Category: Enfield heritage

This article by Stephen Gilburt was published by the Enfield Society in newsletters 218 (Summer 2020) and 219 (Autumn 2020). The Fox was originally a cottage at the end of Fox Lane in the former hamlet of Palmers Green. It was named after the Fox family who were farmers living… Continue reading

This article was the first in a long series by Stephen Gilburt to be published by The Enfield Society in its quarterly newsletter, this one appearing in issue 172, Winter 2008, and shows some of the buildings in and around Enfield Town which have been demolished over the past 50… Continue reading

This article by Stephen Gilburt was first published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 173, Spring 2009. Forty Hall was built between 1629 and 1633 for Sir Nicholas Rainton (or Raynton), who was Lord Mayor of London in 1632. Forty Hall was owned by members of the Meyer family from… Continue reading

This article by Stephen Gilburt was first published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 175, Autumn 2009. The Grade II listed Victorian Gothic church was opened in 1875 on the site of Zion Chapel (built in 1780), whose members had agreed to unite with the members of the adjoining Chase… Continue reading

This article by Stephen Gilburt was first published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 176, Winter 2009. Continue reading