This article by Stephen Gilburt was first published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 190, Summer 2013, on the occasion of the 400th Anniversary of the opening of the New River. It coincided with an exhibition at the Dugdale Museum entitiled “Water, water everywhere: 400 years of the New River”…. Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was first published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 232, Winter 2023. A house on the north side of Whitewebbs Lane, variously known in the 16th century as White Webbes, Whitewebes and Whitewebs, which meant weaver of white cloth, together with a conduit house, was… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was first published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 233, Spring 2024. Following the extension of the Great Northern Railway to Windmill Hill in 1871, the Bycullah, Ridgeway Park and Old Park estates were developed with “villas of a character to suit professional and business… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was first published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 231, Autumn 2023. All photographs are by the author. In 1728 James Brydges, first Duke of Chandos, petitioned the Crown for permission to build a new lodge near Old Pond and enclose 200 acres plus other… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was first published by The Enfield Society in Newsletter 230, Summer 2023. A late 17th century map shows a brick house, built in the style of Inigo Jones, on the site of the present Southgate House. There were several small buildings nearby and Southgate village… Continue reading
