Exploring the heritage of Mill Hill, Edgware and Hendon in North West London.
Mill Hill, NW7
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Thinking of doing local history research?
We've compiled an extensive list of books and online resources relating to Mill Hill, Edgware and Hendon
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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
barnet.gov.uk/community/get-…
Ever noticed a “twinned with” sign and wondered if there’s a fascinating tale about British twin towns in general?
Take 12 minutes out of your commute to watch the NEW EPISODE of #MapMen
The only question remains is why Barnet has so many, its 8 only equalled by Hammersmith & Fulham and Haringey
Perhaps partially because so many leafy, more cosmopolitan boroughs were merged and they brought them together (4 from Finchley, 1 from Friern Barnet and 1 from Hendon)
A new development with a twinning with the city of Haifa
Barnet must now be one of the most twinned places in the country
standard.co.uk/news/london/b…
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Great piece in today's Guardian about my Dickens book, focusing on one new line of discovery - how reports of the fate of Alice Shepherd, a woman in the Hendon Workhouse, appears to have influenced the story of Oliver Twist:
theguardian.com/books/2026/o…
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Plus - New page on my website: more on Dickens and Hendon, the odious Reverend Williams, and suitably for the Halloween season, a spot of burking and beheading: theresamusgrove.wordpress.co…
📰 In the press: Please, sir, can I have a walk? Dickens biographer finds likely inspiration for Oliver Twist 📰
Charles Dickens and his Hidden Family History by @BrokenBarnet is featured in this article from The Guardian ➡️ buff.ly/Pb3NqmO
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If you're interested in the London of yesteryear, the Thames News channel is uploading lots of b-roll footage of London in the 1980s and 1990s
youtube.com/@thamesnews?si=8…
Considering Edgware is literally named for its fishing (Edgware = Ecgi's weir meaning an Saxon man's fishing pond) it's a shame that its water ways are in such mediocre shape (though in line with what most of the country looks like)
Our winter lecture series has been announced with lectures on St Mary's church graveyard, early maps, recent finds of HADAS and the history of Finchley Nurseries
millhill-hs.org.uk/calendar/
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#MISSING Have you seen Joseph, 15? He is missing from Hendon and was last seen on 16 September wearing a white T-shirt, black trousers and grey flip-flops. Officers are increasingly concerned for his welfare. Anyone with information should call 999 quoting 1629/17SEP.
Can anyone recognise this farm house currently on display at Bushey Museum?
It looks familiar but I can't work out from where...
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#MISSING Have you seen Sidal, 18? She is missing from Barnet and was last seen on 28 August. Anyone with information should call 101 quoting CAD 6277/28AUG.
Imagine how much culture and money having Hendon Place, Copt Hall, Hendon Park and especially Canons would have brought to our local area
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John Keble Church exterior, interior and Church Hall as seen in 1987
In Julia Walter's film "Personal Services", warning: a NSFW scene in the middle
youtu.be/xMYPcwUD-wk?t=2384&…
Barnet according to the social connection survey - coming out around average for England
One of the reasons I took up local history was to try to make people feel pride and belonging in where they live
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Middlesex rises!
One original proposed name for the Borough of Barnet was "Central Middlesex and Barnet"
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9w0…
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🚨 MISSING PERSON – PLEASE RETWEET🚨
Chris Kassoumeri has been missing since around 2pm on Monday 3 August, last seen entering the Darlands area.
Last known location: Woodside Park/Totteridge
plz call 101 quoting CAD661/04Aug26.
#MissingPerson #WoodsidePark #Totteridge
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So excited, happening this weekend
Lawrence Street Allotments in Mill Hill - Open Day
You’re all Invited, Sunday 2nd August
The late great Bill Oddie campaigning against a camping ground on his local Welsh Harp nature reserve in 1989 @ThamesTVArchive
youtube.com/watch?v=U3aiTHuU…
I've managed to download declassified CIA spy satellite photography of most of North London in 1976
Edgware, Mill Hill Broadway, Colindale, Welsh Harp - more to come
The Watling Estate in 1973, under 50 years old at this point
Visible is the former Highgate to Edgware line which had closed in 1964, now the Old Railway Nature Reserve
Pleased to say that the 1973 spy satellite imagery is now on the excellent @LayersofLondon website for easy browsing!
layersoflondon.org/map/overl…
