Mill Hill Historical Society
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Exploring the history of Mill Hill, Edgware and Hendon.
Some fantastic images of Edgware High Street in 1903
From George Scammell's National Photographic Record and Survey held by the V&A
You can see why Edgware was once considered "quaint, curious and ancient" and like "looking at some medieval German town
collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?id_p...
From George Scammell's National Photographic Record and Survey held by the V&A
You can see why Edgware was once considered "quaint, curious and ancient" and like "looking at some medieval German town
collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?id_p...
October 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Some fantastic images of Edgware High Street in 1903
From George Scammell's National Photographic Record and Survey held by the V&A
You can see why Edgware was once considered "quaint, curious and ancient" and like "looking at some medieval German town
collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?id_p...
From George Scammell's National Photographic Record and Survey held by the V&A
You can see why Edgware was once considered "quaint, curious and ancient" and like "looking at some medieval German town
collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?id_p...
Minister H I Alexander explains Yom Kippur in The Hendon and Finchley Times in 1937
G’mar chatima tova to all those observing Yom Kippur
G’mar chatima tova to all those observing Yom Kippur
October 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Minister H I Alexander explains Yom Kippur in The Hendon and Finchley Times in 1937
G’mar chatima tova to all those observing Yom Kippur
G’mar chatima tova to all those observing Yom Kippur
Next Wednesday's lecture on Brent Cross has been replaced by David Keen's talk on Amy Johnson, who flew from London to Australia in 1930, breaking all previous records
October 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Next Wednesday's lecture on Brent Cross has been replaced by David Keen's talk on Amy Johnson, who flew from London to Australia in 1930, breaking all previous records
The Cypriot town of Morphou has been twinned with Barnet since 1995
The Greek Cypriots of the town fled in the wake of the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the twinning is with the council in exile in Limassol
In 2008 Barnet named a new road in Mill Hill East after the town
The Greek Cypriots of the town fled in the wake of the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the twinning is with the council in exile in Limassol
In 2008 Barnet named a new road in Mill Hill East after the town
September 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Cypriot town of Morphou has been twinned with Barnet since 1995
The Greek Cypriots of the town fled in the wake of the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the twinning is with the council in exile in Limassol
In 2008 Barnet named a new road in Mill Hill East after the town
The Greek Cypriots of the town fled in the wake of the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the twinning is with the council in exile in Limassol
In 2008 Barnet named a new road in Mill Hill East after the town
Barnet and Ramat Gan (a Tel Aviv suburb) have been linked since 1976
The sculpture outside of Hendon town hall is called "Family of Man" by Itzhak Ofer and is a gift from Ramat Gan symbolising the friendship and fraternity between the two locales
The sculpture outside of Hendon town hall is called "Family of Man" by Itzhak Ofer and is a gift from Ramat Gan symbolising the friendship and fraternity between the two locales
September 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Barnet and Ramat Gan (a Tel Aviv suburb) have been linked since 1976
The sculpture outside of Hendon town hall is called "Family of Man" by Itzhak Ofer and is a gift from Ramat Gan symbolising the friendship and fraternity between the two locales
The sculpture outside of Hendon town hall is called "Family of Man" by Itzhak Ofer and is a gift from Ramat Gan symbolising the friendship and fraternity between the two locales
The connection with Montclair in New Jersey is a special one and began during WW2 when 52 Finchley evacuees went to the town. The Americas sent back food and clothing parcel
The connection continued for many years and was finally formalised in the 1980s
www.montclairnjusa.org/Visitors/Abo...
The connection continued for many years and was finally formalised in the 1980s
www.montclairnjusa.org/Visitors/Abo...
September 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The connection with Montclair in New Jersey is a special one and began during WW2 when 52 Finchley evacuees went to the town. The Americas sent back food and clothing parcel
The connection continued for many years and was finally formalised in the 1980s
www.montclairnjusa.org/Visitors/Abo...
The connection continued for many years and was finally formalised in the 1980s
www.montclairnjusa.org/Visitors/Abo...
The Paris suburb of Le Raincy is Barnet's second French twinning
Originally twinned with Finchley since at least the 1960s, the two suburbs hold photography competitions and wreaths are shared on Remembrance Sunday (as well as with Chaville)
Originally twinned with Finchley since at least the 1960s, the two suburbs hold photography competitions and wreaths are shared on Remembrance Sunday (as well as with Chaville)
September 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Paris suburb of Le Raincy is Barnet's second French twinning
Originally twinned with Finchley since at least the 1960s, the two suburbs hold photography competitions and wreaths are shared on Remembrance Sunday (as well as with Chaville)
Originally twinned with Finchley since at least the 1960s, the two suburbs hold photography competitions and wreaths are shared on Remembrance Sunday (as well as with Chaville)
Between Paris and Versailles is the town of Chaville.
Inherited from Friern Barnet who twinned in May 1959
Again they have a Rue Barnet and outside Finchley Central Station is Chaville Way
friendsofchaville.weebly.com
Inherited from Friern Barnet who twinned in May 1959
Again they have a Rue Barnet and outside Finchley Central Station is Chaville Way
friendsofchaville.weebly.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Between Paris and Versailles is the town of Chaville.
Inherited from Friern Barnet who twinned in May 1959
Again they have a Rue Barnet and outside Finchley Central Station is Chaville Way
friendsofchaville.weebly.com
Inherited from Friern Barnet who twinned in May 1959
Again they have a Rue Barnet and outside Finchley Central Station is Chaville Way
friendsofchaville.weebly.com
85 years ago today, 13 lives were lost and many more injured when a German bomb hit Colindale station
September 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
85 years ago today, 13 lives were lost and many more injured when a German bomb hit Colindale station
The second German twinning is with Siegen-Wittgenstein
Started with the Borough of Finchley in 1958, it was inherited by the Borough of Barnet and celebrated 60 years of friendship this year
Our late chair, Keith Dyall was also chairman of the Friends of Siegerland
web.archive.org/web/20220908...
Started with the Borough of Finchley in 1958, it was inherited by the Borough of Barnet and celebrated 60 years of friendship this year
Our late chair, Keith Dyall was also chairman of the Friends of Siegerland
web.archive.org/web/20220908...
September 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The second German twinning is with Siegen-Wittgenstein
Started with the Borough of Finchley in 1958, it was inherited by the Borough of Barnet and celebrated 60 years of friendship this year
Our late chair, Keith Dyall was also chairman of the Friends of Siegerland
web.archive.org/web/20220908...
Started with the Borough of Finchley in 1958, it was inherited by the Borough of Barnet and celebrated 60 years of friendship this year
Our late chair, Keith Dyall was also chairman of the Friends of Siegerland
web.archive.org/web/20220908...
The suburban Berlin borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg has a Hendonstraße, Finchleystraße and a Barnetstraß (their intersection pictured) while Brent Cross has a Tempelhof Avenue
Visits have been happening since 1968 as this clipping shows
Visits have been happening since 1968 as this clipping shows
September 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The suburban Berlin borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg has a Hendonstraße, Finchleystraße and a Barnetstraß (their intersection pictured) while Brent Cross has a Tempelhof Avenue
Visits have been happening since 1968 as this clipping shows
Visits have been happening since 1968 as this clipping shows
The London Borough of Barnet which is twinned with 8 towns across 3 continents
It is further linked by correspondence to two other towns as well: Jinja in Uganda and Barnet in the state of Vermont in the USA
www.barnet.gov.uk/community/ge...
It is further linked by correspondence to two other towns as well: Jinja in Uganda and Barnet in the state of Vermont in the USA
www.barnet.gov.uk/community/ge...
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The London Borough of Barnet which is twinned with 8 towns across 3 continents
It is further linked by correspondence to two other towns as well: Jinja in Uganda and Barnet in the state of Vermont in the USA
www.barnet.gov.uk/community/ge...
It is further linked by correspondence to two other towns as well: Jinja in Uganda and Barnet in the state of Vermont in the USA
www.barnet.gov.uk/community/ge...
17 Sylvan Avenue in Mill Hill in the middle decades of the 20th century and today
September 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
17 Sylvan Avenue in Mill Hill in the middle decades of the 20th century and today
September 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Marshall Hall and the Linen and Woollen Drapers estate on Hammer's Lane
Founded in 1895, it was established to provide for retired shop workers
Images from Barnet Archives via Borough Photos boroughphotos.org/barnet/
Founded in 1895, it was established to provide for retired shop workers
Images from Barnet Archives via Borough Photos boroughphotos.org/barnet/
September 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Marshall Hall and the Linen and Woollen Drapers estate on Hammer's Lane
Founded in 1895, it was established to provide for retired shop workers
Images from Barnet Archives via Borough Photos boroughphotos.org/barnet/
Founded in 1895, it was established to provide for retired shop workers
Images from Barnet Archives via Borough Photos boroughphotos.org/barnet/
Mill Hill is home to one of Britain's very last glass eye makers
Jost Haas's work is highly valued by those who use them but his trade is considered "critically endangered" by the Heritage Crafts Association
wellcomecollection.org/stories/the-...
Jost Haas's work is highly valued by those who use them but his trade is considered "critically endangered" by the Heritage Crafts Association
wellcomecollection.org/stories/the-...
September 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Mill Hill is home to one of Britain's very last glass eye makers
Jost Haas's work is highly valued by those who use them but his trade is considered "critically endangered" by the Heritage Crafts Association
wellcomecollection.org/stories/the-...
Jost Haas's work is highly valued by those who use them but his trade is considered "critically endangered" by the Heritage Crafts Association
wellcomecollection.org/stories/the-...
Did you know Hendon once had its own local currency of sorts?
In the late 18th century it featured St Mary's Church Hendon, famed actor David Garrick (who had been Lord of the Manor) and a Greyhound (presumably for the Inn?)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conder_...
In the late 18th century it featured St Mary's Church Hendon, famed actor David Garrick (who had been Lord of the Manor) and a Greyhound (presumably for the Inn?)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conder_...
September 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Did you know Hendon once had its own local currency of sorts?
In the late 18th century it featured St Mary's Church Hendon, famed actor David Garrick (who had been Lord of the Manor) and a Greyhound (presumably for the Inn?)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conder_...
In the late 18th century it featured St Mary's Church Hendon, famed actor David Garrick (who had been Lord of the Manor) and a Greyhound (presumably for the Inn?)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conder_...
Great podcast with Michael Rosen on Street Names
Anyone know the origin of "Rosens Walk" in Edgwarebury?
It didn't exist in 1900 (indeed only Clay Lane around there did)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Anyone know the origin of "Rosens Walk" in Edgwarebury?
It didn't exist in 1900 (indeed only Clay Lane around there did)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
August 31, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Great podcast with Michael Rosen on Street Names
Anyone know the origin of "Rosens Walk" in Edgwarebury?
It didn't exist in 1900 (indeed only Clay Lane around there did)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Anyone know the origin of "Rosens Walk" in Edgwarebury?
It didn't exist in 1900 (indeed only Clay Lane around there did)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Hollywood stars Orlando Bloom, Bryce Dallas Howard and Nick Mohammed at Mill Hill Broadway station (which seems to be near the Thames Estuary)
From 2025 action comedy "Deep Cover" available on Amazon Prime
From 2025 action comedy "Deep Cover" available on Amazon Prime
August 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Hollywood stars Orlando Bloom, Bryce Dallas Howard and Nick Mohammed at Mill Hill Broadway station (which seems to be near the Thames Estuary)
From 2025 action comedy "Deep Cover" available on Amazon Prime
From 2025 action comedy "Deep Cover" available on Amazon Prime
60 back issues of Barnet First magazine from 2003 to 2022 are now available on Barnet Open Data
A valuable resource on the recent history of the borough
open.barnet.gov.uk/dataset/barn...
A valuable resource on the recent history of the borough
open.barnet.gov.uk/dataset/barn...
August 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
60 back issues of Barnet First magazine from 2003 to 2022 are now available on Barnet Open Data
A valuable resource on the recent history of the borough
open.barnet.gov.uk/dataset/barn...
A valuable resource on the recent history of the borough
open.barnet.gov.uk/dataset/barn...
Some more ordinary houses from Edgware and Hendon in the past
Barnet Way near Apex Corner in 1966
Edgware Way sometime between the '30s and '50s
37 Mount Grove Hendon in 1937
From: RIBA, Jewish Museum London and Thames Water
Barnet Way near Apex Corner in 1966
Edgware Way sometime between the '30s and '50s
37 Mount Grove Hendon in 1937
From: RIBA, Jewish Museum London and Thames Water
August 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Some more ordinary houses from Edgware and Hendon in the past
Barnet Way near Apex Corner in 1966
Edgware Way sometime between the '30s and '50s
37 Mount Grove Hendon in 1937
From: RIBA, Jewish Museum London and Thames Water
Barnet Way near Apex Corner in 1966
Edgware Way sometime between the '30s and '50s
37 Mount Grove Hendon in 1937
From: RIBA, Jewish Museum London and Thames Water
Those houses today!
August 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Those houses today!
Just as much as photos of big buildings + events, I love photos of ordinary houses in the past with their old fittings and gardens, here's 4 from Mill Hill and Hendon:
10 Southfields in '58
31 Mount Road in '37
49 Devonshire Road in '58
139 Sunny Gardens Road in '58
Via Thames Water Archive
10 Southfields in '58
31 Mount Road in '37
49 Devonshire Road in '58
139 Sunny Gardens Road in '58
Via Thames Water Archive
August 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Just as much as photos of big buildings + events, I love photos of ordinary houses in the past with their old fittings and gardens, here's 4 from Mill Hill and Hendon:
10 Southfields in '58
31 Mount Road in '37
49 Devonshire Road in '58
139 Sunny Gardens Road in '58
Via Thames Water Archive
10 Southfields in '58
31 Mount Road in '37
49 Devonshire Road in '58
139 Sunny Gardens Road in '58
Via Thames Water Archive
Matthew Engels on Middlesex
From the 1200s when it was "infested by outlaws and beasts"
In the 1700s it was "but the suburbs at large of London, replenished with the retiring houses of the gentry"
Lord Macauley wrote "an acre in Middlesex is better than a principality in Utopia"
From the 1200s when it was "infested by outlaws and beasts"
In the 1700s it was "but the suburbs at large of London, replenished with the retiring houses of the gentry"
Lord Macauley wrote "an acre in Middlesex is better than a principality in Utopia"
August 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Matthew Engels on Middlesex
From the 1200s when it was "infested by outlaws and beasts"
In the 1700s it was "but the suburbs at large of London, replenished with the retiring houses of the gentry"
Lord Macauley wrote "an acre in Middlesex is better than a principality in Utopia"
From the 1200s when it was "infested by outlaws and beasts"
In the 1700s it was "but the suburbs at large of London, replenished with the retiring houses of the gentry"
Lord Macauley wrote "an acre in Middlesex is better than a principality in Utopia"
Our winter lecture series line up has been published
Non-members are very welcome to attend any of our lectures for £2 which will include refreshments
Will be great to see you there!
Non-members are very welcome to attend any of our lectures for £2 which will include refreshments
Will be great to see you there!
July 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Our winter lecture series line up has been published
Non-members are very welcome to attend any of our lectures for £2 which will include refreshments
Will be great to see you there!
Non-members are very welcome to attend any of our lectures for £2 which will include refreshments
Will be great to see you there!