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Hornsey, The Town Hall c.1965
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In the early 1930s an architectural competition was won by a young New Zealand architect, R H Uren, for a new town hall in the Broadway, with a design very closely allied to Dudok's Town Hall at Hilversum. The superb building, enhanced by attention to detail both outside and inside, stands proud behind a somewhat bland grassed forecourt. To the right of the photograph, and clearly visible, are A J Ayres' fine stone relief panels, a tribute to the gas industry, on a lesser building by Uren.

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Memories of Hornsey, the Town Hall c1965

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Hornsey, The Town Hall c.1965

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3 Church Lane
I was born in 1965 in Highgate and brought up by a Mr & Mrs Evans (Bert & Yvonne) at 3 Church Lane, Hornsey...the house back then was a boarding house for gentlemen only! Mrs Evans worked for Wilson’s Dept store in Crouch End for many years and Mr Evans later worked at Hornsey police station a few yards from our house, I attended Rokesley infants and juniors school & later to Stationers boy’s school, I ...see more
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Christmas In 1945
I was 17 years old and lived at no 7 Tivoli Road, and when Father Christmas arrived at the front door with 4 cwt of coal my mum put newspaper down the hall and throughout the house so that the coal man could dump the coal in the shed. So Christmas Day we all sat around the fire to keep warm - and cold at our backs. We cooked chestnuts on a shovel and played cards, and my dad played the piano and we all sang carols. ...see more
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School Days
my name is George Bryant I went to North haringay boys school from 1958 - 1963.in the beginning I was the only black boy in school.at first it was pretty rough called all kind of names people lifting up my blazer to ask me where my tail was and so on.my first friends was a boy name last name Haggar another his last name was Benson I just can't remember their first name and a boy from Cyprus name costakis theordore.I learned a lot made a lot of friends wish I could find some of them now.
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Sydney Road N8.
I was born in Sydney road Hornsey in 1946 and went to North Harringey junior school the headmaster was Mr.Patterson and remember all my teachers Mrs.Marsh,Mr.Lancaster,Mr.Howe and the amazing Miss.Nottingham who managed to get the whole class to grammar school and there were 45 to a class in those days! Recreation time was spent playing out on skates and street games swimming pools at Hornsey open air,Tottenham ...see more
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