This article by Stephen Gilburt was published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 215, Autumn 2019 and is a companion to the article which appeared in newsletter 216 (Winter 2019). “Ledgers are closed and desks abandoned…we are off on the Great Northern Railway and our destiny is Enfield. Some fifty… Continue reading
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
