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 …
News
Mayor marks 50th anniversary of the HHS
The HHS hit the news stands last week when Haringey Mayor Cllr Adam Jogee and Councillor Elin Weston visited the Old Schoolhouse to mark the Society’s 50th anniversary. Janet Owen, …
Paul the Paper Leaves Crouch End
In a fast changing world, elements of stability and continuity are treasured. Crouch End lost one of its favourite and most enduring landmarks at the end of February 2021 when …
Under the Floor Boards
Crouch End man Nigel Moore was recently told by his father he remembered that back in 1968 (when gas pipes were being installed) he had spotted some items in the …
Public Local History Surgeries
The latest Lockdown might provide time for some long-delayed research projects, so just a reminder that the local history surgeries have restarted. This is an opportunity for all members of …
Life in Lockdown 2021
The HHS is continuing to compile a record of life in lockdown in our areas, to record for future generations how we’re experiencing the differences in everyday life. If you …
Is this Charles Darwin? The Park Road Monkey Mystery
HHS member Andrew Whitehead is intrigued with a monkey which appears as external plasterwork on a house on Park Road in Crouch End dating from the early 1880s. Andrew was …
Ian Christie Wins TLA Book Award
Congratulations to Ian Christie for winning a prestigious Theatre Library Association (TLA) Book Award earlier this month. Ian won the 2019 Richard Wall Memorial Award for an exemplary work in the …
The Two Faithful Servants
The story of the Two Faithful Servants plaque is moving towards a very satisfactory conclusion and featured this week in the local press.The story featured in this week’s Ham & …
Public Notice – Faithful Servants Tablet
In 2019 a marble tablet or plaque was discovered in a garden in Muswell Hill. Research has shown that it is almost beyond doubt that it belonged to Hornsey Church. …