This article by Stephen Gilburt was published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 214, Summer 2019. Introduction In 1871 a branch of the Great Northern Railway from Kings Cross was constructed to Enfield with intermediate stations at Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill. When the line was extended to Cuffley in… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilbert was published by The Enfield Society in Newsletter 192, Winter 2013. The Grade II listed Enfield Court was built in 1690 as a two-storey brick building with two windows on each side of the entrance, a basement and curved dormer windows in a green slate… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published by the Enfield Society in newsletter 193, Spring 2014. The 1919 Housing and Town Planning Act enabled local authorities to provide and maintain homes for the working classes; “Homes fit for heroes” was a slogan of the time. Enfield’s first council homes were… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published by the Enfield Society in newsletter 194, Summer 2014. The rural hamlet of Wynsemerhull is first recorded in 1319. By the end of the 17th century the village of Winchmore Hill, spreading out from the Green, was well established. A picture of life… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published by the Enfield Society in newsletter 196, Winter 2014. Following the extension of the Great Northern Railway, via stations at Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill (and later Grange Park) to Enfield (Chase) in 1871, there was a considerable development of private houses and shops…. Continue reading
