This article by Stephen Gilburt was published in Enfield Society News number 206, Summer 2017. The manor of Delmetone or Adelmetone (Eadhelm’s farm), mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, was given by William the Conqueror to Geoffrey de Mandeville and was later purchased by Henry VIII. In the 17th… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published in The Enfield Society newsletter issue 207, Autumn 2017. St Stephen’s Church may be reached by bus 329 or W8 to the junction of Park Avenue with Village Road. For more information see From fields to flats. A history of Bush Hill Park… Continue reading
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
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
