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A 17th Century Enfield Domesday Book by Ian Jones. On the 22nd January 1881 the Observer published a summary account of a directory/survey of the parish of Enfield, put together in the later 1630's which, regrettably though not unsurprisingly, has vanished as far as we know. The range of detail it went into was immense covering everything from the numbers of chickens to the tithes due to the Vicar, the non-payment of which clearly caused much indignation and occupies much of this summary. Nonetheless it presents a fascinating glimpse of Enfield just before the outbreak of the Civil War. Newsletter December 2022, pp 4-5.
A Tale of Two Heads by Ian Jones. Enfield Chase - History around human head left and found in 1597. Newsletter September 2023 pp.5-6
Alexandra Palace Parachutist - see "Dolly Shepherd: Edwardian Lady Parachutist by Kirsten Forrest".
Archaeology of Wood Green, Station Rd, N22 - see "Wood Green: a spectrum of life from the Middle Ages to the 19th Century".
Army life around WW1 - see: "My Life and Family by Joseph Rye", Chapter 5.
Award for this Newsletter from BALH, citation reproduced. Newsletter June 2023 p.4
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Barrowell Green Baths - Swimming in 1920s and 1930s - see "Swimming at Barrowell Green Baths by Stuart Delvin".
Bowles, E.A. - see: "My Life and Family by Joseph Rye", Chapter 3.
Burial Ground at the Winchmore Hill Meeting House by Stuart Delvin. Including headstones to founders of Barclays Bank and the Courage Brewery. Newsletter July 2023 p.8
Burial Ground at the Winchmore Hill Meeting House by Stuart Devlin. Rebuilding the Meeting House. Newsletter September 2023 p.6
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Charter Day, Enfield - see "Memories of Enfield's Charter Day by Frank Bayford".
Cinema development - see "Picture Shows Before Cinema".
Contributor: Bayford, Frank - see "Memories of Enfield's Charter Day by Frank Bayford".
Contributor: Delvin, Stuart - see "Burial Ground at the Winchmore Hill Meeting House".
Contributor: Delvin, Stuart - see "Fords Grove continued".
Contributor: Delvin, Stuart - see "Swimming at Barrowell Green Baths".
Contributor: Delvin, Stuart - see "The Fire Brigade in Winchmore Hill".
Contributor: Frost, Graham - see "Disastrous Fire at Ediswan Works".
Contributor: Frost, Graham - see "Meeting Place for Enfield Women".
Contributor: Godfrey, Kate - see "Wood Green: a spectrum of life from the Middle Ages to the 19th Century".
Contributor: Jones, Ian - see "A 17th Century Enfield Domesday Book".
Contributor: Jones, Ian - see "A Tale of Two Heads".
Contributor: Jones, Ian - see "Coronation Cup".
Contributor: Jones, Ian - see "Five Brothers and a Palace - continued".
Contributor: Jones, Ian - see "The Gunner and the Bonfire Boys"
Contributor: Jones, Ian - see "The Open Road".
Contributor: Jones, Ian - see "The Water Babies of Enfield" parts 1 and 2.
Contributor: Macdonald, Rachael - see "Visit to the Grave of Luke Howard".
Contributor: Musgrove, Robert - see "Domesday and Slavery in Edmonton and the Middlesex Hundreds".
Contributor: Musgrove, Robert - see "Edmonton at the time of Domesday".
Contributor: Rye, Michael - see "My Life and Family by Joseph Rye".
Contributor: Stuart Devlin - see "Fords Grove Green, Fords Grove Mansion and the Cricket Club".
Contributor: Whippe, Chris - see "Enfield Fire Brigade 1790 to 1965".
Contributor: Whippe, Chris - see "Farewell to the Trams in Enfield".
Coronation 1937 - see "Coronation Cup by Ian Jones".
Coronation Cup by Ian Jones. A chance acquisition led to finding out about the street parties celebrating the Coronation 1937. Newsletter April 2023 pp.3-4
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Disastrous Fire at Ediswan Works, Ponders End in November 1922 by Graham Frost. In '100 years ago in the Edmonton Hundred'. Newsletter December 2022, p 6.
Dolly Sh1epherd: Edwardian Lady Parachutist. Report by Kate Godfrey of talk by Kirsten Forrest. Who would not be an admirer of the Edwardian lady who fearlessly jumped from a hot air balloon and parachuted to earth in knickerbockers? Dolly was a local girl. She was born in Potters Bar in 1886, grew up in New Southgate and went to school in Wood Green. Newsletter October 2022, pp 3-4.
Domesday 17th Century - see "A 17th Century Enfield Domesday Book by Ian Jones".
Domesday Edmonton - Population, size of area, tax, sources of wealth - see "Edmonton at the time of Domesday".
Domesday and Slavery in Edmonton and the Middlesex Hundreds by Robert Musgrove. Detailed article with references. Newsletter July 2023 pp.4-7
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Edmonton at the time of Domesday. Questions from Canada, answers from Robert Musgrove. Newsletter April 2023 pp.5-8
Enfield Chase - macabre finding of human head in 1597 - see "A Tale of Two Heads by Ian Jones".
Enfield Fire Brigade 1790 to 1965 by Chris Whippe. Newsletter December 2022, pp 2-3.
Enfield Palace - see "Five Brothers and a Palace - continued by Ian Jones".
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Farewell to the Trams in Enfield by Chris Whippe. Article describing the closure in 1938 of all the tram routes in Enfield and its surrounding area. Newsletter February 2023, pp.2-3.
Fire Brigade - see "Enfield Fire Brigade 1790 to 1965 by Chris Whippe.".
Fire Brigade - see "The Fire Brigade in Winchmore Hill by Stuart Delvin".
Fire - see "Disastrous Fire at Ediswan Works".
Five Brothers and a Palace - continued by Ian Jones. Photo of the 1918 sale prospectus. The sale was preceded by the closure of the Palace School, and followed by the development of the Pearsons Store. Enfield Palace was a royal palace dating from 1347. It was visited by Queen Elizabeth I. Much of the building was demolished in the late 1700s, and the remaining part became a school in the late 1800s. The sale, prior to demolition, raised much local concern over the historic Tudor Room and other features. Much was rescued and transferred to a new, purpose-built extension at Little Park, in Gentlemans Row in Enfield, where it is now a private residence. Newsletter May 2022, pp 5-8.
Food and Drink Industry of Lea Valley - see "London's Lea Valley: Home of Britain's Growing Food and Drink Industry".
Fords Grove Green, Fords Grove Mansion and the Cricket Club by Stuart Delvin. From the origins of Winchmore Hill to the recent history of Green, Mansion, Cinema, and Cricket Club. Newsletter October 2023 pp.6-7
Fords Grove continued by Stuart Delvin. Fords Grove Cottage, the Tills Family and the Mortiboys. One of Stuart Delvin's sources describes a vanished world of the later 19th Century: "near what is now The Broadway in Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill... the oaks and elms made the lane green and shady ….. It was a favourite stroll for lovers and old folks in the summer evenings, and they mostly sat upon the logs to rest, and listen to the nightingales who sang rapturously in the snow white hawthorns." Newsletter November-December 2023, pp 5-6.
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Howard Whisker 1946-2023. An appreciation by Kate Godfrey. Howard was chair of the EHHS for 16 years. Newsletter September 2023 pp.2-3
Howard, Luke - see "Visit to the Grave of Luke Howard".
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Industry of Lea Valley - see "London's Lea Valley: Home of Britain's Growing Food and Drink Industry".
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Jubilee Hall's neighbour - The CAWG Hut - see "Meeting Place for Enfield Women by Graham Frost".
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Lea Valley Food and Drink Industry - see "London's Lea Valley: Home of Britain's Growing Food and Drink Industry".
Little Park - see "Five Brothers and a Palace - continued by Ian Jones".
London's Lea Valley: Home of Britain's Growing Food and Drink Industry. Report by Kate Godfrey of talk by Dr Jim Lewis. From the Cistercian Monks at Stratford, to the Beavertown Brewery, with Wright's Mill at Ponders End the successor to mills on this site first recorded in the Domesday Book. Newsletter May 2022, pp 3-4.
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Meeting Place for Enfield Women by Graham Frost. The opening of the Christian Alliance of Women and Girls Hut. This is the hut next to Jubilee Hall, opened 100 years ago. Newsletter June 2023 p.6-7
Memories of Enfield's Charter Day by Frank Bayford. Part of a letter written by Frank to describe the events 67 years before, in September 1955, on Enfield's Charter Day celebrating Enfield's Incorporation as a Borough. Newsletter September 2022, pp 6-7.
My Life and Family by Joseph Rye. Chapter 3. Mr E A Bowles. Describing Joseph's school days and his many meetings with E.A. Bowles, horticulturalist and garden writer, who lived at Myddelton House and developed its garden. The memoirs of Joseph Rye written between his 79th and 80th birthdays, edited by his grandson Councillor Michael Rye. Chapters 1 and 2 can be found in our February and March newsletters. Newsletter July 2022, pp 6-8.
My Life and Family by Joseph Rye. Chapter 4. Work 1910-1914. Describing Joseph's first job aged 14 delivering milk using a two wheeled cart with a large can of milk and scoop to ladle out the pint or half pint into customer's jugs. Many other jobs followed, described with detail and giving an intense picture of the times a little over a hundred years ago. The memoirs of Joseph Rye written between his 79th and 80th birthdays, edited by his grandson Councillor Michael Rye. Chapters 1, 2 and 3 can be found in our February, March and July newsletters. Newsletter September 2022, pp 3-5.
My Life and Family by Joseph Rye. Chapter 5. The King's Shilling. Describing Joseph's time at the Royal Small Arms Factory, attempts, ultimately successful, to enlist and the early part of his army life. The memoirs of Joseph Rye written between his 79th and 80th birthdays, edited by his grandson Councillor Michael Rye. Chapters 1, 2 3 and 4 can be found in our February, March, July and September newsletters. Newsletter November 2022, pp 3-5.
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Navy - Loss of HMS Victoria - see "The Gunner and the Bonfire Boys by Ian Jones".
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Parachutist - see "Dolly Shepherd: Edwardian Lady Parachutist by Kirsten Forrest".
Picture Shows Before Cinema. Report by Kate Godfrey of talk by Professor Ian Christie. How image projection and the illusion of movement led to the development of moving pictures. There were many devices small and large - surprisingly, the magic lantern was first developed 350 years ago. Newsletter July 2022, pp 3-4.
Ponders End - see "Disastrous Fire at Ediswan Works".
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Religion - Quaker - Rebuilding Winchmore Hill Meeting House 1791 - see "Burial Ground at the Winchmore Hill Meeting House by Stuart Devlin".
Road repairs in 1860s & 1870s - see "The Open Road by Ian Jones".
Roads in 1860s & 1870s - see "The Open Road by Ian Jones".
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Slavery and Domesday - see "Domesday and Slavery in Edmonton and the Middlesex Hundreds".
Social history in early 20th Century - see: "My Life and Family by Joseph Rye".
Speaker: Christie, Professor Ian - see "Picture Shows Before Cinema".
Speaker: Forrest, Kirsten - see "Dolly Shepherd: Edwardian Lady Parachutist".
Speaker: Les Capon - see "Wood Green: a spectrum of life from the Middle Ages to the 19th Century".
Speaker: Lewis, Jim - see "London's Lea Valley: Home of Britain's Growing Food and Drink Industry".
Speaker: Rosa Greco - see "Wood Green: a spectrum of life from the Middle Ages to the 19th Century".
Swimming at Barrowell Green Baths by Stuart Delvin. An account which first appeared in his book "Winchmore Lives: A Collection of Recollections", published in 1991 (now out of print). Philip Love who was born in 1922 remembers swimming with full body costumes, and in winter, first breaking the ice! Interesting anecdotes reflecting social mores. Newsletter May 2023, pp 2-3.
Swimming before swimming pools - see "The Water Babies of Enfield by Ian Jones" parts 1 and 2.
Swimming in 1920s & 30s - see "Swimming at Barrowell Green Baths by Stuart Delvin".
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The Fire Brigade in Winchmore Hill by Stuart Delvin. History, and identifying the former fire station building today. Newsletter February 2023, p.4.
The Gunner and the Bonfire Boys by Ian Jones. The tragedy of the loss of 385 of the crew of HMS Victoria which sank due to the misjudgement of the fleet admiral on 26 June 1893 prompted a large parade that raised £50,000 at today's value for the families affected. Newsletter May 2023, pp 4-7.
The Open Road by Ian Jones. When you are next dodging potholes or waiting for temporary traffic lights to wake up you might like to recall that it has always been thus as this comprehensive and fascinating selection of letters from the Observer in the 1860's and 1870's show. Newsletter October 2022, pp 5-8.
The Water Babies of Enfield by Ian Jones. Article part 1 describing in detail swimming before swimming pools, the numerous deaths of children by drowning, and how the need for safe swimming facilities was recognised and met. Newsletter February 2023, pp.5-8.
The Water Babies of Enfield by Ian Jones. Article part 2 describing in detail swimming before swimming pools, the numerous deaths of children by drowning, and how the need for safe swimming facilities was recognised and met. Newsletter March 2023, pp.5-8.
Tithes to Vicar - see "A 17th Century Enfield Domesday Book by Ian Jones".
Trams - see "Farewell to the Trams in Enfield by Chris Whippe".
Transport in 1860s & 1870s - see "The Open Road by Ian Jones".
Travel in 1860s & 1870s - see "The Open Road by Ian Jones".
Tudor Room - see "Five Brothers and a Palace - continued by Ian Jones".
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Visit to the Grave of Luke Howard ‘Namer of Clouds’ (1772-1864). Report by Rachael Macdonald. Newsletter April 2023, pp.2-3.
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Whisker, Howard - see "Howard Whisker 1946-2023".
Winchmore Hill Cricket Club - see "Fords Grove Green, Fords Grove Mansion and the Cricket Club by Stuart Delvin".
Winchmore Hill Quaker Meeting House - Rebuilding 1791 - SEE "Burial Ground at the Winchmore Hill Meeting House by Stuart Devlin".
Winchmore Hill Quaker Meeting House - see "Burial Ground at the Winchmore Hill Meeting House".
Winchmore Hill Quaker Meeting House - see "Visit to the Grave of Luke Howard".
Winchmore Hill early history - see "Fords Grove by Stuart Delvin continued".
Winchmore Hill early history - see "Fords Grove Green, Fords Grove Mansion and the Cricket Club by Stuart Delvin".
Winchmore Hill - see "The Fire Brigade in Winchmore Hill by Stuart Delvin".
Wood Green archaeology - see "Wood Green: a spectrum of life from the Middle Ages to the 19th Century".
Wood Green: a spectrum of life from the Middle Ages to the 19th Century. Detailed report by Kate Godfrey of talk by Rosa Greco and Les Capon of AOC Archaeology.
- detailed report by Kate Godfrey of EHHS meeting - Newsletter October 2023 pp.4-5
Work in early 20th Century - see: "My Life and Family by Joseph Rye", Chapter 4.
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