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Enfield Society News No. 203, Autumn 2016

Members have been kept informed inprevious newsletters about the chequeredhistory of Trent Park following thedeparture of the Middlesex University in2012 up to the current plans by BerkeleyHomes to develop it as a residential estateof 257 homes. Following their fourthpublic consultation event, now seems agood time to look at the proposals inmore detail. There is a Master Plan,giving clear indication of what to expectwhen a full planning application is madein the autumn.Through the consultation process severalpriorities emerged, which the developershave attempted to meet. A top prioritywas that there should be walking andcycling routes fully accessible to thepublic through an ungated site. There wasvery strong support for the restorationand enhancement of the key historiclandscape assets and their integration intothe wider Country Park. Second prioritywas to restore the Mansion House andOrangery to their former glory, togetherwith built heritage assets, the StableBlock and Walled Garden, the DowerHouse, Rookery Lodge and Gardener’sCottage. Most disliked were the1960s/70s former university buildingswhich are to be removed.There was strong support for a form ofpublic access to the Mansion togetherwith a museum, events space and cafe.The Museum would have to be viable andsustainable long term. As well as itswartime role, Trent Park under Sir PhilipSassoon in the first decades of the 20thCentury became a main centre forLondon High Society, entertainingroyalty and guests such as Sir WinstonChurchill. Currently the ‘Save TrentPark’ Campaign is bidding to provide amuseum featuring the Second World Warrole of Trent Park, with the covertlistening to the German officers housedthere. This involves the eastern part ofthe house, occupying the grand rooms tothe rear, opening on to the terrace, theblue room with its Rex Whistler wallpaintings, and part of the basement. Thescope would depend on a business plancurrently being produced by theCampaign. The plan is that the occupantsof the Mansion would use the frontentrance opening off the forecourt, withaccess for the museum from the side intothe Blue Room.The Master Plan illustrated here showsthe proposed layout of the housing in

Trent Park – the current position

various character areas occupying thesouth and eastern part of the site. Overall,the intention is that the access roadsshould use an element of shared spaceand that car parking in them should bediscouraged. The intrusive Jebb buildingto the west of the Mansion would bereplaced by a smaller structure above alarge basement car park. As well as theMansion House the stables would beconverted to residential use. We currentlyfeel that the range of proposed house andflat types proposed needs more work.There is no reference to affordablehousing.The very enlightened historic landscapeplan envisages the full reconstruction ofthe Sassoon’s Long Garden and lilyponds, currently crudely truncated by theMusic Block. A double lime avenuewould be recreated, leading from thelower end north east to Ice House Wood.The original was removed at the end ofthe war. Berkeley are negotiating withEnfield Council to provide a bridge linkacross the lake to the Japanese Garden. Itis hoped to reopen the tennis courts to thewest of the site alongside the LimeAvenue.

The most contentious aspect concernstransport and access. A Travel Planwould be submitted and agreed as part ofthe planning application. It envisages anet reduction of 40% compared with theprevious university use. There will be ahigh frequency, 7 day a week courtesybus service, open to the public, linkingthe site to Oakwood Station with aturning facility at the bottom of SnakesLane. It will be paid for by BerkeleyHomes. Snakes Lane is to be resurfacedand will be the sole access. Improvedpedestrian and cycle routes and newcycle parking facilities will be provided.A total of 464 parking spaces areproposed, also two car club vehicles toreduce dependence on car ownership.There have been many claims that theparking proposed will be insufficient,particularly in relation to Museum access.Opinions on the Berkeley proposals maydiffer. My personal view is that theoutcome will probably be the best we canexpect for this iconic site.The full display boards from the latestconsultation event are available to viewon line at http://www.trent-park.com/

Chris Jephcott

80th anniversary year 1936-2016

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ConservationChase Side School –replacement windows

A week ago John Boulton, a resident ofTrinity Street, alerted the Society of plansto replace the windows of Chase SidePrimary School in UPVC. The school is afine example of the work of the renownededucational architect G.E.T. Laurence forthe Enfield School Board. The details allremain unaltered to this day. The buildingimmediately adjoins the Enfield TownConservation Area, so conservation areapolicies should apply but there is no signof any planning application. The designof the replacement windows isparticularly crude. We have urgentlydrawn the attention of the Conservationand Planning Departments at EnfieldCouncil to the matter in the hope thatdamage to this fine building can beprevented. Time is short because thescaffolding for the work has already goneup.

Redevelopment ofWestpole AvenueMethodist ChurchWe were also consulted regarding aproposed McCarthy and Stone retirementliving scheme replacing the emptyOakwood Methodist Church. Followingtheir usual format the ‘T’ shaped blockwill provide 30 1 and 2 bed flats over 3storeys, with 26 underground car parkingspaces. The appearance currently perhapstoo much mimics the dull semi-detachedhouses along Westpole Avenue but this isa work in progress.

Black Horse TowerdevelopmentIn line with the current and welcometrend for developers to have pre-application public consultations, as we goto press I met with representatives ofHermes, the owners of the Black HorseTower complex at Cockfosters. Hermeshas a property portfolio throughout theUK and plans to convert the partly emptyoffices to residential use. This is a majorscheme which will significantly alter theappearance of this end of Cockfostersadjacent to the Listed Undergroundstation and Conservation Area. The

former Holbrook House main “tower”,renamed as Black Horse in 2008, is toremain and with the lesser buildings onthe site will be redeveloped to form 164residential units, 33% affordable, plus172 parking spaces. Above a basementcar park covering the whole site andaccessed from Westpole Avenue, themain curved building, which has anexternal concrete frame, will beredesigned with more elegant full lengthwindows. The 9th rooftop story, withcurrently two bulky plant blocks, will beconsolidated to a full length, recessedfloor. Along the Cockfosters Roadfrontage will be a block of 4 storiesabove a retail frontage, divided intosections. The north end will be a hoteland the south a medical centre with flatsin between, in a style echoing the mainbuilding with areas of brick facing. Alongthe Westpole Avenue frontage the

affordable flats will occupy a similarlystyled 7 storey block. The green trianglein front will be landscaped and an opencourt in the centre will be an amenity forresidents.A main drawback is that the design will ifanything increase the prominence of themain block viewed from Trent Park andthe impact on Cockfosters Road willundoubtedly be greater. The modernstyling of the main frontage is at oddswith the character of Cockfosters Paradeopposite, but the existing buildings ofCockfosters shopping centre areuniformly undistinguished. The limitednumber of parking spaces is sure to causecontroversy, although they conform toGovernment guidelines. A brownfieldscheme which helps to meet Enfield’shousing target has to be in principlewelcome.

Chris Jephcott

Drawing showing the proposed layout of the new complex (above)and architect’s impression of the view looking north from Cockfosters Road (below)

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Anniversary exhibition

In the previous issue we announced theagreement with Enfield Council to holdan exhibition to celebrate the 80thanniversary of the Society. Theexhibition, entitled The Enfield Society –80 Years of Action, is now open in theDugdale Centre and will run until 8thJanuary 2017. We held a most successfullaunch event at the Centre on 24 May,attended by over 70 invited guestsincluding Doug Taylor (Leader of theCouncil), Bernadette Lappage (Mayor ofEnfield), Matthew Saunders (Secretary ofThe Ancient Monuments Society and aVice-President of the Enfield Society),Enfield councillors, Jan Metcalfe (EnfieldMuseum Manager), TES managementcommittee and other members.Many of those attending the launchcommented enthusiastically on the waywe have told our story and theprofessional manner of the displays. Itwas also reported in the EnfieldAdvertiser and Enfield Independent, bothpublications giving us excellent coverage.The exhibition tells the story of how TEScame into being, from the campaignstarted in 1935 to save Chase Green, tothe present day. In the exhibition we traceour major successes and achievements,explain the work of the Society, highlightsome of the current issues we areconcerned with and outline what thefuture might hold. This is done through aseries of display panels and casesshowing related artefacts, photographsand archive materials. In addition toattracting the general public we hope thatour members will take the opportunity tovisit the exhibition.We regard the event as an excellentopportunity to showcase and promote thework of the Society and its achievementsover the eighty years of its existence. Wehope this event will stimulate interest inthe Society and attract a substantialnumber of new members from all agegroups and sections of the community.On selected dates and times during theexhibition we will have Societyvolunteers attending a desk in theMuseum foyer area to engage withvisitors, sell Society publications andsign up new members. We are mostgrateful to a number of Society members,new to volunteering, who have comeforward to assist in this task. Gratefulthanks also to the team who assisted inputting the exhibition together and themany hours involved in the task. Theyare: Dave Cockle, Janet McQueen, ValMunday, Judith Stones and Leonard Will.Monica Smith organised the sales tableand volunteers to staff it. Finally, thanksto those members and others who havelent items for reference and display in theexhibition.

Bob Fowler, Exhibition Coordinator

Chris Jephcott, Matthew Saunders, Bernadette Lappage,Dave Cockle, Jan Metcalfe, Bob Fowler

80 years of action – exhibition open

Alan Skilton with the model he made in1965 to support the Society’s proposals

for roads in Enfield TownDisplay panel about thefounding of the Society

Display of TES activities: campaigns, Edmonton, footpaths and open spaces,historic buildings, heritage at risk, trees, architecture and planning

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This list gives a selection of forthcomingevents arranged by organisations otherthan The Enfield Society. Other eventsand updates may be found on our website at www.enfieldsociety.org.uk and onthe Enfield Council site atwww.enfield.gov.uk/events/2nd Wednesday of each month, 12.30-1.00pm, St Mary Magdalene Church,Windmill Hill. Lunchtime music recitalFirst Tuesday of each month of 2016, 7for 7.30pm, Jubilee Hall. PresentingEnfield, by Joe Studman. A series ofmonthly illustrated talks on the historyand heritage of The London Borough ofEnfield. Each talk lasts approx 60minutes. Cost £3.00 per person payableon the door. No need to book and noprevious knowledge required. Details atwww.jaywalks.co.uk or emailjoe@jaywalks.co.ukSunday 21st August 2016, 3-5.30pm,Hilly Fields. 2FBs – classic rock tunesguaranteed to get you dancing! [HF]Sunday 28th – Monday 29th August,Forty Hill Farm. Enfield Food Festival.Adults £5, children £2.Sunday 4th September, 12 noon, FortyHall. Spirit of Ukraine Festival. FreeFriday 9th – Sunday 11th September.Heritage Open Days outside LondonFriday 9th September, 7.30 for 8pm,Jubilee Hall. Life in post-medievalSouthwark: finds from recentexcavations, by Jaqui Pearce, MoLA.[EAS]Sunday 11th Sept 2016 3-5.30pm, HillyFields. Big Chief – jazz/blues band. [HF]Tuesday 13th September, 8pm, JubileeHall. John, Duke of Bedford, Regent ofFrance 1422-35, by Michael Rye. Thismeeting will be followed by lightrefreshments and the Branch AGM. [HA]Saturday 17th – Sunday 18thSeptember. Open House London. Thecapital’s largest annual festival ofarchitecture and design.Wednesday 21st September, 7.45 for8pm, Jubilee Hall. Re-building StPaul’s Cathedral after the Great Fire ofLondon, by Dr Neil Houghton. [EHHS]Saturday 24th – Sunday 25thSeptember, Town Park, Enfield.Enfield Town and Country Show.Sunday 25th September 3pm, FortyHall. Voyage – a recital of classicalmusic by a harpist and flautist, includingworks by Bach and Stravinsky, £12Sunday 2 October 10am-4pm, FortyHall Farm. Apple Fair. £5 (children3-16 £2, free for under 3 years.)Friday 7th October, 7.45pm, DugdaleCentre. The Canterbury Tales: a riotousand rollicking retelling of six of the best-loved tales.Saturday 8th October, 7.30pm, St.Andrew’s Parish Church, Market

Other organisations’ eventsPlace, Enfield Town. Celebrity organconcert given by Catherine Ennis (St.Lawrence Jewry) on the recently restoredand refurbished organ. Featuringphotographic display and videoprojection of the organist in action.Admission free, with retiring collection.Sunday 9 October 3-5pm, Forty Hall.Tea dance. £10.Tuesday 11th October 8pm, JubileeHall. A patriot in retirement? JohnWilkes’ later career 1774-97, by DrRobin Eagles (History of Parliament).[HA]Friday 14th October, 7.30 for 8pm,Jubilee Hall. Verulamium revealed, byKris Lockyear. [EAS]Saturday 22nd October, 9.45am to4.30pm, Jubilee Hall. Day conference:The changing face of local history –EHHS 80th anniversary. [EHHS]Sunday 30 October, 1pm and 5pm,Millfield Theatre. Classical ballet, “TheNutcracker”Monday 31st October, 7.45pm,Dugdale Centre. “Gothic Tales”: threechilling stories by HG Wells, CharlesDickens and Edgar Allen Poe.Tuesday 8th November, 8pm, JubileeHall. Bloody Mary revisited, by Dr LucyWooding (Lincoln College, Oxford).[HA]Friday 11th November, 7.30 for 8pm,Jubilee Hall. Presidential address:Roman pottery making in HighgateWood: archaeology and experiment, byHarvey Sheldon. [EAS]Wednesday 16th November, 2.15 for2.30pm, Jubilee Hall. Another kind oflife: Dickens and the theatre, by DrTony Williams. [EHHS]Wednesday 21st December, 7.45 for8pm, Jubilee Hall. Seasonal meeting.[EHHS]EAS: Enfield Archaeological Society.Visitors are very welcome (£1.00 perperson). www.enfarchsoc.org/index.htmlEHHS: Edmonton Hundred HistoricalSociety. www.edmontonhundred.org.uk.Talks are free to members – there is acharge of £1 per head for visitors.HA: Meeting of The HistoricalAssociation, North London Branch. Non-members are welcome (£1 per meeting).More details from the Branch Secretary,Robin Blades (020) 8368 5328,robin.blades@outlook.com. AssociateMembership available for £5 a year for anindividual or £8 a year for a couple.HF: For Hilly Fields bandstand concerts:Free parking is at Whitewebbs Golf Course,Beggars Hollow (behind the ‘Rose andCrown’). In case of bad weather, theconcerts will be held in St Luke’s Church,at the corner of Browning Road/PhippsHatch Lane. More information atwww.hillyfields.info and Friends of HillyFields Facebook page.

Sales tableUnfortunately there will be no newChristmas card this year because thepoor sales of recent years cannot justifyit. Packs of five of the previous years’cards will be available to members at thespecial price of £1.25. These are:1 Gentleman’s Row, WhitewebbsHouse, Hilly Fields and The Crown andHorseshoes. Packs of four differentviews will also be available for £1.

The new Footpath Map (£2.50) andHeritage Walks leaflets (£1) can beuseful stocking fillers while books aboutthe area are often welcome gifts.Visit the Enfield Society stall at theTown and Country Show to see thewhole range of publications; these canalso be purchased at meetings in JubileeHall.Waterstone’s Bookshop in ChurchStreet, Enfield, stock all the books andsome are available from Forty Hall shopand Forty Hall Farm shop. Some localnewsagents, Myddelton House, EnfieldTown Post Office and Ferny Hill Farmshop stock some items.If ordering by post, please complete theenclosed order form and send with acheque, or order on-line from the EnfieldSociety website. The only way we canaccept payments by debit or credit cardis through the website – card paymentsthere are handled by PayPal, but you donot need to have a PayPal account. Thisis convenient for those who are not ableto visit one of our sales tables in personand especially for people living overseasas currency conversions are taken care ofautomatically.

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Tuesday mornings 10.00 for10.30am, Jubilee Hall. No ticketsrequired.27th September. A communityapproach to helping young people staysafe online, by Alan Spence.The speaker is Artistic Director of the‘Theatre is Real Life’ group which hasbeen commissioned to tackle some of theproblems confronting “Generation Sext”.This talk will outline the origins of theproject, why it was deemed necessary,how ideas were developed, the problemsexperienced and how they wereaddressed.There will be some coverage of theproject activities, the education pack andDVD of the play performance, followedby Alan’s plans for the future of thisimportant community project.25th October. Confessions of a verycivil servant’ by Stephen GilburtStephen used to work in the AncientMonuments and Historic BuildingsDivision of the Department of theEnvironment and he was also involvedwith the Royal Palaces, ceremonialoccasions and state visits. Stephen willtalk about his experiences at work andthe people his work brought him intocontact with.29th November. Christmas quiz

Evening meetings, 7.30 for 8 p.m.at Jubilee Hall. No tickets requiredMonday 17th October. Hampton CourtPalace by Lee Prosser, Curator, HistoricRoyal palaces.Following his most interesting talk onKensington Palace in 2014, Lee Prosserwill return to tell the story of HamptonCourt Palace, through its buildings,colourful residents and re-enactments ofevents which took place in 2015 tocelebrate its 500th anniversary. Begun in1515 for Cardinal Wolsey, the palace wasextended by Henry VIII. In the 1690snew baroque state apartments, designedby Sir Christopher Wren, were built forWilliam III and Mary II and formalgardens were laid out. The decoration ofthe palace was completed in the earlyGeorgian period.Monday 21st November. Murder mostprofitable by Geoff Bowden. The life andcareer of Agatha Christie. Known as theQueen of Crime, she was the author ofover 100 books, short stories and playsand the creator of Hercule Poirot andMiss Marple. This entertainingpresentation will also include illustrationsof stage and screen adaptations of herworks.Monday 16th January. Films ofEnfield and Edmonton made betweenthe 1930s and 1970s presented by FilmLondon.

The President’s columnEnfield Societyevents Last month saw the launch of Enfield

Society’s Exhibition marking our 80thAnniversary in the Dugdale Centre. Weare very grateful to Enfield Council andthe Museum Service for their generosityin providing the use of the MuseumGallery and assisting with thepresentation. What is clear from theexhibition is the wide range of activitiesover a long period of time, going rightback to the threat to Chase Green that ledin 1936 to the founding of the thenEnfield Preservation Society. To anextent it is the response to such threats,notably the proposal to put a ring roadthrough St. Andrew’s Churchyard,leading to the ultimately successful ‘SaveEnfield Campaign’, that has galvanisedand energised the Society.But our undoubted success is due tomuch more than that. We have beenfortunate to harness the energy andexpertise of numerous volunteermembers in different spheres of activityright up to the present day. This hasenabled the structure of semi autonomousgroups, reporting to the centralManagement Committee, that hasallowed the Society to operate rightacross the field of activity of amenitysocieties. To mention names would beinvidious and lead to an over long list.Suffice it to record our appreciation andgratitude.Also, whilst engaging regularly withlocal authorities and organisations, wehave remained resolutely clear ofpolitical bias. The Publicity Group hasdone an excellent job in setting up an

exhibition whichgives a flavour ofwhat thedifferent groupshave done, but inevitably it has not beenpossible to cover all aspects, such as theextensive street tree photographic surveyorganised by Wally Woodfield in 1985 atthe time of Enfield’s Street TreeReplacement Programme or the longcampaign to prevent the redevelopmentof the Highlands Hospital pavilions. Allthis allows us to face with confidence thechallenges of the next eighty years!I do have to mention one name. ColinPointer, after a long and fruitfulmembership of The Enfield Society,retired from the Management Committeeat our recent AGM. He became Chairmanin 1993 and during his four year tenuredealt ably with our Diamond Jubileecelebrations and the traumatic periodafter the sudden death of Irene Smith.Later, in 2006, when we were without achairman and I, as President, had to holdthe fort to some extent, he agreed to takeon the Chairmanship again for a furtherstint. I greatly appreciated this gesture.Continuously active in many fields, hewas a prime mover in the New RiverProject and worked on setting up a FortyHall Trust. He was also engaged with theSpurs Training Ground at Bulls Cross,and our schools Education Project atForty Hall which he has agreed tocontinue to oversee. We shall miss hischeerful, good humoured contributions toour Committee.

Chris Jephcott

Special events. For detailssee the pages shown.Tuesday 23rd August. Elegantlslington. TES Discovery Walk. Page10.Sunday 4th September, 11am. Behindthe scenes at Forty Hall. Page 11.Tuesday 6th September. Trent ParkStroll. Short TES walk. Page 10.Wednesday 28th September. SuDsand Firs Farm Wetlands Tour. TESDiscovery Walk. Page 10.Thursday 6th October. GrovelandsStroll. Short TES walk. Page 10.Thursday 20th October. “The NelsonTouch”. TES Discovery Walk. Page 10.Saturday 15th October. Modelrailways visit. Page 8.Wednesday 9th November. Chelsea.TES Discovery Walk. Page 11.Saturday 12th November, DugdaleCentre. TES Day conference “Enfield:the time of change” Page 9.Thursday 24th November. Greenwichand Blackheath. TES Discovery Walk.Page 11.

Legacies and gifts toThe Enfield SocietyWe are always grateful to those whoremember us in their wills, and this yearwe were very pleased to receive legaciesfrom Christine Fookes and GordonMacFarlane.Other members have also made donationsto the Society, sometimes by adding alittle to the amounts they pay as annualsubscriptions. This is a big help, as itallows us to make grants to deservingprojects in furtherance of our charitableobjectives, as listed, for example, on page2 of our last newsletter. It also allows usto keep the basic rate of subscription low,at just £5 per person, so that there is nobarrier to people joining and taking partin our activities.There are tax benefits in giving tocharities too. If you pay income tax at the20% rate, signing a Gift Aid declarationmakes your £5 subscription worth £6.25to us. Leaving your entire estate, or partof it, to charity can reduce, and in somesituations eliminate, the Inheritance Taxliability. Full details of these benefits aregiven on the web pages of the MoneyAdvice Service, athttps://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/the-tax-benefits-of-giving-to-charity

Leonard Will

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Historic buildings

St John the Baptist Church, Clay Hill, EnfieldThe Grade II listed St John’s Church is open on Wednesdays between 10:30 and 16:00 and on Fridays beween 15:00 and 16:00. It maybe reached by bus W10 which travels between Enfield Town and Crews Hill from Monday to Saturday.For more information see “A guide to the church of St John the Baptist, Clay Hill”, “A history of Crews Hill and beyond” by RoyMartin, 2007, and “Fringe benefice! A history of the parish of St John and St Luke, Clay Hill, Enfield” edited by John Wright, 2015.The image marked * was provided by Enfield Local Studies Centre and Archive and the image marked ** was provided by John Wright.

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St John the Baptist Church was designed in a Venetian Gothic style by James Piers St Aubyn. It was built of yellow stock brick and decorated withbands of red and blue bricks inside and outside. It has an aisleless nave, chancel, south porch and a turret on the western end of the nave. The churchwas completed in 1857 and opened for worship in 1858, from when the print on the left dates. Half of the cost of £1990 was paid by Rev John MooreHeath, vicar of St Andrew’s Church. Originally a chapel of ease in the parish of St Andrew, St John’s became a parish church in 1867. The vicarage inStrayfield Road was occupied by the vicars of St John’s from 1867 to 1981, when it became a private house now called Glenwood House. St John’sSchool was built in Theobalds Park Road in 1888, at a cost of £475. It was extended in the 1970s. A parish hall, now used by the school, was builtalongside in 1889. A modern parish room was built next to the church in 2000. In 1899 the parish was divided into St John’s and St Luke’s parishes, butthey were reunited in 1987. Between 2006 and 2008 St John’s church was closed for major repairs.

The nave was originally furnished with chairs as can be seen in the photograph on the left. Pews were installed in 1875 at a cost of £100, although thesewere replaced in 2011 with the present chairs at a cost of approximately £100 each.

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The brass eagle lectern waspresented to the church in1896.

The Lamb of God and a flag aredepicted on the vicar’s chair,which was at one time occupiedby a former vicar’s cat duringevensong.

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The second-hand organ by Alfred Hunter and Son of London in thechancel was purchased in 1870. The visible pipes are ornamental, theworking ones are hidden. Before electricity was installed in 1949, twochoir boys would pump the bellows in the organ loft. The organ wasrestored in 1961 and again in 1986. Either side of the east window arewooden figures of Mary and Joseph.

The carved wood former reredos on the south wall of the chancel wasbrought, possibly from Cyprus or Syria, and installed in 1894. Itincludes depictions of a prophet (probably Isaiah), St John baptisingJesus and St Peter.

The painted terracotta sandstone reredos behind the high altar showsJesus being baptised by John in the River Jordan. Either side of thereredos are plaster statuettes of St John the Baptist and St Andrew.

The 1856 east window came from the Wailes workshop (1808-81),which was based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. On the left is the Baptism ofJesus by John. The crucifixion of Jesus in the centre also shows Marythe mother of Jesus and the disciple John with Mary Magdalene sittingat the foot of the cross. On the right the risen Christ appears to hisdisciples.

Stained glass windows in the nave were designed by RobertBayne from the firm of Heaton, Butler and Bayne, which wasfounded by Clement Heaton at Covent Garden in 1852. Bayne’sbearded features can often be seen in his designs. The 1870window on the left depicts Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead,who is shown with his sisters Martha and Mary. The panel on theright shows Mary sitting listening to Jesus, while Martha isstanding holding keys and a dish. The 1865 window on the rightshows Jesus as the Good Shepherd and the Light of the World.

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Events

Model railways visit – Saturday 15th October

Following Roger Elkin’s interesting talk to the Society on northLondon’s railway termini and locomotives, he has kindly agreedto open his home in north Enfield, so that some Enfield societymembers can see his model railways between 2 and 5 pm onSaturday 15th October. There is an outdoor O gauge layout andthere are four indoor layouts – N gauge London 1960, HO scaleSwiss, OO gauge British and O scale Welsh narrow gauge. Teaand biscuits will be provided and donations to London children’scharities will be welcomed.

For up to 4 free tickets (which will indicate the time at whichyou can come and the address to be visited) please send yourcontact details, telephone number and a stamped addressedenvelope to Model Railway Visit, Jubilee Hall, 2 ParsonageLane, Enfield EN2 0AJ, or send an email message toheritagewalks@enfieldsociety.org.uk and we will send thetickets requested by email. Accompanied children will bewelcome but will need a ticket.

Stephen Gilburt

On 10th June 2016 TES volunteers, who undertake gardening atEnfield Chase Station, teamed up with train company, GreatNorthern and Leo’s Coffee Shop to put on an afternoon tea partyon Platform One as a celebration of the Queen’s Ninetiethbirthday.This unusual event was organised in the short space of ten daysafter Great Northern kindly provided a small amount of fundingto finance the event. Advertised at our AGM and on socialmedia, it was attended by over seventy TES members. £144was raised for the mental health charity, MIND. Two newvolunteers have joined TES Station Gardening Team.The photograph shows three of the people enjoying the event;from left to right: Jacqueline Hughes, Robert Hughes wavingthe flag and Dickie Gleeson.

Dave Cockle

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Can you be a “church sitter” for All Saints, Edmonton?

In our last issue Val Munday reported onthe major conservation and repair workthat has recently been completed at AllSaints Church, Church Street, Edmonton.Now Joe Studman, Chair of the Church’sfriends group, as written to us as follows:“I am trying to get All Saints ChurchEdmonton to open on a regular basis forvisitors, initially on Saturday afternoons.We do need church sitters however and Iwas hoping you might put an appeal inthe next Enfield Society News on ourbehalf.No prior knowledge of the church isneeded and any volunteer will not be on

their own. If there are any of yourmembers who might like to offer theirservices for 2/3 hours once every threemonths I would be delighted to hearfrom them. We can only open the churchif there are two sitters. At least oneperson who knows something about thechurch will be in attendance but we needsomeone else there in case ofemergency.”Anyone willing to help in this wayshould contact Joe Studman, Chair ofFriends of All Saints Church Edmonton,on telephone number 0787 553 7295 orby email to joe@jaywalks.co.uk

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Heritage and environment

New membersWe warmly welcome the following new membersMiss D L Barrie, Mr A Boyle, Mr J Buckley, Ms J Bungey, Mr R E Canham,Mrs A M Canty, Mrs I A Chantry, Mr & Mrs S & R Dean, Mrs C Drinkwater,Mr A Farmiloe, Mr D Green, Mr & Mrs L & P Grundon, Mrs M T Hollingworth,Mr J Howard, Mr M Ibrahim, Mr T P Kelly, Mr M J Killick, Ms R MacFarlane,Mr G Magowan, Mr P McSorley, Mr R J Mendy, Mr & Mrs M & J Newcombe,Mrs L O'Neill, Ms I Paerce, Mr S D Pickering, Mrs M T Probst,Mr & Mrs J &W Sands, Mr & Mrs M & C J Smith, Mr W Stewart, Ms G Toz,Mr R S Whiter

Joyce James

Update on the localheritage listConsiderable work has been done on thelocal list since I last reported but it seemsthat work will not be completed until theend of the year at the earliest now. Since wesubmitted the draft list in February, Councilofficers have checked all the nominationsfor any current planning applications,added post codes and done any extraresearch required. Further discussions havealso taken place with Historic England asthey have recently revised their advice onLocal Heritage Listing.Besides this the proposed properties havebeen placed onto an electronic mapintegrated with the planning historydatabase to allow the list to beelectronically accessed. This shouldenhance the value of the list and improve itsusefulness in the future.The next step is public consultation- whichwill take place over the summer and thenthe list will need Council approval. Wehope to see it finalised and in action byearly 2017 and will of course keep youinformed. Janet McQueen

Official assurances on the Green Belt

Development on brownfield and Green Belt landThis Department has received a large number of identical letters, forwarded byMembers of Parliament, which concern the National Planning Policy Framework,housing provision, and the need to re-use brownfield land and protect Green Belt.These concerns arise from our recent consultation on proposed changes to theFramework, and from recent misreporting of potential development on Green Belt land.I am writing to clarify the Government's position.The claims made in the reports are misleading and speculative as they include figuresbased on unadopted Local Plans and unapproved planning applications. TheGovernment has put in place the strongest protections for the Green Belt. TheFramework makes it clear that inappropriate development may be allowed only wherevery special circumstances exist, and that Green Belt boundaries should be adjustedonly in exceptional circumstances, through the Local Plan process and with the supportof local people. We have been repeatedly clear that demand for housing alone will notchange Green Belt boundaries. However, we recognise that it is local authorities,working with their communities and with detailed local knowledge, which are bestplaced to decide the most sustainable, suitable and viable sites for new homes. TheHousing and Planning Act 2016 has increased local people's power to plan their areaswith new measures to speed up and simplify neighbourhood planning.This Government is committed to re-using brownfield sites for housing, and we haveundertaken to ensure that 90 per cent of brownfield land suitable for housing will haveplanning permissions for new homes in place by the end of this Parliament. To supportthis policy, we have introduced local brownfield registers; accelerated disposal of publicsector brownfield for housing — with a commitment to release land for at least 160,000homes by 2020; extended permitted development to give new life to thousands ofbuildings; and set up a Home Building Fund to provide £2 billion of loans forinfrastructure and land remediation to support large housing sites. We expect 50% ofthis Fund to be spent on brownfield land. In addition, £1.2 billion of our £2.3 billionstarter homes funding will support brown field site preparation; delivering at least30,000 starter homes.Green Belt remains constant at around 13% of England, and in 2014-15 there was onlya 0.1% reduction in size as a result of Local Plan reviews. Furthermore, only 0.02% ofGreen Belt was converted to residential use, after consulting local people. Takingaccount of land reclassified as national park, the Green Belt is actually 120 squaremiles larger than in 1997.BRANDON LEWIS

The Enfield Society is a member of the London Green Belt Council, an organization ofcivic societies which campaigns to protect the Green Belt around London. They haverecently circulated to us the following letter which was sent to all MPs for Englishconstituencies by the Minister of State for Housing and Planning.

The Deputy has requested I respond on his behalf to your e-mail received on the 12July 2016 in relation to the potential development of land south of Enfield Road. As youare aware a GLA officers pre-application report quashed the original scheme asconcerns were raised in relation to the impact of the school and residentialdevelopment proposals on the Green Belt. Any similar application for the site will beconsidered under the same strict policy tests and the London Plan Green Belt policywill retain the same strict criteria for assessing such applications.

The following reply was sent to Enfield Road Watch by the Planning Team of the newMayor of London, in response to a message seeking an assurance that they will preventLocal Authorities from using “exceptional and special circumstances” tode-designate land so that it can be used for schools:

As our Chairman says, “Let’s hope they stick to their words!”Leonard Will

Brian FrearAs this newsletter went to press,members were sad to learn of Brian’ssudden death following a diagnosis ofmotor neurone disease. An active TESmember for three decades, he also ledabout 90 walks. An obituary willappear in the next newsletter.

Day Conference“Enfield: the time of change”Saturday 12th November in theDugdale CentreTo complement the Society’s exhibitionat the Enfield Museum (see article onpage 3) we are holding a study day onEnfield in the last century which willinclude highlights such as talks byMonica Smith – author of the fourth bookin the History of Enfield series, and byIan Jones on Enfield in the first WorldWar. Joe Studman and Dave Cockle willlead a walk round Enfield Town lookingat the buildings the Society has helped tosave over the past eighty years and eventhe Enfield Beast will be coming! If youare not able to do the walk there will beother activities in the museum so do bookyour place.The cost of the day (to include lunch,coffee and tea) will be £15. It is open toall so please invite friends and relationsas well. To book a ticket please send yourname and telephone number and includea SAE and cheque payable to the EnfieldSociety, to – Conference, Jubilee Hall, 2Parsonage Lane, Enfield EN2 0AJ.Alternatively, you can book on our website at enfieldsociety.org.uk/conferenceusing a debit or credit card or a PayPalaccount.

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Future walksTravel details correct at press date butTES cannot be responsible foralterations. Always check for railchanges, especially at weekends (eithervia 08457 48 49 50 or the traincompany’s website). Use TfL websitefor tube, DLR, London Overgroundand TfL buses (or ring 0343 222 1234).Groupsave discount of about 34%available on most non-TfL trains butnot usable with any Railcards.See TfL/National Rail publicity mapsfor Freedom Pass boundaries andOyster/Travelcard zones and alwaysbring your card(s). County Councilwebsites display current bus timetablesfor non-TfL services.Please wear walking boots or stoutwalking shoes.Sat 20 Aug. London Loop - Finale.Meet 10.44 Bexley Station. Either travelwith Dave on 09.05 train from EnfieldChase into Moorgate, changing ontoNorthern Line for London Bridge, ormeet him at London Bridge mainlinestation for 10.14 Southeastern train(usually from platform 1). Note: NorthernLine will be closed between King’s Crossand Moorgate.About 8.75 mile linear walk followingthe River Cray to The Thames endingDave’s 150 mile journey at Erith Station.Route passes the magnificent Tudor HallPlace mansion and grounds (visited byTES in July 2015) before reaching theCrayford Marshes and River Darent.Shorter options. Bring lunch or foodavailable. Details: (020) 8366 2242 or07948 204 025. Leader: Dave CockleTues 23 Aug. Discovery Walk: ElegantIslington and New River. Meet 10.30main concourse at Highbury & IslingtonStation. About 2.75 to 3 hour circularwalk via attractive streets and squaresand landscaped sections of the NewRiver. Coffee break at The Angel.Shorter options. Contact on day of walkONLY: 07931 963 086. Leader: MonicaSmithSat 27 Aug. Alban Way. Meet 10.25ticket office St Albans City Station(10.04 Thameslink Bedford train from StPancras International – platform 8).About 8.5 to 9 mile circular walk viaSmallford with an interesting mix ofcountryside, field paths and disusedrailway history. Shorter option withreturn to start by bus. Bring lunch or foodavailable. Leader: Breda JenkinsWed 31 Aug. Tewin. Meet 10.30Hertford North Station (10.00 train fromEnfield Chase). An attractive circularwalk through varied countryside viaTewin Village. Bring lunch or foodprobably available. Details:roynicholls@btinternet.com or (020)8360 0282. Leader: Roy NichollsSat 3 Sept. Medieval Essex. Meet 10.51Audley End Station (10.10 AbellioCambridge train from Tottenham Hale orat 10.18 from Cheshunt – access

Cheshunt by 09.44 London Overgroundtrain from Southbury).7.5 to 8 mile walk via attractivelandscapes, medieval buildings andAudley End Mansion. Lunch stop inSaffron Walden with hopefully time topartly explore this delightful town whichhas over 400 listed properties. Bringlunch or food available. Possibility ofreturning by bus to near station. Contacton day of walk ONLY: 07490 480 251.Leader: Stuart MillsTues 6 Sept. Trent Park Stroll. Forthose wanting tea/coffee prior to start,meet 10.15 onwards at Church HouseCafe in Chalk Lane (oppositeCockfosters Station). If not, then be atcafé by 11.00. Note: should thisvolunteer staffed café be closed, thenmeet at Miracles café in nearby shopparade.About 2 to 2.5 mile circular walk withcomments on the geology of Trent Park.Please respect Norman’s pace during thisgentle relaxed stroll. Contact on day ofwalk ONLY: 07984 813 636. Leader:Norman ColesSat 10 Sept. Pilgrim’s Way. Meet 10.41Dorking Station (09.58 South WestTrains Dorking train from Vauxhallmainline station). Note: Enfield Townand Southbury lines to Liverpool Streetare scheduled to be closed on 10 and 11September.About 7.5 mile circular walk throughpretty countryside below the NorthDowns. No steep climbs and option toreturn to start by bus after about 4 milesfrom Wotton lunch stop. Bring food orpub food probably available. Details:(020) 8882 3602 or 07534 433 578.Leader: Martin LangerWed 14 Sept. Epping/Ongar railwaywalk. Meet 10.50 Epping Station(Central Line from Bank, LiverpoolStreet and Stratford stations). About 7 to8 mile circular walk following route ofheritage railway through meadows,woodlands and nature reserves. Lunchstop at North Weald. Bring lunch or foodavailable and option to end. Details:07904 193 098. Leader: John WestSat 17/Sun 18 Sept. Open HouseLondon Weekend.Thurs 22 Sept. Upper Lea Valley. Meet11.01 Harpenden Station ticket office(10.34 Thameslink Bedford train from StPancras International – platform 8).Note: car parking at/near station islimited/expensive.About 8 mile circular walk in variedcountryside via Batford, Mackerye Endand Gustard Wood. Lunch stop in prettyWheathampstead village with option toend (buses to Harpenden and St AlbansCity Stations). Bring lunch or foodavailable. Leader: Breda JenkinsSat 24/Sun 25 Sept. Enfield TownShow.Wed 28 Sept. Discovery Walk: SuDsand Firs Farm Wetlands Tour. Meet10.00 outside The Beehive pub in LittleBury Street, N9 – links Bury Street Westand Church Street. About 5 mins walk

from Bush Hill Parade/Ridge AvenueLibrary. Buses 329, W8 and 192 stopnearby.About 2.5 hour/miles walk viewing thenew Sustainable Drainage Systemprojects at Salmon’s Brook near BuryLodge Park, followed by a guided tour ofthe Firs Farm Wetlands (off Firs Lane).Shorter options. Details: (020) 8366 2242or 07948 204 025. Leader: Dave CockleSat 1 Oct. Historic South Bank. Meet10.30 at riverside exit from WestminsterStation (District & Circle Lines).7 mile linear walk from WestminsterBridge using a mix of riverside paths,parks and quieter side streets, ending atBermondsey Spa. Shorter options. Lunchstop near south side of Tower Bridge.Bring lunch or food available. lf joiningfor afternoon route, meet outside CityHall at 13.30. Details: 07904 193 098.Leader: John WestThurs 6 Oct. Grovelands Park Stroll.Meet 10.30 outside Ye Olde Cherry Tree,Southgate Green, N14 (buses 121, 298,299 & W6) for 2 to 2.5 mile walk inGrovelands Park with comments on thegeology and landscape. Coffee break.Please respect Norman’s pace during thisgentle relaxed stroll. Contact on day ofwalk ONLY: 07984 813 636. Leader:Norman ColesSat 15 Oct. Thames Estuary Path. Meet10.33 Tilbury Town Station. Either travelwith Dave on 08.52 train from EnfieldTown, or meet him at Liverpool Streetmainline station for 09.43 c2cShoeburyness train, changing at Barkingfor 10.09 c2c Southend train. Note: buySuper Off-Peak Day Return fromboundary to Stanford-le-Hope.10.5 mile linear walk passing TilburyFort and Marshes, Coalhouse Fort and theMucking Marshes/Flats, ending atStanford-le-Hope. Option to end at EastTilbury lunch stop (station nearby). Bringlunch or pub food probably available.With high tide at 13.00, hopefully theThames scenes will be dramatic. Details:(020) 8366 2242 or 07948 204 025.Leader: Dave CockleThurs 20 Oct. Discovery Walk: “TheNelson Touch”. Meet 11.00 ColliersWood Station (Northern Line).About 6 mile linear walk from “ParadiseMerton” through centuries of history,with medieval and Victorian monks,markets and industry based upon theRiver Wandle, ending at CarshaltonStation. Route includes many prettysections of the river. Shorter options.Lunch stop in Morden Hall Park (N.T.but free entry). Bring lunch or foodavailable. Contact on day of walk ONLY:07946 729 053. Leaders: Vanessa &MargaretTues 25 Oct. Epsom Downs. Meet 10.57Epsom Station (10.28 South West TrainsDorking train from Vauxhall mainlinestation).About 7.5 mile linear walk over theEpsom and Walton Downs. An area ofdownland, farmland and woods,including the race course, and with long

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distance views. Bring lunch or pub foodprobably available. Leader: Mick SpinksSat 29 Oct. Chilterns. Meet 10.45Chesham Station (09.42 MetropolitanLine Chesham train from King’s Cross StPancras).About 8 mile walk through variedChiltern scenery with perhaps a hint ofAutumn colours. Lunch stop in Cheshamtown – bring lunch or food available.Contact on day of walk ONLY: 07490480 251. Leader: Stuart MillsSat 5 Nov. Jubilee Greenway. Meet10.00 Green Park Station (Victoria &Piccadilly Lines) at exit into Green Park.7 mile linear walk via famous sights. Inmorning about 4.25 miles fromBuckingham Palace to Hyde Park (coffeebreak), Kensington Palace/Gardens,Leinster Gardens, Paddington Basin andLittle Venice (lunch stop). Bring lunch orfood available. Then the route follows theRegent’s Canal to end at Camden,although walkers can make their ownway on to King’s Cross. Many shorteroptions. Details: 07973 747 454. Leader:Nigel KingWed 9 Nov. Discovery Walk: Chelsea.Meet 10.30 Sloane Square Station (Circle& District Lines). 2.5 hour walk (withcoffee break) via King’s Road, ChelseaOld Church, Cheyne Walk and otherinteresting places. Shorter options.Contact on day of walk ONLY: 07931963 086. Leader: Monica SmithNote: In the afternoon you couldindependently visit the Royal Hospital,historic home of the Chelsea Pensioners(open from 14.00). This is NOT part ofMonica’s walk.Tues 15 Nov. London Waterways. Meetat entrance to Platform 9, King’s Crossmainline station for PROMPT start at10.30.About 7 to 7.5 mile linear walk basedupon the ever-changing scenes of theRegent’s Canal, via Victoria Park, andending at Limehouse Basin DLR Station.Many shorter options. Bring lunch orfood available. Contact on day of walkONLY: 07506 334 019. Leader: PeterMackeySat 19 Nov. Hertford. Meet 10.15Hertford North Station (09.51 train fromEnfield Chase). About 7 to 8 milecircular walk that may include newlyopened paths in the restored landscape ofGeorgian Panshanger Park. Lunch stop inHertford town. Bring lunch or foodavailable. Contact on day of walk ONLY:07490 480 251. Leader: Stuart MillsThurs 24 Nov. Discovery Walk:Greenwich and Blackheath. Meet either10.45 Island Gardens DLR Station or11.05 at Cutty Sark DLR Station.Today’s walk has the river scene,historical connections, fine buildings,Greenwich Park and the contrasting openspace of Blackheath. Many shorteroptions. Bring lunch or food available.Details: roynicholls@btinternet.com or(020) 8360 0282. Leader: Roy Nicholls

Stuart Mills

Historic buildings visit – behind the scenes at Forty Hall11 am on Sunday 4th September 2016There will be an opportunity for agroup of Enfield Society members tosee parts of the Forty Hall estatewhich are not always open to thepublic, on Sunday 4th September,starting at 11 am. Arrangements havebeen made with Capel Manor staffwho run the farm for a guided tour ofthe buildings, including the Grade IIlisted 17th century barns which wererestored in 1998. The animals,vineyard, orchard and farm shop willalso be seen. Those who wish to visitForty Hall itself, and see the roomswhich in 2012 were restored andfurnished to a 17th century appearance,may do so independently after the farmtour.To obtain free tickets for the tour, pleasesend your contact details, including yourtelephone number and a stampedaddressed envelope, to Forty Hall FarmVisit, Jubilee Hall, 2 Parsonage Lane,Enfield, EN2 0AJ stating how manytickets you would like (maximum 4) orsend an email message toheritagewalks@enfieldsociety.org.uk andwe will send you a ticket by email.

Historic buildings

One of the restored buildings

Forty Hall Vineyard have sent us alist of frequently asked questionsabout the vineyard – this is anedited selection.What is Forty Hall Vineyard? FortyHall Vineyard (FHV) is an award-winning social enterprise, which aimsto produce and sell high qualityEnglish wine whilst also makinga positive contribution to thehealth and happiness of localpeople. FHV is London’sonly commercial-scalevineyard, run by volunteers forthe benefit of the local community.How long has FHV been going? Ourfirst acre of vines was planted by hand in2009. We now have over 14,500 vinesplanted over 10 acres of vineyard. Wewere formally constituted as a limitedcompany on 19th Aug 2010.Where is FHV located? We grow ourgrapes on 10 acres of south-facing, freedraining and sloping gravelly soil atForty Hall Organic Farm on theestate. Our partners, Capel ManorCollege, who run and manage FortyHall Farm, provide the land.Where is FHV wine made?Immediately after they are picked, ourgrapes are taken to Davenport Vineyardsin East Sussex where they are pressedand vinified by our multi award-winningwine maker, Will Davenport.Where can you buy our wine? When it isavailable, FHV wine is sold on site at the“cellar door” from the Forty Hall FarmShop, open Wed, Sat & Sun 11:00am –4:00pm. Please sign up to our newsletter.

So how does FHV benefit the localpeople? FHV offers volunteeringopportunities for people to work withothers on a meaningful activity in theoutdoors.Who are your partners, funders andsupporters? Without the support andencouragement of our key partner, CapelManor College, we would never have gotstarted. We are grateful to have also beengrant funded by the National Lottery, theLondon Borough of Enfield, UnLtd,London Catalyst, the Shoreditch Trustand the Funding Network among others.We are also very grateful to our manygenerous individual sponsors.Why is FHV organic? We believe thatgreat wines are made in the vineyard andthat what you see growing on the vine is

what you should taste from thebottle. We are committed to an

organic approach, alwaysmindful of our soil and climateconditions that will, withcareful management, produce

productive vines and top qualitywine for many years.What wines does FHV produce? We arecurrently producing two still, whitevarietal wines each year: a Bacchus andan Ortega; we also produce a sparklingwhite wine made in the traditionalChampagne method: i.e. all thefermentation takes place naturally in thebottle. All of our wines are currently dry,but as our yields grow we will expandour portfolio to offer a wider range,possibly including off-dry and rosé winesHow much do you produce? Our vinesare still maturing so our yields are stillquite low. By 2017 we hope to becropping off all 10 acres of vineyard and

would expect an average yield of about1.5 tonnes per acre. We expect to

produce around 15,000 bottles ofwine a year (50% still, 50%

sparkling) when we are at fullproduction levels.

For more information contact us atenquiries@fortyhallvineyard.comor sign up to our newsletter atwww.fortyhallvineyard.com

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President: Dr C.J.A. Jephcott

Chairman: Dave CockleHon. Secretary: Richard StonesHon. Treasurer: David JamesOffice: Jubilee Hall, 2 Parsonage Lane,

Enfield, EN2 0AJTelephone: 020 8363 9495When there is nobody in the office, messagesleft on voice mail will be dealt with aspromptly as possible.Web site: www.enfieldsociety.org.ukHelplines: For information on TESactivities or to report matters you thinkneed investigation or action, pleasecontact the number or email addressbelow. Other email addresses are givenon the “Contacts” page on our web site.Architecture and Planning020 8363 7707 (John Davies)Coach Outings020 8367 7374 (Janet McQueen)Conservation Areas, Listed Buildings,Green Belt020 8245 2758 (Chris Jephcott)Edmonton Group020 8367 5920 (Monica Smith)Footpaths and Walks020 8367 5168 (Shirley Cotton)Historic Buildings020 8363 0031 (Stephen Gilburt)Jubilee Hall Bookings020 8363 9495 (Janet McQueen)Locally listed buildings projectLocalListTES@enfieldsociety.org.ukMembership020 8367 3171 (Joyce James)Press and publicity020 8363 5732 (Bob Fowler)Publicationspublications@enfieldsociety.org.uk(Monica Smith)Records and Research020 8372 0092 (Leonard Will)Trees020 8245 2758 (Chris Jephcott)Volunteers coordinatorM.Wilkie@enfieldsociety.org.uk (MoiraWilkie)Management committeeDave Cockle, John Davies, Tony Dey,Robert Fowler, Stephen Gilburt, DavidJames, Joyce James, Janet McQueen,Stuart Mills, Val Munday, RichardStones, John West, Moira Wilkie,Leonard Will.Vice-PresidentsLord Graham of Edmonton,Mr C. Pointer, Mr M. Saunders, MBE,Mr A. J. Skilton, Ms M. Smith, MBENewsletter editorLeonard Willnewsletter@enfieldsociety.org.ukThe Enfield Society.Registered in England as a limited companyno. 312134.Registered Charity no. 276451.Printed by Cambridge Printers Ltd.ISSN 2042-1419 (Print)ISSN 2042-1427 (Online)

TES Directory Blind auctionBid for a set of plates decorated with Enfield scenes

Lucy Grayburn was a member of theEnfield Society and enjoyed attending thetalks in Jubilee Hall. Sadly, she died inAugust 2015.In 1997 she had bought a set of six platesshowing Enfield scenes within a greenand gold border, sold by Decor ArtCreations Ltd. as “The CanterburyCollection”. The scenes show the MarketPlace, St Andrew’s Church, the NewRiver and Gardens, Christ Church, theTown and Palace Parade, and Chase FarmSchools.Each plate is 21cm (8¼ inches) indiameter, is fitted with a wall hangingframe as shown and is numbered asforming part of set no. 29 from a limitededition of 250 sets. The set of 6 platescost £90, and are still in their originalpackaging.Mrs Grayburn’s daughters have donatedthe plates to The Enfield Society,suggesting that we may wish to use themto raise funds for the Society in memoryof their mother.We are therefore offering them tomembers as a “blind auction”. If youwould like to buy the set, please write toPlates Auction, The Enfield Society, 2Parsonage Lane, Enfield, EN2 0AJ,saying how much you offer to pay. Thereis a reserve price of £50, so bids should

be for at least that amount. You can alsosend bids by email toplatesauction@enfieldsociety.org.uk.The amount of any bid we receive will bekept confidential until the closing date,5pm on Friday 26th August 2016. Afterthat date we will contact the highestbidder to arrange for them to receive theplates. If two people bid the same highestamount the first one received will win,and if they both come at the same timewe will choose one by lot. If you don’thear from us you will know that you havenot been successful. We shall report theresult in our next newsletter.Good luck!

Leonard Will

Newsletter contributionsContributions to the newsletter from members are most welcome. Contributors’views may differ from those of the Management Committee, anonymous items arenot published and we reserve the right to shorten or edit items before publication.Copy can be sent as an email attachment to newsletter@enfieldsociety.org.uk, butitems on paper can also be accepted. Contact the Newsletter Editor, Leonard Will, atthe above email address or by telephone at (020) 8372 0092 if you have anyquestions about making a contribution. The copy date for the next issue is 14thOctober, and it will be published on 8th November.

Leonard Will