Tag - Enfield Society

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Enfield station’s new mural celebrates local heritage

1 October 2024

The chapel in Vicars Moor Lane (credit Joe Studman)

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The Welsh smugglers who founded a Winchmore Hill chapel

20 July 2024

The miners strike of 1920 saw reservists called up by the government and men flocked to Enfield Drill Hall to enrol in defence units (credit Enfield Local Studies Library and Archive)

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From soldiers to sports

25 May 2024

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Last chance to comment on Enfield’s new Local Plan

17 May 2024

Edmonton Charity School (2)

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The fascinating history of Edmonton Charity School

6 April 2024

One of the New River Loop interpretation boards in Southbury Road

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New interpretation boards along New River Loop in Enfield Town

3 April 2024

The Enfield house believed to be Sir Walter Raleigh’s former residence was demolished in the late 19th Century

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Remnants of Sir Walter Raleigh’s Enfield residence

23 March 2024

Vicarage Farm, where 3,700 homes are proposed under the draft Local Plan, and (inset) Enfield Council leader Nesil Caliskan

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Local Plan meeting postponed as Enfield Council accused of ‘holding back evidence’

5 March 2024

The platforms at Enfield Chase Station

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Local artists sought to help brighten up Enfield Chase Station

14 February 2024

Next to one of the new blue 'plaques' adorning a former pub in Lancaster Road are (from left) John Cole from The Enfield Society, Simon Warren from Here Before Us and Philippa Gardener, whose grandfather Benjamin once ran The Holly Bush pub

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Blue ‘plaques’ reveal hidden histories of high street businesses

6 January 2023

St Paul's Centre in Church Street, Enfield Town

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Community centre’s closure ‘big blow’ to Enfield

19 August 2022

Pictured with the new mural at Gordon Hill Station is artist Alex McHallam (left), John Cole (centre) and Alison Yates (right)

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Celebrating local railway heritage

13 August 2022

The New River Loop in Enfield Town has frequently been covered in green algae

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Back in the loop

5 March 2022

Ridge Avenue Library in Bush Hill Park

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Temporary archive home ahead of permanent move

18 November 2021

Merryhills Way is one of the many rights of way crossing the former royal hunting ground of Enfield Chase

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Enfield’s rite of pannage

19 July 2021

The original Great Northern Railway terminus station at Windmill Hill, Enfield, in 1898 (Enfield Local Studies Library and Archive)

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The railway that transformed Enfield

24 May 2021

Enfield Local Studies Library and Archive is currently situated on the first floor of the Dugdale Centre

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Local archive’s relocation confirmed

23 April 2021

Aerial view of proposals for a 26-storey tower on a redeveloped Palace Gardens shopping centre in Enfield Town

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Survey reveals local concerns over Enfield Town development

23 March 2021

The Enfield Society members with their alternative proposal for the Dugdale

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Council rejects £20,000 museum offer

29 December 2020

The Dugdale Centre is home to both the Museum of Enfield and Enfield Local Studies Library and Archive

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Future of local history in doubt

2 August 2020

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When trams led the way

28 May 2020

An impression of how the Colosseum Retail Park development might look

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Colossal homes plan

14 August 2019

A Enfield RoadWatch stall

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Green groups slam council homes plan

11 March 2019