Haringey History Fair - Programme of Events

• All day talks programme
• Stalls
• Archive Search Room tours
• Meet the Artist

There will be a pop-up café in the Old Kitchen at Bruce Castle, open all day.

Programme: Free, no booking required

10.45am - Respectable People: Discovering A National Scandal in Hornsey’s Local History, By Bridget Gardiner, local author

11.20am - Standing On The Shoulders of Giants: How Haringey's Past Radical Rebel Campaigns And Movements Inspire And Strengthen Us Today, By Dave Morris, Radical History Network North London

11.55am - Spades and Rifles: Researching the History of a Haringey Allotment Site, By Jill Russell, Shepherds Hill Allotments Association
12.25pm Lunch
Excerpts from Ian Potts’ unreleased film about Shepherds Hill allotment will be shown during the lunch break.

1.30pm - Every House in London Has a Story. What’s Yours? By Jess Crowe, local historian

2.05pm - From Old Road to Tottenham High Road: The Story of Helen Henry, By Bridget Badoe McQuick (aka Lady Esi), poet, community activist, storyteller

2.35pm Break

3.05pm - Tottenham’s Treasure: Markfield Beam Engine, By David Cracknell, former Markfield Bean Engine and Museum Trustee Chair

3.40pm - Priscilla Wakefield: Forgotten Heroine of Finance, By Margaret Burr, Tottenham community historian

4.15pm - Mapping Memories, Friendship and Imagination: The Story Behind an Ordinary Object and a Wood Green Landmark, By Deborah Hedgecock, Curator.

4.45pm Programme Ends

Full details here