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No. 198, Summer 2015

Enfield Society News

The Enfield Society and Enfield Councilare in the planning stage of a project toreview Enfield’s local list and we arelooking for volunteers to help.As most of you will know Enfield has alocal list of buildings of architectural orhistoric interest: www.enfield.gov.uk/downloads/file/3544/local_listed_buildings_street_index. This derived from theremnants of the old Grade III listings thatwere not upgraded in 1974 to statutorylisting such as Grade II. It has been addedto ad hoc over the years but is now veryout of date and it needs to be completelyrevised for it to feed effectively into thelocal plan. Enfield Council feels that theEnfield Society and other volunteersocieties and groups have a vital role toplay in ensuring this is done, to maintainour heritage and environment. We needyour help with this.

In the next month or so a consultant willbe appointed by the Council to developselection criteria based on the EnglishHeritage “Good practice guide for localheritage listing”. The consultant will thenorganise training for volunteers who willhave the role of surveying all Enfieldstreets and parks looking for buildingsfitting the criteria for adding to the list.And not just buildings: we feel stronglythat there are many structures which makeup Enfield’s unique heritage andenvironment and which need someprotection – the War Memorial perhaps, orthe horse troughs discussed in the articlein this newsletter by Mick Coe,waymarkers, verges, postboxes andrailings are all features which go tomaking Enfield special. I am sure youhave many other ideas.

Local heritage review:revising Enfield’s locally listed buildings register

The training is likely to take place in thesummer this year and include theassessment criteria and how to use them,completing the record forms andphotographing buildings. The survey workis planned to start in late summer 2015going on for up to six months.If you are interested in taking part in thisproject or have particular ideas you wantto put forward then please contact JanetMcQueen or Val Munday on the JubileeHall phone (020) 8363 9495, emaillocallisttes@enfieldsociety.org.uk or writein if you prefer. We are particularlylooking for people interested in walkinground our streets and also keenphotographers but if you are not able to bethat active then other roles can be found soplease do let us know if you would like toget involved.

Janet McQueen

Some Enfield buildings and structures which are locally listed or suggested for listing�

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TreesComment on recent planning applications has not been helpedby inability to view the documents on the Council’s planningweekly list web page. Fortunately the major planningapplication came before the Conservation Advisory Group.One application that was accessible from a few weeks back doesraise important issues. This photograph dating back to the 1920sshows the little monumental mason’s shopfront adjacent to theLavender Hill Cemetery entrance, which has survivedunchanged. Straddling thefront of the site is clearlyvisible a well grown oaktree, reputed to be older thanthe cemetery itself. This treesurvived virtuallyunchanged until Novemberlast year when the owner,Enfield Council, put thesmall property on the marketand sold it. The new owner felled the tree, as they were fullyentitled to do, as it was not preserved or in a conservation areaat the beginning of this year. They then applied for planningpermission to change the use of part of the site, claimingaccurately that there were no significant trees on the land. Butthis begs the question as to how a site containing a major tree inthis prominent and sensitive location could come to be soldwithout any apparent consideration of its environmental impact.It transpires that the Council’s tree officer was not consulted atany stage. And so a significant amenity was thoughtlessly lost.Truro HouseThe process of restoring the 19th century listed villa and theenabling development to facilitate this drags on. In 2008 ascheme was drawn up for the restoration and maintenance of thehouse and gardens, which involved constructing 25 residentialunits in two blocks, one 2-storey and one part 3, part 4-storeyblock. After prolonged negotiations designs generallyconsidered acceptable were approved. Now, new architects areproposing modifications to the designs, claiming they could notbe built as approved, which would involve increasing the heightof the main building amongst other modifications.Unfortunately the Conservation Advisory Group this weekconcluded that the changes had coarsened thedesign, already somewhat problematical, to theextent that it could not now be accepted as thesetting of the listed house.Salisbury HouseThis is another of Enfield’s major listedbuildings where there is a danger its settingcould be compromised. Currently EnfieldCouncil is considering redeveloping theredundant Bury Lodge Depot in Bury Streetwith up to 175 flats and houses, a worthwhileaim. Unfortunately, indicative plans show thedevelopment could crowd in up to theboundary of Salisbury House and the listedwall along Bury Street. We consider it isimportant that the listed structures are includedas part of the scheme and look forward to apresentation from the architects when thisstage is reached. The architects for theCouncil’s major redevelopment of the AlmaEstate along South Street did give such apresentation to the CAG, who were veryimpressed by the scheme, at its last meeting.

Chris Jephcott

Conservation

Tree planting on Chase GreenIn the spring of 2014 The Friends of Chase Green put together aproposal to restore the remaining area of woodland on the westernside of Chase Green. There are some very old trees there and somerare ones too – some descendants of old Caucasian elm forexample. The woodland is a survival of the grand house ‘TheShrubbery’ which was cleared to make way for the Great NorthernRailway extension to Stevenage which opened in 1910. At thattime, possibly to stabilise the new embankment but certainly toscreen it, a colonnade of alternating London planes and limes wasplanted. Over the past century, time and disease has taken a few ofthem leaving unsightly gaps. In addition, the 1987 gales anddisease have felled some of the very old oaks.With all this in mind, the Friends approached TES with a view tomaking good these losses in order to preserve the tree-scene forfuture generations. Thanks to the legacy of the late Marion Sellers,TES was able to support theprovision of six trees and anongoing grant to be utilised inthe autumn to provide a widevariety of woodland bulbs toenhance the under-storey of thewoodland. The Friends havealready begun, under Councilguidance, to clear nettles andreplace with woodland grassesand bulbs.In February six trees weredelivered: an imposing oak treenow occupying the site of afallen Turkey oak (Quercuscerris) which had becomediseased, three limes, a Londonplane and a fastigiate oak (withan upswept shape), which now matches one already establishednear the war memorial. The Council's contractor will maintainthese for the next two years whilst they settle in.

Steve Farnsworth

In the Spring Newsletter, we asked forvolunteers to relaunch the Trees Group.Many thanks to those members whovolunteered. The first meeting of the Grouptook place at the Dugdale Centre and on awarm sunny day in early April, the Groupstarted work on the Society’s allotmentwhere saplings are grown for futureplanting schemes. The group will now beidentifying sites for future tree planting inthe autumn and bringing on new saplings.

If you are interested in helping with thiswork, contact trees@enfieldsociety.org.uk.The photos show the group at work on theallotment.Tree planting in the Town Park has beencompleted. There are 5 large, multi stemmedsilver birch around the rose garden by theformal entrance and 3 well grown smallleaved limes along the New Riverembankment opposite the Golf Course,planted by the Council using a grant fromThe Enfield Society.

John West and Chris Jephcott

Trees Group

The new prime specimenEnglish oak (Quercus robur)

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Street features

Edmonton

The Enfield Society has published a sequelto the three volume History of Enfield,entitled A time of change. The author isMonica Smith, MBE, who joined theEnfield Preservation Society in 1976 andhas served on the Management Committeesince 1992 including stretches as honorarytreasurer and chairman.This volume, covering Enfield historyfrom 1939 up to 1969, contains elevenchapters covering subjects such as WWII,the 1950s and 1960s, industry, leisure,transport, education and last but not leastthe Enfield Preservation Society. Thebook, with 235 superb illustrations, gives aremarkable picture of a boroughtransferring from six years of war,followed by austerity and radical changes.The illustrations include everything fromair-raid shelters, ration books and nationalindustry to bomb damage and modernbuildings. Transport and trolley busesmake their appearance, and schoolscovered include Enfield Grammar Schooland the newer schools such as EnfieldCounty School as well as later primaryschools such as St Paul’s at WinchmoreHill. Industry is represented by factoriessuch as Ripaults, Belling & Lee, Ediswanand many others. The Royal Small Armsfactory is covered in some detail and thebook ends with an epilogue summing upthe large changes in the borough. Enfield,which a local doctor who has lived here allhis life once described as “a lateralvillage”, has now become a thriving townin its own right.

Peter PerrymanCopies of the book (£18.50) can be purchasedat TES meetings, as well as from Waterstone’sbookshop in Church Street, Forty Hall shopand a new outlet at Forty Hall Farm shop. Theywill be on sale at the Edmonton Festival andthe Enfield Town Show but if you would like acopy sent by post please send a cheque for£21.50 to the Enfield Society. Although VolumeOne of the History of Enfield by David Pam isnow out of print we do have a few second handcopies for sale. These can be purchased at theAGM and other meetings at Jubilee Hall or sentby post for £11.50 (includes £3 for postage).Copies of Volumes Two and Three are stillavailable.

The Metropolitan Free Drinking FountainAssociation was set up in London bySamuel Gurney, a Member of Parliament,and philanthropist and Edward ThomasWakefield, a barrister, in 1859 to providedrinking water by means of free publicfountains.At this time live cattle were still broughtto market at Smithfield and elsewhereand vast numbers of horses were vital fortransport. To support animal welfare, theAssociation extended its remit to includecattle troughs and in 1867 it changed itsname to The Metropolitan DrinkingFountain and Cattle Trough Association.In collaboration with the Royal Societyfor the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,troughs were built for horses, cattle anddogs. The association only stoppedbuilding troughs in 1936, as mechanicaldevices were replacing the horse.Many of these troughs were built ofgranite with the charity’s name carvedinto one side of the two level structure.They provided a shallow, lower leveltrough for dogs and a deeper, higher leveltrough for cattle and horses. Sometroughs were paid for by individualbenefactors, who had their names etccarved into the structure.I have located eight remaining troughs ofthis design in the Enfield area. Othershave succumbed to various highway“improvements” over the years. With theexception of that at Strayfield Road, allare now planted and add interest to thestreet scene as well as being a reminderof a slower pace of life, largelyunimaginable to our children and

grandchildren without such visualevidence. As such, I feel that they shouldbe protected by being given the status of“local listing” as some already displayevidence of damage and neglect.The eight locations are:-1. Winchmore Hill Green – inscribed “In

Memoriam - Doctor Chichett 1896”.2. The junction of Compton Road and

Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill3. Church Street N9, by Ridge Avenue

library – inscribed “in memory ofEmma Ainslie of Rowantree 1909”.

4. Southgate Green5. Park Avenue, Bush Hill Park, close to

Bagshot Road6. The Green at Forty Hill, Enfield –

inscribed “the gift of J H Buxton1879”.

7. Brigadier Hill, Enfield, close toLancaster Road

8. Strayfield Road, EnfieldMick Coe

coe.mick@btinternet.com

The trough at Brigadier Hill, EnfieldShowing signs of damage, having

been partially moved on its supports.

Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association

Monica Smith with David Burrowes at the booklaunch in the Dugdale Centre on February 27th

Congratulations to Edmonton-based ArtStart which won first prize in the NewYear’s Day Parade in Central London.The prize money of £7500 was donatedto the Mayor of Enfield’s chosen charity.Art Start also masterminded the verysuccessful “Easter Down on the Farm” atForty Hall Farm which was so wellattended that £13,000 profit will be usedon community projects and therenovation of the Girls Charity School inChurch Street, a grade 2 listed buildingwhich is on the At Risk register.The Lamb Festival at All Saints Church,Church Street. is to be held again in June.The programme is:● Saturday 6th at 6pm and Tuesday 9th

June at 2pm. Discover Edmonton – awalk with Joe Studman.

● Sunday 7th June 4pm. Service ofThanksgiving for Charles and MaryLamb.

● Monday 8th June 7.30pm. Illustratedtalk by author and “literary explorer”Ann Morgan.

● Tuesday 9th June 8pm. North LondonBrass in concert.

● Wednesday 10th June 1pm. OrganRecital with Peter Smith FRCO,former organist at All Saints.

● Thursday 11th June 3-6pm. Carers UKAfternoon Tea; 7-9pm. PoetryEvening hosted by Carers UK.

● Friday 12th June 7-9pm. Prizegivingand closing celebration.

All events are free but donations arewelcomed.

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This list gives a selection of forthcomingevents arranged by organisations other thanThe Enfield Society. Other events andupdates may be found on our web site at<www.enfieldsociety.org.uk> and on theEnfield Council site at<www.enfield.gov.uk/events/>

Until 10 January 2016, Dugdale Centre.Just Married – 150 years of Enfieldweddings. An Enfield Museum exhibition.Open 9am- 5pm. Monday to Saturday,10am-1pm Sunday. Free.Until 27th June. Enfield Thinks, the pop-up learning shop in Burleigh Way with adaily programme of lectures and workshopson a wide range of subjects. For details see:www.enfieldthinks.co.uk. FreeWednesday 20 May 10am-1pm. NewRiver walk with Lea Valley Regional Park,tracing the New River to Forty Hall Estateand Whitewebbs. Meet at MyddeltonHouse Gardens. £5.Friday 22 May 7.30pm, Forty Hall.Songs of the Earth – first of the SpringClassical Concert Series, with RuariGlasheen (percussion) and Laura Snowden(guitar). £12Saturday 23 May 7.30pm, Forty Hall.Concert – Landseer Oboe Trio willperform a musical medley of works bycontemporary composers. £12Tuesday 26 May 5pm, Enfield Thinks,Burleigh Way. Enfield 1939-69. Anillustrated talk by Monica Smith. Free.Saturday 6th to Friday 12th June, AllSaints Church, Edmonton. The LambFestival. For details see page 3.Tuesday 9th June, 7pm, Millfield House,Edmonton. Visit to Millfield House.Details from the Historical AssociationBranch Secretary, Robin Blades (020 83685328), <robin.blades@virgin.net>. Smallcharge to cover refreshments. [HA]Wednesday 10th June, 12.30-1pm, StMary Magdalene Church, Windmill Hill.Concert: St Monica’s School Choir.Friday 12th June, 7.30 for 8pm, JubileeHall. Updates from The ThamesDiscovery Programme, by Eliott Wragg,Foreshore Development Officer [EAS]Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June.Open Squares Weekend. 200 gardens andsquares to visit. see www.opensquares.org.£10 (covers all entries on both days)Saturday 13 June, 2-3 pm, MyddeltonHouse. Tour of kitchen garden with LeaValley Senior Kitchen Gardener. £3.Friday 19th June 7.30 pm, Forty Hall.Concert by the Aureus Quartet with aprogramme including music by Beethoven,Webern and Shostakovich. £12.

Other organizations’ eventsSaturday 20th June 7.30 pm, Forty Hall.Concert by the Alauda Quartet exploringthe repertoire of the string quartet includingclassic and romantic music movements.£12.Wednesday 24th – Saturday 27th June,7.30pm (Sat Matinée 2.30pm), WyllyottsTheatre, Potters Bar. The Merry Widow.Southgate Opera presents Lehár’s ever-popular romantic operetta. Box Office01707 645005.Sunday 28th June 2pm, Forty Hall. Thefamilies of Forty Hall – a guided tour withJoe Studman. £5Sunday 28th June 6-8 pm, MyddeltonHouse Gardens. Music at Myddelton –Jazz music of Stan Getz, Bossa Nova andThe Sound of Brazil. £9, £7 concessions.(Take your own chair).Friday 3rd July, 7.30 for 8pm, JubileeHall. The Geoffrey Gillam MemorialLecture: Enfield at war: shirts, shells andpoison gas, by Ian Jones, EAS [EAS]Sunday 5th July 12 noon to 6pm, FortyHall. Music on the lawn with Friends ofForty Hall Park. FreeWednesday 8th July, 12.30-1pm, StMary Magdalene Church, WindmillHill. Concert: Nigel Blomily and the AnernTrio.Thursday 9th - Saturday 18th July,7.30pm, Forty Hall. Principal Theatre inShakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”. Matinees2.30 pm on 12th, 11th and 18th.Friday 17th July, 7.30pm, Forty Hall.Concert – Secret connections: Dowland,Byrd, Tallis and Shakespeare by theLovekyn Consort :the semi-secret cultureof Elizabethan theatrical airs and sacredmusic. £12.Sunday 19th July 12 noon to 4pm, FortyHall park. Encountering Elsyng Palace –Family Day exploring the Elsyng dig sitewith Enfield Archaeological Society andEnfield Museum Service. Free.Sunday 19th July 6-8 pm, MyddeltonHouse Gardens. Music at Myddelton –Back to the 60s, the decade which includedrock and roll, the Beatles, the Kinks andmany others. £9, £7 (concessions) Takeyour own chair.Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July10.30am to 5pm, Forty Hall. Civil Warencampment. Free.Saturday 25th July 11am to 7pm.Pymmes Park. Edmonton Festival. Visitthe Enfield Society stall.Saturday 25th July. 2-4pm, MyddeltonHouse Gardens. Walking in the footstepsof Mr Bowles. £4Friday 11th September, 7.30 for 8pm,Jubilee Hall. Vice-Presidential Address,by Jon Cotton [EAS]

Obituary

Sadly we have to report the death ofDoris, a member of the Enfield Societyfor over 50 years, and for most of thistime an active volunteer. She and herhusband, Maurice, joined the EnfieldPreservation Society in 1963 because oftheir concern at the felling of so manytrees in Enfield. They were,consequently, founder members of theTrees Group and later took on the role ofMembership Secretary. After Maurice’sdeath, Doris was responsible fordelivering Enfield Society publications tolocal bookshops and other retailers, a taskshe carried out for over 30 years andwhich was especially onerous when thefirst three volumes of the History ofEnfield were published. She and herdaughter also packed thousands ofChristmas cards every year. The Societywas represented at the ThanksgivingService for her life at St. MaryMagdalene church and we send oursympathy to her three children, sixgrandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren.

Monica Smith

Doris Connolly (1921-2015)

Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th September,Town Park. Enfield Town ShowTuesday 29th September 2015 weeklyuntil Tuesday 15th December 2015, 7.15– 8.45pm, Jubilee Hall. Enfield localhistory course, by Joe Studman. A 12 weekintroductory course charting the history ofEnfield, Edmonton and Southgate. Thecourse will be repeated on Wednesdaymornings, starting on 7th October. Cost£60.00 for the course which can be bookedfor either the Tuesday evening orWednesday morning sessions. Seewww.jaywalks.co.uk/the-city.html fordetails.

EAS: Enfield Archaeological Society.Visitors are very welcome (£1.00 perperson). <www.enfarchsoc.org/index.html>

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Tuesday mornings 10.00 for 10.30am,Jubilee Hall. No tickets required.26th May: Coffee houses, coffee shops,coffee stalls and coffee bars, by Mrs M.McAndrew30th June: Walking the “Cammino deAssisi”, with John Merrill28th July: Enfield’s railway history – part 1,by Dave CockleAugust: No meeting29th September: The art of the folly, byRussell BowesEvening meetings, 7.30 for 8 p.m. atJubilee Hall unless otherwise stated.No tickets required.Monday 18th May: Ponders End: newhousing for Enfield, an illustrated talk byPaul Karakusevic.

The Chairman’s columnEnfield Societyevents The first ever “Community Clear Up

Day” took part across the country on 21stMarch with communities rolling up theirsleeves in a national spring clean to helpspruce up neglected areas. Here inEnfield a group of volunteers, led by TESmember, Nigel King, made theircontribution by clearing the litter strewngrass verge on the North side of EnfieldRoad, opposite the Jolly Farmers pub,and along the concrete road leading to theMerryhills Way footpath. Seven largebags of litter were collected. Nigel andhis team have also cleaned up the “rural”section of Enfield Road towardsOakwood and Lakeside where litterclashed with the daffodils in the broadgrass verges. Another area to be tackledin the future is Snakes Lane leading tothe former Middlesex University site inTrent Park. This initiative is to beapplauded as it has brought individualsand communities together to take pride intheir areas.The Council’s street cleaning team does agood job in keeping the pavements freeof litter and removing graffiti promptly.One area which, in my view, needsimprovement, is control of theproliferation of unauthorised advertising.There appears to be double standards, asquite recently I was speaking to thepromoter of the new Winchmore HillFarmers Market. He had been asked bythe Council to remove an advert for hismarket from a lamp post at Grange Park.

This is quiteright ascommercialadverts are notallowed to beattached tostreet furniture.At the sametime, numerousadvertspromoting aCouncil-

sponsored French Market in Enfieldappeared across the Borough attached tolamp posts! As I write, I await a responsefrom the Council’s enforcement team onthis matter.

A proliferation ofestate agents’advertising boardsis another areawhich frequently does not comply with

governmentstandards.Where theboards are usedto advertise aschool fete orlocal event notmore than halfthe board isallowed for the

estate agent’s brand, but as evidenced bythe onesillustrated, blatantdisregard has beenshown to thisrequirement. TEShas raised thisissue with theCouncil’splanningenforcement teamin the past and thereply was that estate agents were writtento on an annual basis to remind them ofwhat was to permitted. No further actionis to be taken.One of TES’s core objectives is integrityof the Green Belt and, quite recently, wewere alarmed to see South Lodge Farm,next to Trent Park Riding Stables, takenover by a firm leasing and repairingrefrigerated vans. The farm yard is nowpacked wall to wall with white vans, thesite resembling an industrial estate.

Clearly, this activity is not permitted inthe Green Belt and Planning Enforcementare currently investigating the matter. Ihope they are firmer with this issue thanthey were with regard to advertising.

Dave Cockle

New membersWe warmly welcome the following news membersMiss J Abbey, Mrs V F Abbey, Miss D Abrahams, Mr M Ayling, Mr A L Claydon,Mrs L Evans, Mrs H Fleming, Mrs K C Gan, Mr & Mrs NT & L T Gan,Ms J Gillman, Mr P Holgate, Mr A Lewis, Ms V F Martineau, Miss J Matthews,Mr & Mrs K McKinnon, Mr D O’Connor, Miss E A Ponnudurai, Mrs M Ramdhan,Mrs C Rox, Mrs A Seed, Mr & Mrs R & V E Straughan, Mrs C Woolfson

Joyce James

The multi-award winning practice specialises inLocal Authority work including master-planningand housing. They have been working inEnfield for 3 years on replacement homes forthe Alma Estate and a plan for the formerMiddlesex University Campus. The schemeshave been developed in close dialogue withlocal residents and community groups with thefirst project ready to go on site shortly.Monday 21st September. The Titanic, fromconception to construction, an illustratedtalk, with artefacts, by Steve Jennings.Special eventsSee the pages shown for further detailsThursday 21st May. The Inns of Court.TES walk. Page 10.Thursday 11th June, 7.30 pm, Jubilee Hall.Annual General Meeting of The EnfieldSociety followed by a talk on Soho by StuartHarvey.Saturday 13th June. Polesden Lacey Estate,house and gardens. TES visit with minimumof 4.5 to 5 mile walk. Page 10.Sunday 21st June, 2 pm. Heritage walk inForty Hill. Page 9.Thursday 9th July. Hall Place and gardens.TES visit with 4.5 mile walk. Page 11.Wednesday 15th July. Hitchin Lavender.Page 11.Sunday 19th July, 2 pm. Heritage walkaround Bush Hill Park. Page 9.Sunday 26th July, 8.30am – 7pmapproximately. Coach outing. Page 12.Saturday 1st August. Roman London. TESwalk. Page 11.Sunday 13th September. Historic BuildingsGroup: Visit to Bush Hill Park Golf Club.Details in our next issue.

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Historic buildings

Forty Hill. Part 1By the late 16th century there were several groups of cottages inForty Hill, which was then known as Forty Green. Elsyng Hall,which lay between Forty Hall and Turkey Brook, was originallytimber framed, but was rebuilt in brick in 1487. Sir ThomasLovell, chancellor to Henry VII and Henry VIII, lived at Elsyngbetween 1508 and 1524. He is commemorated in St. Andrew’sparish church with his wing badge in the clerestory and a stainedglass window in the south aisle. (See TES news no.189). HenryVIII made Elsyng a royal palace in 1539 and Edward VI andElizabeth both stayed there. It was demolished after 1656. Forinformation on Forty Hall, built between 1629 and 1633, seeTES news no.173.The Forty Hill conservation area was established in 1968 andextended in 1987. It runs north from Gough Park, along FortyHill and Bulls Cross to Capel Manor and includes many listedhistoric buildings.Joe Studman will lead a walk around Forty Hill, starting at 2 pmon Sunday 21st June. (See page 9 for details of how to obtain

tickets for this and another heritage walk.) Forty Hill may bereached by buses 191 and W10 to the Clay Hill roundabout.(Bus W10 does not operate on Sundays.)For more information on Forty Hill, see David Pam’s andMonica Smith’s volumes of A history of Enfield; GrahamDalling’s Enfield past and The Enfield book; Gary Boudier’sA-Z of Enfield pubs, part 1; Alan Dumayne’s Britain in oldphotographs: the London Borough of Enfield; Treasures ofEnfield: discovering the buildings of a London Borough andHeritage walks in the London Borough of Enfield. These may allbe consulted at the Enfield Local Studies Centre and Archive,which also provided the image marked *. The print marked **was provided by Frank Bayford. Photographs marked *** arefrom the Enfield Society’s collection.Part 2 of this article will be in our next issue. This will befollowed by articles on Jesus Church, which was built in 1835,and Bulls Cross.

Stephen Gilburt

Gough Park was the residence of the antiquarian Richard Gough(1735-1809). The view of the front of the house dates from themid 19th century, when it was owned by Rees Price. The sectionof the New River in the foreground, which ran under Forty Hillat the junction with Clay Hill and Baker Street, was abandonedwhen the present shorter route was constructed between TurkeyStreet and Tenniswood Road around 1859. In 1899 Gough Park

was demolished and only the fine 18th century wrought irongate and railings and brick walls survive in situ. One of the twolead boars, on top of the brick pillars flanking the iron gate, wastransferred to Myddelton House, but was stolen in 1993. Twolife-size lead ostriches made in 1724 are shown on the roof inthe rear view of Gough Park. They can now be seen in theMyddelton House visitor centre (see TES news no. 183).

This 1960 photograph shows a row of early 19th centurycottages, one of which has been converted into a shop, shortlybefore they were demolished. A recently erected block of singleperson council flats can be seen behind the cottages. Thereplacements for these flats will be nine “climate energy” homesto be built by the Council.

These four yellow brick artisans dwellings in Cottage Place werebuilt in 1833.

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The early to mid 17th century Dower House was part of theForty Hall estate until 1787 and was known as The Gables untilthe early 20th century. The 18th century east front has twogables with casement windows, sash windows with glazing barson the first floor and early 19th century long casement windowson the ground floor. The rear of the building is now the separateAtherton House.

The fine red brick Hermitage of 1704 has dormer windows inthe steep hipped roof. The house incorporates an early 17thcentury timber framed building at the back. The interior containsoriginal panelling. To the left is a weatherboarded timber framedstable building.

This 1959 photograph shows the weatherboarded timber framedOld Bakery, which was demolished in 1968 despite localprotests.

The Goat public house was built in a mock-Tudor style in 1929by A. E. Sewell for Truman Hanbury, over the site of a pond.The decorated chimneys were inspired by those at HamptonCourt Palace. This 1990 view shows the Goat before it wasconverted into the residential Chimneys Lodge with a newannexe in a similar style.

Near where the Goat was built there hadbeen a forge in the 19th century. Thishistoric photograph shows horses beingshod.

The late 18th century Canister Lodge hasfour arches and a later porch. It takes itsname from its supposed resemblance to atea canister.

The 1704 five-bay two-storey red brickWorcester Lodge has three dormerwindows in the tiled roof. The 18thcentury style sash windows with glazingbars are replacements installed when thehouse was restored to its originalappearance. The doorway is topped witha pediment.

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Historic buildingsSt Luke’s Church, Clay Hill, wins Heritage Lottery Fund support

500 Enfield school children will havethe chance to learn the mysteries of oneof the world's most complex instrumentsthanks to a grant from the HeritageLottery Fund (HLF). St Luke’s Churchin Clay Hill, Enfield has recently beenawarded £49,000 by HLF to help restoreits century-old pipe organ and is nowplanning interactive workshops for localschools and scout groups.Children will learn how the 3,400 pipesproduce music and about the history oforgans, an instrument that dates back toAncient Greece. The church will alsooffer a year-long scholarship to an organstudent and stage concerts and recitalswhen the restoration is complete.‘The organ is beautiful to look at but haslately been less beautiful to hear becauseso many of the notes have stoppedworking’, says Vicar, Father EdwardDowler. ‘the restoration will allow us toshare this magnificent instrument withthe wider community.’

The St Luke’s organ was built in 1906by leading organ manufacturers Bishopand Son and was certified as an ‘organof special interest’ by the BritishInstitute of Organ Studies in 2010.‘Currently, the missing notes make thepoor organist sound at best careless andat worst incompetent’, says St Luke’sorganist John Wright. ‘When it’s fullyfunctioning again, the quality of thesound combined with the superbacoustic of St Luke’s should create amemorable musical experience forworshippers and concert audiences.’Sue Bowers, Head of Heritage LotteryFund London, said: “Thanks to moneyraised by National Lottery players we’repleased to support St Luke’s Church asit secures the future of its historic pipeorgan and introduces a new generationto an important part of our musicalheritage.”

The church of St Luke is one of two inthe parish of St John and St Luke, ClayHill, Enfield, which is the northernmostparish in the Diocese of London, situatedjust inside the M25. The church was builtbetween 1899 and 1906 and its threemanual pipe organ was installed byBishop and Son in 1905. Very unusually,the casing is made of teak as the organ issaid to have been originally intended forexport to India. During a refurbishmentin 1973, the grey pipes were brightlypainted resulting a visually stunninginstrument.Since St. Luke’s Church was built, therehave been significant changes to thecommunity and attitudes to worship. Thechurch has been reordered so that it canbe quickly reconfigured for both parishand community uses and a new heatingsystem has made it much morecomfortable. As a consequence, thebuilding has become far more widelyused by the surrounding communityincluding a café, concerts, barn dances,plays, a community choir, a brass band,large craft fairs and even a model railwayexhibition!.St Luke’s has excellent acoustics, so theplan now is to encourage and expand themusical life of the church andsurrounding community To do this, areliable organ is needed that will not onlyhelp to improve the quality andenjoyment of singing, but also facilitatethe possibility of holding more concertsand organ recitals by visiting organistsand musicians in the building.

St Luke’s Vicar, Fr Edward Dowlerseated at the console of the pipe organ

In March 2015, 30 members of theSociety visited Enfield Grammar UpperSchool. The visit was organised byStephen Gilburt who leads the Society’sHistoric Buildings Group and is aformer pupil of the School. Memberswere able to see the Tudor Schoolbuilding that was completed in 1597,climb the octagonal spiral staircase thatleads to the second floor with a finetimber roof and visit the formerMasters’ houses constructed in 1748/49and 1883. In the Tudor hall there areportraits of past headmasters since1877.

The group were impressed that so muchof the Tudor building remains.Although the building is visible from StAndrew’s Churchyard, and the originalTudor windows can clearly be seen onthe second floor, it is only when youstudy the interior of the building thatyou realise that this is a high qualityGrade II* listed building in addition tobeing a ell known Enfield landmark. Itis also fascinating to see how theoriginal architecture has been carefullyadapted and extended so that after morethan 400 years the building still servesthe needs of students in the 21stcentury.Our thanks to the Headmaster ofEnfield Grammar School for agreeing tothe visit and to Peter Gross andMustapha Reyman of the GrammarSchool for joining the group andproviding plenty of information aboutthe School. The visit wasoversubscribed and our apologies tomembers who were not able to attend.The Society will try to arrange a furthervisit at some time in the future togetherwith a visit to the Lower School,formerly Enfield Court.

John West

Peter Gross of Enfield GrammarSchool, under the Tudor roof

Visit to Enfield GrammarUpper School

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Forty Hall and EstateNature walks around theForty Hall estate, on videoMaria Tolly has produced three videos inwhich Jason Peters, accompanied byMike Turner, visits various parts of theForty Hall estate and talks about thetrees, plants and other aspects of thenatural environment to be found there.You can view these on YouTube at<https://youtu.be/K9yIIjH6kOQ>,<https://youtu.be/RL1GyRNnkeo> and<https://youtu.be/GuDtTme4bu4>

Forty Hall VineyardIn the Spring newsletter last year wedescribed the new project to producewine at this community enterprise inEnfield. We’re pleased that the vineyardis flourishing due to the efforts of itsvolunteer workforce.

2014 promises to be an excellent vintage;the growing conditions were ideal allyear and the unusually warm autumn wasa special bonus. All the grapes ripenedperfectly with really excellent sugar andacidity levels recorded. Volunteerspicked just under a tonne of grapes whichwere in perfect condition, with no sign ofdisease. The yields will still be low againin 2015 as they pruned hard in Februaryin order not to stress the still immaturevines. The hope is that this strategy willresult in strong, healthy vines and highquality, high yield harvests in the longterm.Autumn 2015 will see the release of thefirst-ever vintage of traditional methodFHV Sparkling Brut. Sponsoring thevineyard is the only way to secure abottle of this limited edition vintage andwill help the organisation deliver itssocial programme for vulnerable adults.If you are after a unique gift for a winelover, want to support English organicwine or are looking for ways tocontribute to the local community, visittheir website at <fortyhallvineyard.com>.

David Thornton

Thames21 continues to developsustainable drainage systems (SuDS).This sinuous swale has recently beencreated and planted with sedges atHoundsden Road to filter road runoff.

TES member Dave Thornton(right) and other FHV volunteers

discuss how to prune a vine

Further TES sponsorshipat Forty HallIn addition to the Society’s three-yearsponsorship of the Education andLearning Outreach Programmes at FortyHall, we were pleased to sponsor anevening for Enfield teachers on 22ndJanuary at the Hall. The purpose was tohelp teachers involved with history in thenew curriculum, by demonstrating how,within the Borough, individuals, societiesand other resources could offer usefulassistance.The history of the Society was outlinedand our continuing concern forsafeguarding Enfield’s heritage, withimages of many of our listed buildingsprojected onto a screen.Local historian Joe Studman gave a 10minute illustrated potted history ofEnfield, followed by Dr Jim Lewis onsome of the world famous inventors andformer industries in Ponders End and theLea Valley. Also present with displayswere Southgate and District Civic Trust,Enfield Local Studies Library andArchive, Enfield Museum, EdmontonHundred Historical Society and EnfieldArchaeological Society.After talking to all these helpers theteachers left knowing a number of veryuseful contacts who could help them withall aspects of Enfield’s history. TheSociety has to look to currentschoolchildren as being future potentialmembers who will take on thestewardship of caring for the Borough’shistoric buildings, our Green Belt andopen spaces – our heritage. We are keento help local schools in every possibleway.

Colin PointerHeritage walksWe have arranged two walks led by JoeStudman. To book free places for one orboth of these walks send your contactdetails including a telephone number anda stamped addressed envelope toHeritage Walks, Jubilee Hall, 2Parsonage Lane, Enfield EN2 0AJ,stating how many tickets you would like(maximum 4 for each walk). Each walkstarts at 2 pm; the starting place will beshown on the tickets.Sunday 21st June. Heritage walk inForty Hill. The walk will proceed alongForty Hill, showing all the interestingbuildings and ending with a visit to theinterior of Jesus Church.Sunday 19th July. Heritage walkaround Bush Hill Park.

ErrataWe regret the following errors which werepresent in our Spring newsletter, no. 197:p5: Richard Stones’ email address is<r.stones@enfieldsociety.org.uk>, not…co.uk. (We have registeredenfieldsociety.co.uk, so messages sent tothat address will get through, but it is notour preferred domain name.)p8: Graham Dalling died in December2012, not 2013.

Newsletter contributionsContributions to the newsletter frommembers are most welcome.Contributors’ views may differ fromthose of the Management Committee,anonymous items are not publishedand we reserve the right to shorten oredit items before publication. Copycan be sent as an email attachment to<newsletter@enfieldsociety.org.uk>,but items on paper can also beaccepted. Contact the NewsletterEditor, Leonard Will, at the aboveemail address or by telephone at (020)8372 0092 if you have any questionsabout making a contribution. The copydate for the next issue is 17th July2015, and it will be published on 11thAugust.

Leonard Will

Help needed for town showThe Society would like to hear frommembers who may be willing to assist inthe organisation and operation of theSociety stand at this year’s EnfieldAutumn Town Show over the weekend of12/13 September. We need assistance inboth setting up and taking down the standand people prepared to undertake a twohour session on the stand engaging withvisitors who wish to purchase Societypublications and membership. If youwould be interested in helping, pleasecontact Bob Fowler – TES Publicity bytelephone on (020) 8363 5732, or emailr.fowler@enfieldsociety.org.uk

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Future walksTravel details correct at press date butTES cannot be responsible foralterations. As rail travel can besubject to change, especially atweekends, always check (either via08457 48 49 50 or the operating traincompany website). For TfL area Tube,DLR, London Overground and busdetails, ring 0343 222 1234 or checkTfL website. Always bring yourFreedom Pass or National Bus Pass.For Hertfordshire bus times seewww.intalink.org.ukReduced price travel on most localtrains around London: Groupsaveapplies to 3 to 9 people travellingtogether who will get a discount of about34% each in respect of Off- Peak DaySingle and Return tickets and, whenavailable, Super Off-Peak Day Singleand Return tickets. Cannot be used inconjunction with any Railcards orpromotions and you must travel as agroup throughout.Please wear walking boots or stoutwalking shoes.Sat 16 May. Ash Valley. Meet 10.21 StMargaret’s Station (09.44 train fromSouthbury Station and change atCheshunt for 10.09 train; or by directtrain at 09.55 from Tottenham Halewhich also stops at intermediate stations).Car drivers: currently free parking inHigh Street public car park about 250yards from station.About 8.5 to 9 mile circular walk via theattractive New River and River Leawaterways and the lovely Ash Valleycountryside with lunch stop in Wareside(option to end by returning to Ware bybus). Bring lunch or pub food available.Details: 07973 747 454. Leader: NigelKingThurs 21 May. The Inns of Court.Meet 10.45 Chancery Lane Station (onCentral Line and one stop from Holborn).Today’s walk is in the attractive andinteresting legal area of Gray’s Inn,Lincolns Inn, Middle and Inner Templetogether with Temple Church and otherhistoric features, ending before the rushhour. If possible, Brian intends to includethe lovely gardens connected with eachInn. Lunch stop in The Strand/FleetStreet area – bring lunch or foodavailable. Many shorter options. Leader:Brian FrearBank Holiday Mon 25 May. Chilterns.Meet 10.30 Wendover Station (09.42Chilterns Railways Aylesbury train fromLondon Marylebone Station – BakerlooLine from Oxford Circus). Freedom Pass

boundary is Amersham. By car: about 50mins from Enfield via M25 (junction 20),A41 to Tring North junction, then B4009for 2.5 miles into Wendover.About 9 mile contrasting figure-of-eightwalk with a varied mix of beautifulscenery and views. Lunch stop inWendover. Bring lunch or foodavailable. Leader: Stuart MillsSat 30 May. Wimbledon andRichmond Park. Meet 10.43 atWimbledon Station at exit near stationtoilets. Either travel with John on 09.30train from Enfield Chase (he will join atPalmers Green), changing at FinsburyPark for Victoria Line, or meet him atVauxhall mainline station for 10.31South West Trains New Malden train. Alltravel within Freedom Pass area.7 to 8 mile linear walk via historicWimbledon Village and Cannizaro Park,Wimbledon Common, Isabella Plantationand Richmond Park, ending at RichmondStation. Shorter options. Bring lunch orfood available. Details: 07904 193 098.Leader: John WestThurs 4 June. Mid-Herts and RiverVer. Meet 11.01 Harpenden Station ortravel with Breda on 10.34 ThameslinkBedford train from St PancrasInternational Station (Freedom Passboundary is Elstree & Borehamwood).Car drivers: Harpenden Station is just offA1081, near town centre, about 5 milesnorth of St Albans at O.S. Grid RefTL137142.A varied 8 to 8.5 mile circular walk viacommons, parkland, farmland and thepretty River Ver with lunch stop inRedbourn. Bring lunch or food available.Option to end at Redbourn after about3.5 miles (bus to St Albans) or afterabout 7 miles (frequent buses intoHarpenden). Leader: Breda JenkinsSat 13 June. Polesden Lacey (NationalTrust). Meet Nigel at Victoria mainlinestation for the 09.31 Southern Horshamtrain to Box Hill and Westhumble Station(arrives 10.21). Freedom Pass boundaryis Ewell East.7 to 7.5 mile circular walk exploring thespectacular scenic landscape of thePolesden Lacey Estate with lunch stop atthe N.T. property (bring lunch or foodavailable). The extended lunch stop willgive an opportunity to visit the lovelygardens and/or house, but, those whowish to spend longer at the propertycould make their own way back to thestation in less than 2 miles. Pleaseremember to bring your N.T. card!Details: 07973 747 454. Leader: NigelKingWed 17 June. Town and Country.Meet 10.12 Bayford Station (10.00 train

from Enfield Chase). Car drivers can parkin Bayford Village and await group’sarrival at about 10.25, but please parkconsiderately. About 8 mile circular walkthrough attractive countryside with lunchstop in Hertford (option to end afterabout 4 miles). Bring lunch or foodavailable. Leader: Stuart MillsMon 22 June. Northern Heights. Meet10.20 Finsbury Park mainline station nearthe Great Northern ticket office in StationPlace bus station (09.51 train fromEnfield Chase arrives 10.11).About 4 mile leisurely linear walk endingat Alexandra Palace Station, via theParkland Walk and nearby woodlandwith an initial coffee break beside therecently refurbished lake and gardens inFinsbury Park. Shorter options. Contacton day of walk only: 07984 813 636.Leader: Norman ColesSat 27 June. Ashdown Forest. Arrive10.58 Ashurst Station. Either meet Martinat Victoria mainline station for the 09.53Southern East Grinstead train (changingat 10.30 at Oxted for the 10.37 Uckfieldtrain), or, catch the direct 10.08 SouthernUckfield train from London Bridgemainline station (but check for LondonBridge engineering works alterations).A delightful 8 to 8.5 mile linear walkthrough Weald scenery and up intoWinnie-the-Pooh’s Ashdown Forest withlong distance views from an attractivemix of heathland, woods and isolatedpine trees. The walk ends nearCrowborough from where the group willcatch a bus to Eridge Station for thereturn journey. Possibility of ending fromlunch stop. Bring lunch or pub foodprobably available.NOTE: Freedom Pass boundary is UpperWarlingham. Buy day return ticket fromboundary to Eridge. Contact: (020) 8823602 or 07534 433 578. Leader: MartinLangerWed 1 July. Arcadian Thames. Meet11.10 at Syon Lane Station. Either travelwith John on 09.35 train from EnfieldChase (he will join at Palmers Green),changing at Highbury & Islington forVictoria Line, or meet him at Vauxhallmainline station for 10.41 South WestTrains Hounslow Loop train. All travelwithin Freedom Pass area.About 6.5 mile linear walk through afascinating mix of history and Thamesscenes via Syon Park, Old Isleworth Ait,grand mansions, Twickenham Villageand a Gothic fantasy. Walk ends atStrawberry Hill Station but many shorteroptions, including from the lunch stop inRichmond. Bring lunch or food available.Details: 07904 193 098. Leader: JohnWest

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Sat 4 July. London Loop. Either travelwith Dave on 09.00 train from EnfieldChase or meet him on the King’s CrossSt Pancras Metropolitan Line platformfor the 09.37 Met train to Uxbridge(arrives 10.25), where he intends to catchthe 10.40 U9 bus to the walk’s start atBelfry Avenue in Harefield West (arrives10.59).Today’s 8.5 mile linear walk isdominated by waterways, lakes, locksand narrow boats with their constantlychanging scenes. Option to end after 4.5miles at Uxbridge lunch stop – bringlunch or food available at Chef & Brewerpub beside canal. Afterwards via thepretty Little Britain Lakes, ending atWest Drayton Station for fast trains toPaddington. All travel covered byFreedom Pass. Details: (020) 8366 2242or 07948 204 025. Leader: Dave CockleThurs 9 July. Visit to Hall Place &Gardens, Bexley. Meet 10.57 AlbanyPark Station. Either catch Southeastern’sGravesend train at 10.26 from CharingCross or at 10.34 from London Bridgemainline stations. All travel withinFreedom Pass area.About 4 to 4.5 mile linear walk via theRiver Cray water meadows and woodedfarmland to Hall Place for the lunch stop(riverside café, pub or bring lunch). Thewalk ends at Hall Place so, at your ownpace, you will have the afternoon to seethe magnificent Grade II listed gardensand 500 year old Tudor mansion, plus150 acre estate. Also demonstrationgardens in plant centre. Free admission togardens, visitor centre and café. £6concessions charge for house/exhibitions(£3 for National Trust members – bringN.T. card). Nearby buses to BexleyStation for return to London. Leader:Stuart MillsWed 15 July. Visit to HitchinLavender. Meet 10.33 LetchworthGarden City Station. Either travel withMick on 09.45 train from Enfield Chaseor by 09.58 Cambridge train fromFinsbury Park mainline station.Today’s 6.5 to 7 mile linear walkincludes an extended lunch stop atCadwell Farm with acres of lavenderfields and lovely countryside views.Bring your camera but wear long trousers(no shorts) as lots of bees about on sunnydays! Farm shop selling own cropproducts. Bring lunch or food availablefrom farm café and pubs in nearbyIckleford Village. If you wish to walkthrough the fields, there is a £4.50 chargeinclusive of one “pick your own” bag.The afternoon walk of about 4.5 miles isvia the River Oughton, a nature reserveand some old streets in Hitchin, ending atHitchin Station. Possible shorter option

by bus and car drivers can return toLetchworth by train or bus. Leader: MickSpinksSat 18 July. Enfield’s Countryside.Meet 14.35 at 313 bus stop at NewCottage Farm, The Ridgeway (at TEScopy date 313 bus at 14.18 from CecilRoad, Enfield Town). About 5 milelinear walk across country footpaths andTrent Park, ending on the Enfield Roadfor return buses. Also option to end fromthe intended midway stop at Ferny HillFarm teashop. Leader: Brian FrearSat 25 July. Magna Carta andRunneymede. Meet Roy at Waterloomainline station for the 09.50 South WestTrains Virginia Water train (arrivesEgham at 10.27). Note: this train doesNOT stop at Vauxhall but stops atClapham Junction at 09.58.About 8 to 9 mile circular walk withThames views via the historicRunneymede site and nearby monuments(including that to JFK), Windsor GreatPark and perhaps part of the adjacentRoyal Landscape (Savill Gardens andVirginia Water). Bring lunch or foodavailable. Possible shorter option.Leader: Roy DyerTues 28 July. Epping Forest. Meet10.20 Chingford Bus Station (at TEScopy date 313 buses at 09.29 and 09.49from Church Street, Enfield Town).About 8 mile circular walk throughvaried Epping Forest landscapes, mainlyon paths/tracks. Option to end after 4miles from lunch stop at The Volunteer,Honey Lane (buses to Waltham Cross).Bring lunch or pub food available.Contact on day of walk only: 07946 729053. Leaders: Vanessa & MargaretSat 1 Aug. Roman London. Meet 14.30ticket office concourse Moorgate Station(Northern, Circle, Hammersmith & City,Metropolitan Lines) or travel withMonica on 13.30 train from EnfieldChase into King’s Cross and change ontothe Northern Line. About 3.0 hour walkthrough the City featuring Romanremains and aspects associated with theRomans. Contact on day of walk only:07931 963 086. Leader: Monica SmithSat 8 Aug. Chilterns, River Thamesand Marlow. Meet 10.41 HighWycombe Station (10.09 ChilternsRailways Bicester North train fromLondon Marylebone mainline station –Bakerloo Line from Oxford Circus).Freedom Pass boundary is West Ruislip.Car drivers: HW Stn located just north oftown centre at O.S. Grid Ref SU870930.Either via M25 (Junc 18) & A404(Amersham) or M25, M40 (junc 4) &A404.

About 7.5 mile linear walk linking theRivers Wye and Thames, via classicChilterns woods and hill country, beforea long descent into pretty Little Marlow(lunch stop – bring lunch or pub food).Afterwards a lovely 2 mile section ofThames river bank into picturesqueMarlow. Hopefully time for lookingaround Marlow and/or having afternoontea before catching the 800/850 bus backto High Wycombe (about 20 minsjourney time). Leader: Stuart MillsWed 12 Aug. Beane Valley. Meet 10.20Hertford North Station (10.00 train fromEnfield Chase). About 7 to 7.5 milecircular walk based upon the attractivevalley of the River Beane. Possibility ofshorter option. Bring lunch or pub foodavailable. Details:roynicholls@btinternet.com or (020)8360 0282. Leader: Roy NichollsSat 15 Aug. London Loop. Meet 11.03West Drayton Station. Either travel withDave on 09.30 train from Enfield Chaseor meet him at 09.56 when train arrives atplatforms 9-11 King’s Cross mainlinestation, or, meet him at Paddingtonmainline station for 10.42 First GreatWestern Reading train. All travel coveredby Freedom Pass.Today’s 6 to 7 mile linear walk is full ofcontrasts – Grand Union Canal, StockleyCountryside golf and hi-tech BusinessPark planted with over 140,000trees/shrubs, River Crane and CranfordPark, ending at Hatton Cross PiccadillyLine Station. Shorter options includingfrom lunch stop near Hayes (bring lunchor food available). Details: (020) 83662242 or 07948 204 025. Leader: DaveCockleSat 22 Aug. Epping Forest. Meet 10.33Manor Park Station (10.20 Shenfieldtrain from Liverpool Street mainlinestation). About 8 mile linear walk fromWanstead Flats via the open spaces,commons, heaths, lakes and woodlandthat form the southern part of the Forest,ending at Chingford. Many shorteroptions. Bring lunch or food available.Details: 07904 193 098. Leader: JohnWestBank Holiday Mon 31 Aug. Valleys ofthe Rivers Lea and Stort. Meet 10.15Broxbourne Station (09.44 train fromSouthbury Station and change atCheshunt for 10.09 train; or by directtrain at 09.55 from Tottenham Halewhich also stops at intermediate stations).About 8.5 mile circular walk via thesewaterways and the New River with lunchstop in Roydon Village. Bring lunch orfood available and option to end atRoydon Station. Leader: Brian Frear

Stuart Mills

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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.uk>Helplines: For information on TESactivities or to report matters you thinkneed investigation or action, pleasephone the appropriate number below.Email addresses are given on 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)Membership020 8367 3171 (Joyce James)Press and publicity020 8363 5732 (Bob Fowler)Records and Research020 8372 0092 (Leonard Will)Trees020 8245 2758 (Chris Jephcott)Volunteers coordinatorM.Wilkie@enfieldsociety.org.uk(Moira Wilkie)Management committeeDave Cockle, John Davies, Tony Dey,Robert Fowler, Stephen Gilburt, DavidJames, Joyce James, Janet McQueen,Stuart Mills, Val Munday, ColinPointer, Monica Smith, Richard Stones,John West, Moira Wilkie, Leonard Will.Vice-PresidentsLord Graham of Edmonton,Mr P. A. Langston, Mrs P. Lowen,Mr C. Pointer, Mr M. Saunders, MBE,Mr A. J. SkiltonNewsletter editorLeonard Will<newsletter@enfieldsociety.org.uk>The Enfield Society.Registered in England as a limitedcompany no. 312134.Registered Charity no. 276451.Printed by Cambridge Printers Ltd.ISSN 2042-1419 (Print)ISSN 2042-1427 (Online)

TES Directory Coach outing

This year’s coach trip on Sunday 26thJuly will be to two very different butequally interesting places – Althorp, theSpencer family country house and estate,and a Rennie Mackintosh house inNorthampton.

Leaving Enfield at 8.30 am we will arrivein Northampton to visit the housedesigned by the world famous CharlesRennie Mackintosh in his iconicmodernist style. A private guided tourlasting about an hour has been arrangedso there will be time to visit therestaurant and exhibition in the houseand perhaps also the town centre ofNorthampton – a 15 minute walk away –before leaving after lunch for the nearbycountry estate of the Spencers.Althorp is where nineteen generations ofthe Spencer family have lived and died

over the past 500 years. It contains one ofthe best private art collections in thecountry, as well as magnificent furnitureand china. There are 19 rooms to view inthe house but there should be time toexplore the grounds, arboretum and thenew Spencer exhibition as well as enjoy acup of tea in the Stables Café before weleave to return to Enfield, arriving back atabout 7pm.The cost of the full day is £34 but if youwish to have free time in Northamptoninstead of visiting the Rennie Mackintoshhouse then this reduces to £28.Lunch is available at Derngate but therestaurant is small and they would like toopen up an extra room for a buffet for us.However this depends on numbers. If youwould like to book the buffet lunch at acost of £6.50 per person then please sayso in your booking. If you do not want tobook lunch then be aware there may notbe room in the dining room for you.Please send an SAE and your cheque (for£34) made payable to “The EnfieldSociety” to Coach trips, Jubilee Hall, 2Parsonage Lane, Enfield, EN2 0AJ.Please also include a contact telephonenumber and say whether you wish toreserve a place at the buffet.

Janet McQueen

Coach trip on Sunday 26th July 2015to 78 Derngate and Althorp

Althorp

78 Derngate – rear elevation

78 Derngate – hall / lounge