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London Borough of Haringey
Postcode: N8
Est. population: ~30,000

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North London's Living History

Thursday, 21 May 2026
Est. 1202 · Saxon Origin
4 miles North of King's Cross
Maps & Photos

Hornsey Through the Lens

Historic photographs, watercolours, engravings and maps documenting Hornsey and N8 from the 18th century to the present day.

Three Centuries of Hornsey in Images

This page brings together photographs, watercolours and engravings spanning three centuries — from John Hassell's 18th-century depictions of the New River sluice house to modern photographs of the Victorian terraces.

Photos & Illustrations
Hornsey Town Hall, Crouch End
Hornsey Town Hall, Crouch EndGrade II* Listed · Opened 1935 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Town Hall — Front Elevation
Town Hall — Front ElevationThe Broadway, Crouch End N8 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sluice House, New River, Hornsey
Sluice House, New River, Hornsey17th-century waterway · N8 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hornsey Library, Crouch End
Hornsey Library, Crouch EndHaringey Road, N8 · Built 1965 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Priory Park — Rose Beds
Priory Park — Rose BedsMiddle Lane, N8 · Est. 1896 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Priory Park, Hornsey
Priory Park, Hornsey6.5 hectares · N8 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Metcalf Fountain, Priory Park
Metcalf Fountain, Priory Park1879 · N8 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra PalaceN22 · Grade II* · Built 1873 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Campsbourne Pumping Station, 1887
Campsbourne Pumping Station, 1887Cross Lane, Hornsey N8 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hornsey Central Library, Crouch End
Hornsey Central Library, Crouch EndHaringey Park, N8 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hornsey Railway Station Entrance
Hornsey Railway Station EntranceFirst stop north of London · Est. 1840s · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Three Compasses, High Street
The Three Compasses, High StreetHornsey N8 · Grade II listed pub · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hornsey War Memorial
Hornsey War MemorialErected 1921 · Borough of Hornsey · CC BY-SA 2.0
Historic Illustrations & Engravings
Sluice House — John Hassell
Sluice House — John Hassellc.1790s · Watercolour · Yale · Public Domain
Hornsey Parish Church
Hornsey Parish ChurchOld and New London, c.1878 · Public Domain
Hornsey Church — British Museum
Hornsey Church — British Museum18th century engraving · Public Domain
England & Wales Delineated
England & Wales Delineated19th century engraving · Public Domain
Hornsey Church — Illustrated London News
Hornsey Church — Illustrated London News1842 · Public Domain

Images sourced from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons BY-SA 2.0 or equivalent. Historic engravings and illustrations are public domain.

Maps
Tottenham Lane OS Map 1860s1860s OS

Tottenham Lane — OS Map 1860s

Ordnance Survey map of Tottenham Lane and surroundings in the 1860s, before the main wave of suburban development.

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NLS Georeferenced Maps — Hornsey

Browse Ordnance Survey maps of Hornsey from the 1840s to the 1940s in the National Library of Scotland's interactive georeferenced map viewer.

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Hornsey Victorian Engravingc.1878

Hornsey — Victorian Engraving

Engraving of Hornsey from Old & New London by Thornbury & Walford, c.1878 — the village streetscape before full suburban expansion.

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Hornsey Old and New Londonc.1878

Hornsey — Old and New London

A second engraving of Hornsey from Old and New London, c.1878 — capturing the late Victorian village streetscape.

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Further Research

Historic England

Historic England holds a substantial collection of photographs covering buildings and streetscapes in Haringey, including many Hornsey locations from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

historicengland.org.uk →

Bruce Castle Museum, Tottenham

Bruce Castle Museum holds the borough's main local history collection including photographs, council records, and museum objects relating to the whole of Haringey including Hornsey.

Bruce Castle Museum →

National Library of Scotland Maps

The NLS holds the most comprehensive collection of georeferenced Ordnance Survey maps of Britain. Search for Hornsey at maps.nls.uk.