This article by Stephen Gilburt was first published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 182, Summer 2011. “I shall do very well. . .Enfield is beautiful” (Charles Lamb, 1828) Charles Lamb (1775-1834), who grew up close to Fleet Street, is famous for his “Essays of Elia” and “Tales from Shakespeare”,… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was first published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 217, Spring 2020. Until the late 18th century the area around what is now Grovelands House and Park was known as Lord’s Grove. Among the many owners of the estate were Sir William Cecil in the… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was first published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 183, Autumn 2011. The Elizabethan Bowling Green House was purchased in 1724 by Michael Garnault. The house eventually passed to Anne Garnault (1771-1812) who in 1799 married the print seller and publisher, Henry Carrington Bowles (1763-1830)…. Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was first published by the Enfield Society in newsletter 184, Winter 2011. Following improvements to rail services and the extension of the Piccadilly underground line north from Finsbury Park to Cockfosters between 1930 and 1933, many comfortable terraced, semi-detached and detached houses were built for… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was first published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 185, Spring 2012. Capel Manor has been a horticultural college since 1968 and now has 30 acres of themed gardens, a National Gardening Centre, an Animal Corner, Victorian stables, a shop and a restaurant. The gardens… Continue reading
