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Enfield Local History Course September 2014

An Introduction to the history of Enfield, Southgate & Edmonton by Joe Studman, This six-week course will introduce the student to the…

Started by Administrator

0 Aug 4, 2014

Bowes Park WW1 Soldier recognised on National Army Museum website

The National Army Museum is conducting a First World War Centenary programme of national, regional and digital activities. One of the "Sol…

Started by Richard McKeever

0 Jul 20, 2014

History of Bounds Green School

Many thanks to Caroline Simpson who has forwarded a fascinating document which gives a little insight into local history. To celebrate the…

Started by Administrator

1 Mar 21, 2014
Reply by Sonya (Everyone's Climbing Tree)

A romantic Valentines love story - from 100 years ago

A romantic love story was reported in the local newspaper, The Recorder, 100 years ago this week. Below we reproduce the story first publis…

Started by Richard McKeever

0 Feb 14, 2014

Wood Green Victorian Gas Holder under threat of demolition

A row has developed about the retention of historical industrial architecture over the redevelopment of the Haringey Heartlands area. The o…

Started by Administrator

2 Dec 10, 2013
Reply by Richard McKeever

Tottenham Cake - featured on the Great British Bake Off

This week's edition of The Great British Bake Off on BBC2 was an unlikely place to find a fascinating bit of local history. They carried th…

Started by Richard McKeever

0 Sep 18, 2013

Rock and Roll Enfield - a new community history project.

Sixty years ago next year, in December 1954, rock and roll hit the UK charts for the first time. with Bill Haley and the Comets', Shake, Ra…

Started by Richard McKeever

0 Aug 2, 2013

Historic Images of Bowes School

To celebrate the centenary of Bowes School 10 years ago an enormous archive of images and documents was collected. This glorious selection…

Started by Richard McKeever

1 Jun 29, 2013
Reply by Susie Holden

An Edwardian Family Christmas in New Southgate

The Museum of London have unearthed what they believe to be the earliest recordings of a family Christmas celebration. The Wall family liv…

Started by Richard McKeever

0 Dec 20, 2012

Historic bottle - from the Fishmongers Arms

The recent sequence of blog posts from Caroline Simpson about clearing the New River Tunnel included information about a fascinating collec…

Started by Richard McKeever

0 Nov 23, 2012

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