Local History

Crouch End

Crouch End is an area of North London, approximately 5 miles from the City of London in the western half of the borough of Haringey. It is within the Hornsey postal district (N8). Crouch End lies between Harringay to the east; Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green to the north; Stroud Green and Archway to…Read More→

Hornsey

Hornsey /hɔːrnziː/ is a district of north London, England in the London Borough of Haringey. It is an inner-suburban, for the most part residential, area centred 6.2 miles (10 km) north of Charing Cross. It adjoins green spaces Queen’s Wood and Alexandra Park to the north. In the narrowest sense Hornsey is a relatively old, small…Read More→

Alexandra Palace

Alexandra Palace is a Grade II listed[2] entertainment and sports venue in London, located in Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey. It is built on the site of Tottenham Wood and the later Tottenham Wood Farm.[3] Originally built by John Johnson and Alfred Meeson, it opened in 1873 but following a fire two…Read More→