked at Southwood Hall in Highgate as part of the Lost Houses series and reference was made to two important 19th century occupants, Henry Virtue Tebbs and …
The Reopening of the Old Schoolhouse
We’re delighted to announce that the shop at the Old Schoolhouse will reopen on Thursday 13th May. We’ll be observing the usual COVID restrictions – social distancing, a limit of …
Hornsey in History: Hornsey in Tudor and Stuart Times
A 1972 series of Hornsey Journal articles by Ian Murray, first Chairman of Hornsey Historical Society and Haringey Council Archivist. The HHS gratefully acknowledges the kind permission of Archant/Ham and …
Southwood Hall School 1905–1930: Two Memories
After the departure in 1905 of the last occupants, John Cathles Hill and family, the house became a girls’ school run by the Misses Rowe who moved to it from …