This article by Stephen Gilburt was published in The Enfield Society newsletter issue 208, Winter 2017. The River Lea rises near Luton, flows through Hertfordshire, and then follows a course which historically marked the boundary between Hertfordshire and Middlesex to the west and Essex to the east, until it finally… Continue reading
Around twenty Enfield Society volunteers turned up in the rain on Saturday 1st December to clean up the Montagu Road recreation ground and the footpath which runs beside Salmon’s Brook to Plevna Road. A total of 80 bags were collected, with an estimated weight of 400kg. Cllr Ergin Erbil tweeted… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published in the The Enfield Society Spring 2018 newsletter. In 1906 the Piccadilly underground line was constructed to terminate at Finsbury Park. After the First World War complaints about poor public transport facilities further north led the Minister of Transport to set up a… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published in the Spring 2018 newsletter. In 1905 Metropolitan Electric Tramways Ltd electrified the 1881 horse-drawn tram route north from Tottenham via Edmonton to a depot at Tramway Avenue. The route was extended from Ponders End to Freezywater in 1906 and to Waltham Cross… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt appeared in Enfield Society News issue 210, Summer 2018. In 2018 Enfield Market celebrates the 400th anniversary of a Royal Charter being granted by James I. Special events will include a Charter Fayre on 20th May, the market beach in July and the opening of… Continue reading
