Lost Houses: Nightingale Hall, Wood Green
This is the sixth in our series on Lost Houses of our area. This edited text was written by the late Albert Pinching, HHS Sales Manager for 21 years and …
Articles
This section contains a wide range of articles about the history of the area.
Lost Houses: Woodlands, Muswell Hill
This is the fifth article in the series on Lost Houses of the Hornsey area. This mid-19th century house and grounds was situated on Southwood Lane (now Muswell Hill Road …
Hornsey in History: South of Hog’s Back
A 1972 series of Hornsey Journal articles by Ian Murray, first Chairman of Hornsey Historical Society and Haringey Council Archivist. Part of the southern boundary of Hornsey is neatly marked …
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 …
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 …
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 …