A Christmas Present from the Past!
Rachael Macdonald
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Subject: A Christmas Present from the Past!
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:13:37 +0100
Only 70 shopping days left to Christmas!
Do your Christmas shopping at the Old Schoolhouse – Christmas cards, local history books, historical maps, New River 400th Anniversary teatowels, HHS pencils and sharpeners at reasonable prices
HHS Christmas Cards
Our Christmas card this year shows a snowy scene of St Mary’s in Hornsey High Street, a photograph from the North Middlesex Photographic Society Collection taken in 1889 by WH Thompson.
A pack of 5 cards with envelopes costs £2.50
Available from the Old Schoolhouse: open Thurs/Fri/Sat 10am - 2pm
020 8348 8429 or sa...@hornseyhistorical.org.uk
The Rookfield Estate – Muswell Hill’s Garden Suburb by David Frith (2013)
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This book traces the early history of the Rookfield Estate from when the site was first enclosed from Muswell Hill Common to its acquisition by W. J. Collins in 1899. It includes a history of the Collins family who were responsible for the development of the Estate. Based on the Hornsey Council’s records of building approvals, a detailed description of the various stages of the development is given together with an assessment of the various architectural styles employed. The text is enhanced by over 80 illustrations, featuring old maps, old views and photographs of many of the houses.
David Frith is a Town Planner by profession and was the Borough Planning Officer of the London Borough Haringey for its first 22 years. He has lived on the Rookfield Estate since 1966.
ISBN 978-0-905794-47-1
Hornsey Historical Society £9.99 + £2 P&P
A History of Muswell Hill by Ken Gay (2nd edition 2013)
Back in print, a long-awaited second edition of this popular local history.
ISBN 978-0-905794-49-5
Hornsey Historical Society £6.50 + £1.70 P&P
Alexandra Palace Theatre by Marlene McAndrew (2013)
Revised version of text previously contained in ‘Lost Theatres of Haringey'.
ISBN 978-0-905794-48-8
Hornsey Historical Society £3.00 + 60p P&P