Enfield Society News
No. 194, Summer 2014 Enfield’s ‘mini-Holland’ project: for and against In our last issue we discussed some of the proposals in Enfield Council’s bid under the London Mayor’s “mini-Holland” scheme to make the borough more cycle-friendly. On 10th March the Mayor announced that Enfield was one of three boroughs whose bids had been selected and that we would receive up to £30 million to implement the project. This provides a great opportunity to make extensive changes and improvements which will affect everyone who uses our streets and town centres, but there is not unanimous agreement that the present proposals are the best way of spending this money. The Council has promised extensive consultations before the proposals are developed to a detailed design stage, but it is not clear whether there are conditions attached to the funds which would prevent significant departures from the proposals in the bid. The Enfield Society thinks that it would be premature to express a definitive view until the options have been fully explored, but we are keen to participate in the consultation process, in accordance with the aim in our constitution to “ensure that new developments are environmentally sound, well designed and take account of the relevant interests of all sections of the community”. We have therefore asked two of our members to write columns for and against the current proposals, in order to stimulate discussion. A third column, from the Enfield Town Conservation Area Study Group, suggests a more visionary transformation of Enfield Town. Yes to mini-Holland! Doubts about mini- Let’s start with the people of Enfield. Holland Enfield residents have a high level of In my youth I was a keen cyclist; as a obesity and this undermines their health. much older person I am deterred by the Now everyone knows that obesity results traffic, and so “Mini-Holland” has many from too much food and drink and not attractions for me. But I remain sceptical. enough exercise and I think we also know To be truly “Dutch”, a cycle network needs that gym membership is not the answer. to connect popular destinations by routes Exercise is most sustainable when it’s part which are reasonably direct, properly of our daily routine and the obvious way to segregated (or at least on genuinely quiet A segregated cycle path in Amsterdam achieve this is by walking or cycling – to roads) and above all continuous. There work, to school, to the shops and to the must be safe passage across junctions (not A visionary view of park. Even to the pub! just green-painted lanes which motorists Unfortunately many people are deterred can ignore). Perhaps Mini-Holland can Enfield Town from cycling by fear of cars and lorries. It’s deliver this, but I find it hard to see how it A major problem for the Enfield Town a reasonable fear and the mini-Holland can be achieved, e.g. on Slades Hill or Conservation Area, as identified in its plan will make cycling safer by creating Southbury Road. And there is no point Character Appraisal document, is the separate cycle lanes on major routes. turning Enfield Town upside down to dominance of traffic in Church Street, Cecil Increased exercise and reduced air accommodate cycle lanes if they are not Road and London Road where conflicts pollution (now known to be the second connected to the rest of the borough. between vehicles and people inhibit the enjoyment of the town centre and affect its largest public health risk) will have other David Flint quite fairly points out that visual quality. Intrusive traffic management health benefits too and NHS costs may fall. Mini-Holland is not just about Enfield measures encourage fast moving multiple The previous report in this magazine Town. But Enfield Town is a case where lane traffic and people are barricaded on focused on the proposal to close Church making better provision for cyclists runs islands and footways. The Town Park is cut Street to cars and vans. This is important the risk of inconveniencing people who are off from its constituency; the historic because Enfield Town is one of the areas not on bikes. It is notable that the main Church and Market Place which should with the most ‘potentially cycleable trips’ consultees on Mini Holland so far seem to contribute market town charm are hidden in London. Some town centre shopkeepers have been cycling organisations and away behind a sea of traffic and signage. fear a loss of business but several studies various official bodies. So there is a sense Empty shops testify to the affect this has have shown that traders generally over- that the proposals for Church Street have had on the viability of the units on Church estimate the proportion of their customers not been subjected to critical scrutiny. For Street and London Road. who travel by car. Other studies have example: shown that pedestrians spend more than The Enfield Town Conservation Area · The width of Church Street means that a motorists whilst investment in facilities for Study Group (ETCASG) is delighted that two-way cycle lane plus a bus lane will bikes generates more trade per pound than the Council has been successful in its mini- not give much extra room for do facilities for motorists. Holland bid and that this will lead to pedestrians (let alone the trees that improved cycling facilities which has got to But the cycling super-hubs at Enfield Town appear in the Council’s illustration); be good for our Borough and its people. It and Edmonton Green are not the most · If the bike and bus lanes are separated is also delighted that it is a criteria of the important elements. The most important by a raised section with kerbs (as bid that a redesign of the town centre is a elements are the routes across the borough apparently proposed), this will represent component. What a fantastic opportunity! – six North-South and five East-West. a trip hazard and an additional obstacle (Continued on page 2) (Continued on page 2) (Continued on page 2) 1 Yes (continued from page 1) Doubts (continued from page 1) After all, there’s no point in providing bike to the disabled and people with buggies Conservation racks and repair shops unless we can cycle etc when crossing the road; ● After a site visit the Planning Committee to them! · The volume of bus traffic (50 buses an duly granted permission for Spurs 500- The Council has been criticised for hour according to the Council) suggests seater stand. inadequate consultation but we should note that there is a need for buses to overtake ● The Conservation Advisory Group was that there was consultation and that the bid one another, which will not be possible pleased with the final design of the had the support of both Labour and if the bus lane has kerbs; conversion and extension of the Fallow Conservative groups on the Council. · The bike and bus lanes seem unlikely to Buck on Clay Hill to form a single Outside the Council it has the support of reduce the speed of traffic - and residence with detached garage and studio, the Enfield Green Party, the London aggressive cyclists can be as much of a replacing outbuildings and poor quality Cycling Campaign, the Enfield NHS Trust menace as aggressive motorists; extensions. and the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority amongst others. In any case the · There are likely to be problems with ● There was some concern about a Council will be obliged to consult on the deliveries, and access to the market proposed artificial surface pitch with details of the various elements as the work (these points are mentioned, but rather floodlights and perimeter ball stop fencing proceeds. summarily dismissed in the bid on the Enfield Grammar Upper School document); playing field behind the former Income Tax The scope for cycling to increase is vast. Official data shows that 30% of car trips in · Although the traffic engineers are said Office. Eventually objections were confined Enfield are less than 2 km long and a to be happy, I find it hard to see how to the design of the associated sports further 28% are between 2 and 5 km in Cecil Road – a partly residential street – pavilion. length. So almost two thirds of trips could can be made to bear nearly twice its ● John Adams of the Landuse Consultancy be done by bike by ordinary people. current traffic. In addition it is not has been asked by Enfield Council and the explained how vehicle access to Little In the medium term health improvement Grovelands Priory Hospital to carry out a Park Gardens and to Palace Gardens car from weight loss, greater fitness and heritage value survey of the whole of the park will be handled – access to and reduced air pollution is the biggest benefit. Grovelands Estate. I met with him to from a two-way Cecil Road seems emphasise that a future primary school In the long-run mini-Holland should be likely to cause major congestion. should not take over any of the existing park part of a broader trend to return our streets, Various people have suggested, and I for playing fields and the importance of the streets where we live and shop and our agree, that a much better option would be a having a landscape plan for the park children go to school, to all our people – cycle lane in Cecil Road, which would produced by a landscape architect in even those without cars! provide an east-west link and quite David Flint addition to the current, discursive adequate access to the Town. If, on the Management Plan. It is also important to other hand, it is decided to restrict Church maintain the vista to and from the Mansion, Visionary view Street to cycles and buses, to my mind this clearing away scrub that has grown up (continued from page 1) would be best achieved with a “shared beneath the ha ha. access” type arrangement along the lines How disappointing to find then, that the suggested in the "Visionary view" ● Jonathan Goodson, Senior Traffic Council's proposals have failed to address Richard Stones Engineer at Enfield Council has consulted the real issues of the town and will involve the Enfield Town Conservation Area Study fast two way traffic and a cycle way down Group on proposals to site additional cycle a surely overcrowded Cecil Road, “gateways” to the town; equal priority to stands in Enfield Town as a preliminary to completing the isolation of the Town Park all road users including pedestrians; a slow implementing the full Mini-Holland Bid. and the New Town from the town centre. speed of traffic "by design" but no or little This he seemed to regard as a done deal. And more traffic management measures to stopping; no intrusive barriers or division The rectangular stands would be set back a segregate the cyclists from the buses and of the carriageway and pavements. Above little from the kerb, in places such as the the pedestrians trying to shop in Church all, there would be free joined up pavement in front of the Old Vestry House Street. Nor will there be any improvement movement between all parts of the town and Prezzo. No doubt the motive is good but to the unimpressive arrival experience from Chase and Library Greens to Enfield as proposed they are likely to trip the produced by the lines of cars waiting to Town Station including the Market Place, unwary pedestrian. However, following our make a fast entrance or exit at the junctions the Church and Walks and the Town Park. recent meeting with Council Officers, Bob at either end of the town. Enfield would be on its way to recovering Griffiths, Assistant Director of Planning and ETCASG believes that there might be a the Market Town feel and charm which is Environmental Protection, informed us that hidden below the gyratory system. better way to improve the town for the proposal would be withdrawn. everyone including cyclists and that this ETCASG wants to ensure that this idea of ● To Richard Stones’ piece on the Bid I should be investigated before the Council “shared space” is considered by the would merely add that the traffic engineer opts for a scheme which is clearly going to Council before it can say that it has admitted at a meeting that it would not be be detrimental. It has been impressed by proceeded too far with the current, the schemes at Exhibition Road in obviously deficient, proposals to possible to plant trees along Church Street Kensington and particularly that in reconsider. It wants there to be wide owing to the underground services. Also, in Poynton, a town south of Manchester consultations throughout the borough. This addition to the south side of Cecil Road which was blighted by traffic. A 15-minute redesign of the town centre is too being largely residential, a further 46 flats online video at important to get wrong. It is of course are due to be built there next to the www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vzDDMzq7d0 accepted that shared space may not turn out Evangelical Free Church. I see an additional shows what can be done. By introducing a to be the final answer after consultation, cycle way opposite to the Library is also shared space scheme for all users including but it does, on the face of it, appear to envisaged, which would inevitably cause pedestrians the town has been re-claimed. solve many of the issues and deserves the loss of two of the remaining large plane Just imagine what this could mean for proper consideration. trees. Enfield. No traffic junctions at the ETCASG Chris Jephcott 2 Natural and civic environment Footpaths
Rainscapes, reptiles and saunas Permissive paths Rainscapes is the new name given to For some time both Enfield Council and sustainable drainage systems being the Enfield Society have discussed installed at four sites in the Borough. formalising into definitive rights-of- Work is underway at Lonsdale Drive, way those several miles of permissive Hounsden Spinney Grovelands Park and footpaths in Enfield’s countryside. As Bury Street West. many of these paths cross LBE farm An ongoing survey is being carried out tenancies, and have been in regular by Thames Water to identify plumbing unobstructed use since at least the year misconnections, where foul water and 2000 following construction by sewage has been plumbed into surface Groundforce, the Council’s Property water drains This is a key factor in the Services has accepted that this should be fight against pollution of our local water Springtime survey at the A10 courses. carried out. The Society recently held a be checked on seven occasions by trained most useful meeting with the Council on The former Council tree nursery site in ecologists, who will then advise this and other topics and we are hopeful Bury Street West will provide a rainscape Thames21, the environmental charity that progress can now be made in the to cleanse storm water run-off from the spear heading the project, how best to Great Cambridge Road before it runs into foreseeable future. manage the rainscape creation. During Salmons Brook. A survey is underway the construction work any amphibians Greenways here find out what amphibians and and reptiles will be carefully moved and During Summer 2014 Enfield Council reptiles are on the site. Eighty six rubber kept out by a special amphibian fence. intend to extend the existing Forty Hall mats have been strategically positioned On completion of the work they will be Estate to Strayfield Road Greenway on to around the site. These will become allowed back to their much improved the Cockfosters Road via Rectory Farm. saunas for the amphibians to warm habitat. themselves on sunny days. The mats will As part of these works, we have been Dave Cockle informed a new path will be created linking the Greenway/London Loop with The Groundforce Conservation Volunteers: 2013 report Ridgeway near Bay Farm, thereby making available options for shorter Another busy year for Forty Hall and a sleeper bridge was walking circuits. ‘Groundforce’ throughout modified to allow for disabled access. the parks and green belt. At last we were able to complete the Stagg Merryhills Way paths In Trent Park, Ride Wood Hill Link Footpath after the installation of Unfortunately, registration of these has been all but cleared a footbridge by others which altered the paths as definitive rights-of-way of rhododendron except original path line. The original gates, remains outstanding due to a technical for a few specimens kept for their colour. sleeper bridge, footbridge and waymarkers Work continues in the water garden to issue raised by the Secretary of State. were unearthed and repaired after many TES has suggested a possible way forward renew the path edging. The large pond years of delay. down the main drive towards the but, in the meantime the agreed paths can Cockfosters Road entrance has been At Crews Hill Golf course work continues continue to be used. cleared of eight large trailer loads of debris on the Tingey's Top area where a huge and dead vegetation and some low lying mass of water weed was removed with a Potters Bar blocked path trees which were growing out across the grapnel attached to the Land Rover winch, This matter remains unchanged as it has pond. We have also installed a mandarin while a further visit is planned for late now been discovered that an duck nesting box high up on one of the March or early April with the Crews Hill “undeclared” third party owns the tiny trees edging the pond. grounds crew who are themselves obstructed piece of land linking the LBE planning more environmental projects. A At the request of English Heritage, and Herts County Council lands. TES simple bench was built on site and will continue to pursue the matter. Groundforce, as their agents, were asked installed for visitors to use to enjoy the to clear the Camlet Moat island of invasive views across farmland. Stuart Mills holly and saplings; this is currently in progress. Some fencing repairs were also A large sleeper bridge, which had to be needed to deal with damage caused by Rawlbolted onto the concrete footpath, Elizabeth Reed both weather and a small amount of was installed across Glenbrook Drain. The Those TES members who walked with vandalism. Work this year and next, also Parks Department supported us by the Society 10 to 30 years ago will no within Trent, will be the manufacture and transporting materials to the site and doubt remember Elizabeth who installation of path revetments around the lending a power generator. regularly joined walks and, indeed, led Monument and in the Triangle Wood area. Clearly we have excellent support from a few walks herself in Hertfordshire, as Plans for the installation of the Health the Parks Team but are always anxious to well as being a stalwart member of Walks have been prepared for the end of recruit new midweek volunteers, see Diary the Groundforce team. dates on page 4 for contacts. our current winter programme. It is therefore with sadness we have Other recent work includes another field The above is all in addition to our annual to record her recent death after a cleared of saplings and a start of thinning- maintenance of areas within parks and lengthy illness. green belt areas in and around Enfield. out a small copse in Whitewebbs. Field Stuart Mills gates were installed in Whitewebbs and Brian Usher and John Smith 3 Diary dates
This list gives a selection of forthcoming Wednesday 4th June Wednesday 9th July, 12.30-1.00pm, St events, not including our regular Jubilee 1 pm: Organ recital by Peter Smith, Mary Magdalene Church, Windmill Hall meetings listed on page 5. Contact FRCO, MMus, former organist of All Hill. Concert: Gordon Giles, flute with details for the organisations responsible for Saints. accompanist. these events are given in the notes at the Thursday 5th June Sunday 13th July, 2.30pm. Heritage walk end. Other events and updates may be Evening: Manic expressions, a recital around Winchmore Hill. See page 8 for found on our web site at organised by Anna Tilbrook focusing on details.
events TES is constantly “on the go”, from the old administrative activity being undertaken names bestowed Tuesday mornings 10.00 for 10.30 am., by Council of Management members on on some of our Jubilee Hall. No tickets required. a daily basis. small watercourses. 27th May. New Zealand – North and Recently, I spent half a day visiting Brimsdown ditch, Glenbrook drain and South Islands, an illustrated talk by Ann various locations in the Borough with an Hounsden Gutter have all now been Feredayan officer from Enfield Council, examining called streams. The idea is hopefully that 24th June. Baker Street and Silver Street specific sites regarding the placement of this might change the way we look and now and then, by Frank Bayford benches, which will be funded by TES. think about these watercourses. They are 29th July. History of money by Richard Disappointingly, over half of the ten not sewers but living streams supporting Selby proposed sites were deemed unacceptable a variety of flora and fauna and should be August: No meeting due to perceived Health & Safety cared for, not culverted over and concerns. Two of these were on “Hail forgotten. Evening meetings, 7.30 for 8pm at and Ride” bus routes, where informal Jubilee Hall unless otherwise stated. The Society was disappointed to learn of waiting points have become established Enfield Council’s Planning Committee No tickets required. by regular passengers. I shall be pursuing Monday 19th May. Kew Village and decision to grant permission for a five- this matter to see if a compromise can be Gardens, an illustrated talk by Stuart hundred seat stand at the football training reached. Should any TES member be able Harvey. academy in Whitewebbs Lane. This is a to identify any site where they feel a Green Belt site and the incremental Thursday 12th June. The Enfield sponsored bench would be welcomed expansion of facilities here has resulted Society AGM, followed by an illustrated please let me know, in order that the site in “urban creep”. Thankfully, a plan to talk by Janet Green on The Lee Valley can be given due consideration. fill a nearby farm field along the same Regional Park – past, present and future? The good work of Thames 21, the lane with solar panels has not been environmental charity, continues as implemented. Had this come to fruition, July, August and September: No reported elsewhere in this newsletter. it would have been grossly detrimental to meeting One subtle and, in my view, important the open aspect of the Green Belt. Monday 20th October. Enfield football step that has been taken is the change Dave Cockle tales: an oral history project, an illustrated presentation by Martin Cantrell. Monday 17th November, Kensington Palace, an illustrated talk by Lee Prosser, Beryl Dorrington Curator, Historic Royal Palaces Special event had particular concerns and resonance The Lamb Festival for her were RAGE (Residents Against In June 2014 All Saints Church Edmonton Gaming in Enfield) and Forty Hall. plan to host The Lamb Festival, an arts RAGE was a campaign to prevent Rank festival in celebration of the lives of Leisure from setting up a gaming arcade Charles and Mary Lamb, and something in the centre of Church Street in Enfield. that it is hoped will go on to be an annual After two years, under the energetic celebration of their lives and works. For leadership of Beryl, Rank was finally details see page 9. defeated. This was the first of some hundreds of applications to be lost by Can you help? Rank. The Society has a continuing need to The campaign to keep Forty Hall open expand its list of members who are able and to have it operated by an to commit some time to assist in various Beryl joined the Enfield Preservation independent trust took place during the activities. We particularly seek assistance Society, as it was then, in 1980 and time when Beryl was Honorary Secretary in organising and setting up for events. played a major role in EPS affairs from and I was Chairman. We had a very This year’s events that we plan to attend then on. Beryl served as Honorary close working relationship and I was include The Edmonton Show to be held Secretary from 1997 to 2002 and was a able to see just how effective, perceptive in Pymmes Park on 25-27 July, Palmers long serving member of the Management and hardworking she was. Over nearly Green Festival on 7 September in Committee. As Chairman of the four years a working party of Colin Broomfield Park and The Enfield Publicity Committee Beryl was Pointer, Beryl and myself struggled Autumn Show in Town Park on 13 and especially pleased to be the EPS against the complexities of the Council. 14 September. If you are interested in representative on and a judge for the Although we did not achieve operation helping in the setting up/taking down or Enfield in Bloom programme. In 2010 by the trust we did set the parameters in assisting in staffing the stand, we Beryl was appointed a Vice President of and a model for the Forty Hall that exists would be pleased to hear from you. the Society in recognition of her tireless today. I believe this was a quiet success Please contact Bob Fowler on 020 8363 work over the years. for the Society. 5732 or email: Beryl will be remembered for her Beryl touched many lives and will be
Members of the Enfield Preservation Society on Winchmore The north side of Vicars Moor Lane has a variety of well- Hill Green in 2003. Joe Studman will lead this year’s heritage preserved 19th century houses and the former Providence walk around Winchmore Hill on Sunday 13th July, starting at Strict Baptist chapel of 1883. The poet Thomas Hood lived in the station at 2.30 pm. (See page 8 for details of how to the now demolished Rose Cottage in Vicars Moor Lane obtain tickets for this and other heritage walks.) between 1829 and 1832. His poem Our village may have been inspired by Winchmore Hill.
The early 18th century Glenwood These early/mid 19th century The most prominent building on House in Wades Hill was originally half weatherboarded cottages in Wades Hill Winchmore Hill Green is the King’s of a double-fronted building. It was re- have survived largely unchanged apart Head of 1899 with its projecting corner faced and extended in the 19th century from a modern bow window on the turret. when it served as St Paul’s Church ground floor and the off-street parking vicarage during the ministries of Rev. areas in the former front gardens. John Frost and Rev. Alfred Drought. 6 Historic buildings
The late 17th/early 18th century Old Bakery (Chalkley’s The early 18th century Rowantree and Woodside Houses on Bakery) in Hoppers Road was originally a farmhouse. An Winchmore Hill Green were originally a single building. oven for baking bread and a shop front were installed about Rowantree House on the left has a white painted brick facade 1815. The building became an antiques shop in the 1960s, with an attic under a slate mansard roof. but is now a residence. To the right is the 19th century Compton Terrace.
The 18th century Devon House in Church Hill was largely The Society of Friends met in Winchmore Hill from 1662 and rebuilt in replica in 1985. The twin arches of the stables on a meeting house was completed in 1688. The present single the right led to a courtyard where the village fire engine was storey yellow brick structure in Church Hill was built in 1790. kept. The caretaker’s cottage next door dates from 1911. Many prominent local Quakers were buried in the adjoining graveyard.
The late 18th century weatherboarded Grovelands and Forty Hall are the only Woodside Cottages in Church Hill were Grade I listed buildings in the borough. threatened with demolition for a road- Originally known as Southgate Grove, widening scheme, before being listed for this fine neo-classical villa with white ionic their group value. The middle cottage The rectangular aisleless nave of St columns was built to a design by John was the village school in the early 19th Paul’s Church in Church Hill was built Nash in 1797 for Walker Gray. The century. of yellow stock brick in the grounds were laid out by Humphry Churchwarden Gothic style in 1828. Repton. After use as a hospital in the An apsidal chancel was added in First World War and later as a 1889. The vicarage, partly in Queen convalescent home, Grovelands was sold Anne revival style, dates from 1913. to the Priory Hospital Group in 1985. 7 Heritage
Heritage walks programme Heritage at Risk Group We are once again arranging a series of guided walks around interesting areas of the (HARG) borough. As numbers are limited they are all ticketed so if you wish to come please The Group has had several meetings and send a stamped addressed envelope to – Heritage walks, Jubilee Hall, 2 Parsonage members have been visiting buildings on Lane, Enfield, EN2 0AJ. Remember to state which walk(s) you want to book and the London Borough of Enfield Local how many tickets you would like (maximum 4 tickets per walk except for Enfield List in order to make a record of their Town walk). Please also include your telephone number. current condition and wherever possible Thursday 22nd May – A walk around Enfield Town, to include entrance to the take a photograph. Comments are being Tudor room and St. Andrews church and finishing with refreshments at Jubilee Hall. added to a TES register which will be Meet at 7pm in the Market Place. reviewed by the group at its next meeting. Group members are also Sunday 13th July –A walk around Winchmore Hill with Joe Studman, starting at recording observations about properties, 2.30pm. On this tour you will see the Quaker meeting house and graveyard, a not on the Local List, but which it is Georgian school house and the old bakery with its 16th century roots. Add some of the believed should be considered for future darker historical stories and the memories of Henrietta Cresswell and there is plenty to addition. fill 90 minutes. The scope of the Group embraces both Sunday 10th August – A walk around Bush Hill Park with Joe Studman, starting at the built and the green environment 2.30pm. Five Grade II and four locally listed buildings are viewed on this 90 minute within the Borough. The Group will stroll, passing The Anchorage, Brooklyn, Castleleigh and the Clarendon Arch. The shortly publish a statement of its Aims history and personalities associated with them are explained along with many other and Objectives, which will form part of a stories. press release to inform and engage with Saturday 13th September – A walk around Edmonton, led by Monica Smith and the wider public. starting at 10am. This ever popular event will include visits to Lamb’s Cottage and All Bob Fowler Saints’ Church and is particularly appropriate in the year when the Lamb festival is being celebrated. English Heritage Conference, 2014 Two members of the Enfield Society’s New members newly formed Heritage at Risk Group Newsletter contributions recently attended a conference organized Contributions to the newsletter We warmly welcome the following by English Heritage to help participants from members are most welcome, new members: understand the implications of the and may be in the form of letters, Miss H Argent, Ms A Baillie, Mr N L government’s new planning guidelines articles, news items, responses to Boreham, Mr & Mrs R A Brice, Mr G for listed properties and heritage sites. previous articles, opinion pieces or Calvert, Miss C Carter, Mrs D Dean, As Enfield Council is currently reviewing photographs. Contributors’ views Mrs J Elliott, Mr R Elmer, Mr J D its portfolio of locally listed sites, this may differ from those of the Farbon, Ms K Hale, Mr & Mrs H & S was a particularly useful conference Management Committee of The Hart, Mr & Mrs J & P Henley, Mrs A which highlighted the need for Enfield Society; anonymous items E Heywood, Mr J Kerr, Ms A Kilgour, neighbourhood plans and helped us are not published. We cannot Mrs A Lottinga, Mr D McGillicuddy, define, at least to some extent, the vagaries of national planning policy. undertake to publish everything, Ms L Meister, Mr & Mrs R A & C A and we reserve the right to shorten Montgomery, Mr & Mrs L J & E For members interested in heritage, there Rainbow, Ms K Z Sharpe, Mr & Mrs or edit items before publication. are several useful documents available on P F & B P Smith, Mr C Theodoulou, the English Heritage website, especially Copy in electronic form is most Mrs S Turck, Mr T Vardy, Miss M G on the Caring for heritage page: convenient, and can be sent as an Vaz, Mr R D Williams
The Enfield Society and the Museum and Library service are once again joining forces to hold a study day at the Dugdale Centre in order to complement the current exhibition – Enfield at War: 1914-1918. This should be an extremely interesting day and although the EnfieldLocal Studies Library programme is not completely finalised it will include a talk on the First World War in Enfield by Ian Jones, along with World The wrecked Zeppelin, Cuffley, 3rd September 1916, War I re-enactors such as a with inset photograph of Lt. William Leefe Robinson, VC fictitious journalist telling us who shot it down. about the Cuffley airship crash and hopefully a First World War soldier afternoon as well as lunch. Those who in full uniform giving an explanation of managed to get a ticket last year will his kit and weapons. We are also remember what good value it was, so we planning to get a display of firearms and hope the event will be as well attended presentation on the Lee Enfield rifle and this year. some poetry readings. You will, of To book your place send a stamped course, also be able to explore the current addressed envelope to “Study Day”, An enlarged new edition of Geoffrey exhibition in the Museum ‘Enfield at Jubilee hall, 2 Parsonage Lane, Enfield, Gillam’s book Enfield at war: 1914-1918 War: 1914-1918’ at your leisure as well EN2 0AJ. Please include your telephone has been produced by the Enfield as the permanent Enfield Life display. number and enclose a cheque for £13 per Archaeological Society in collaboration The price of a ticket is once again £13 ticket made payable to “The Enfield with the Enfield Museum Service. We and this includes all refreshments i.e. Society”. expect details to be available at coffee/tea and biscuits morning and Janet McQueen
The Lamb Festival, 31st May - 7th June lively connection with All Saints will be giving a lunchtime recital on Wednesday an illustrated talk on the lives of Charles 4th June. As is well known, Charles and and Mary Lamb, by Nick Powell of The Mary Lamb both struggled with their Charles Lamb Society. mental health throughout their lives, and Across the week there will be a wide on Thursday 5th June professional pianist range of events, involving several partner Anna Tilbrook will be organising a recital organisations. Reflecting the lifelong of music by composers who faced those dedication which Charles and Mary same struggles and who, like the Lambs, Lamb gave to caring for one another, the created beauty out of their trials. charity Carers UK will be hosting a The Festival comes to a celebratory close poetry evening at All Saints on Monday on Saturday 7th June, with the awarding of prizes to the winners of the essay and This year the historic parish church of All 2nd. Local walking guide, Joe Studman, photography competitions. Local MP, Saints, Edmonton, will be hosting a week will be leading a walk through Andy Love, will be joining us, and we’re long arts festival, in celebration of the Edmonton, tracing the area’s connection going to be grandly entertained by the lives and legacies of Charles and Mary with the Lambs, as well as sharing lots of same musicians from Edmonton County Lamb, who are buried together in the other fascinating stories from across nine School who made our launch event such a churchyard at All Saints. hundred years of Edmonton’s history. special occasion. The opening day of the Festival, Saturday Although Charles Lamb professed to be After that … it’s time to start planning for 31st May, will also be one of the busiest. less than appreciative of the beauties of the 2015 Festival. The Festival launches with a puppet play music, we’re going to be providing a rich called ‘The Lambs’ Tale’, which has and varied musical programme anyway For more information: been specially produced for the Festival (and any odd noises from the churchyard
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