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Number Address Historical information Alexandra Dolly Shepherd (1886-1983) 91 Palace & Park, Pioneering and daredevil balloonist who astounded the N22 7AY crowds at Alexandra Palace with her balloon descents during the Edwardian period. You can read more here about her remarkable story. Helping Belgian refugees During the First World War, in 1915 Alexandra Palace became a transit camp to accommodate Belgian refugees fleeing to this country. Women volunteered to help at the depots giving out goods, clothing and boots that had been donated for the new arrivals. Afro Hair Show In 2010, after more than a decade of holding the Afro Hair Show at Alexandra Palace, the last show was held. It was the place where those involved in the hair industry as well as style-conscious individuals would go to network and hear more about the next big thing for hairdressing careers. Alexandra Suffragette disruption at a public meeting 92 Palace Theatre, At a public meeting on 15 May 1907, the Right Honourable N22 7AY R.B. Haldane KC., MP - who was the Liberal War Secretary was interrupted by Mrs Marie Winton Evans crying out honourable gentleman is a member of the Government that refuses to do justice to The audience shouted back her o but met with shouts of for Miss Jessie Kenney then questioned the speaker about when his party would give women the vote. The women along with ten others were removed by stewards, with a Mrs Baldock fighting back. More cries from the gallery came from Miss Mary Gawthorpe who was also dragged away, followed from the back of the auditorium a cry of for from Christabel Pankhurst herself. She too was removed. Uproar broke out with shouting, bell- ringing and cat-callin The police arrived and Christabel Pankhurst was removed again with cries of for On 3 November 1909, Alexandra Palace Theatre was used again for a ticketed meeting this time held by the national Social and Political Union, with the theatre with ladies in white, whose adherence to the cause expressed itself in the well-known tri-coloured scarf inscribed for As the platform of women tried to speak, heckling, bell ringing and derisive cheering deafened the auditorium. After a calm, Christabel Pankhurst tried to speak several times but the Alexandra Palace management closed the meeting, fearing a rush to the platform. Wood Green Legend Alexandra Park, motorbike speed trials 93 N22 7AY During the 1920s, women had their first motorbike speed trials at Alexandra Palace. Gathering at the Park, there were around 60 competitors who joined this women-only race. You can see here a filmed news clip from that race back then. 8-10 Bedford JAN Trust 94 Road N22 7AU Established in 1989, JAN Trust is a grassroots charity supporting women and young people, from some of the most marginalised communities in London. 303 Alexandra Beatrice Camm (1925-2007) 95 Park Road, N22 Artist 7BD Beatrice Camm lived close to Alexandra Palace, high above Wood Green. Her garden backed onto the park. With artistic training from Penzance, Hull and Hornsey College of Art, her landscapes echoed the style of the Newlyn School of painters. When she met Cornelius, she had already exhibited in Cornwall and Hull, and was due to exhibit at the Royal Academy. She was a part-time lecturer in art and a member of the Hornsey Art Group. As soon as Cornelius McCarthy, the Art Officer for Haringey, saw her landscapes and drawings, he offered her an exhibition at Bruce Castle Museum friendship that lasted over 30 years. Beatrice was involved in many campaigns for animal welfare, she was a strict vegan, and pursued art and politics with a passion all of which made her an interesting and engaging companion. She also offered Cornelius studio space in her house a boost to his confidence as a painter. It was also a much-needed space, before his move from his flat in Stepney to his new house in Alexandra Avenue in Haringey in 1973. A firm friend and regular visitor to number 3 Alexandra Avenue, Beatrice featured frequently in his sketchbooks, in portraits and caricatures. Never a good timekeeper, she was so High Road Beatrice died in 2007. A number of her artworks now form part of the collections at Bruce Castle Museum. Muswell Hill Ellen Paul (born 1867) 96 Golf Course Actor and early film-maker N22 7UT Working with her husband Robert Paul, Ellen was amongst those early pioneering film-makers in producing some of the first films. The couple filmed them in and around Muswell Hill from 1895. But they needed more space to fulfill their ambitions and so they established the first film studios at Muswell Hill in 1898. role has been often been unfairly edited out of this early film history, as film-expert Ian Christie says: was much more important than people realise. She had been a music hall artiste, had a theatre background and I think she said do more interesting And so Wood Green Legend the couple began creating the first films with a storyline, with Ellen was often playing some of the roles. At Muswell Hill golf course, one of their films involved shooting on horseback and the open space of the golf course was just the right location. Women golfers Muswell Hill Golf Club was first established in 1893. The inaugural meeting confirmed membership for both men and women, making Muswell Hill one of the oldest golf clubs in the country. Edwardian women took golf up as a sport and by 1905 the membership included about 100 women. Ming-Ai, 1 Cline Ming-Ai (London) Institute and Chinese Cultural Centre 97 Road, N11 2LX Ming-Ai was established in 1993 to be a cultural centre to foster goodwill between China, Hong Kong and the UK. Ming- Ai is proud to have developed a range of cultural projects across oral history, cooking healthy Chinese food and engaging the Chinese community. Back in 1994, Miss Catherine Shak became Ming-Ai's first patron, not only for her financial support but also for the many hours of voluntary work she gave until her death in 1995. With a core group of women supporting the aims of the centre, over the past three decades Ming-Ai has supported local Chinese women to engage, learn new skills and to reconnect with Chinese culture. The Scout Park, The Scout Park for Guides and Brownies too 98 Gordon Road, This 8-acre Scout green space and campsite is an unusual Bounds Green discovery in the midst of the residential streets of Bounds N11 2PB Green. Its name hints to its association, owned by the North London Scouts. But for those who have not realised, the Scouts have been had young girls and women as part of their membership for the past 40 years. The Scout Park is not exclusively for scouts. Many women today who were once a Brownie or Girl Guide might remember visiting and using summer. Former Capel Rosemary Morgan and her family 99 Cymraeg, From 1904 a Welsh non-conformist chapel was established in Palace Road, Wood Green. As the congregation grew, so a more Bounds Green permanent chapel was built in Bounds Green. The community moved to a former Baptist chapel in Palace Road, Bounds Green in February 1915. This was their home until 2004 and was called Capel Cymraeg. During the 1950s new faces were still appearing regularly, with dairy farmers moving to London. One dairy farming family was the Morgans, with Rosemary Morgan as pillar of the Welsh community and their cause at Wood Green. Wood Green Legend 82 Myddleton Women shopkeepers of Myddleton Road 100 Road, N22 8NQ Myddleton Road was a busy Victorian and Edwardian shopping area with a range of shops serving the local community. In the Directory of businesses of 1903, a number of women were listed as business owners and shopkeepers in this street. Amongst them was Mrs I. Reed listed as a fishmonger and at 135, Myddleton Road Mrs E.B. Garrett was a draper. Bounds Green Catherine Smithies (1785-1877) 101 Road obelisk Philanthropist, Animal Rights Activist and Temperance Campaigner Mrs Smithies was a temperance campaigner and supporter of animal rights. One of the first members of the she campaigned against animal cruelty, rescued animals and opposed vivisection. She set up the Wood Green Band of Mercy, to teach children to be kind to animals. Part of land that is now known as Nightingale Gardens was Nightingale once owned by the Prioress of Kilburn in 14th century. Gardens, N22 Lee Court, Secretarial School, Holly Lodge 102 Bounds Green Until the 1960s, on the site of what is now Lee Court was a Road, N22 7ET secretarial school, called Holly Lodge. Here women gained valuable skills and training for roles in the office, providing new opportunities for employment. 28 Park Three sisters in the arts 103 Avenue, N22 In 1911, this was the home of three sisters who each 7EX specialised in different art forms: Jessie Bishop Ford, was a miniaturist painter; Clara Bishop Ford, was a photographer and Florence Bishop Ford, was a pianoforte teacher. 21 Trinity Rd, St Mary's Greek Orthodox Cathedral 104 Wood Green, The church has been established since 1970 in Trinity Road, London N22 in the former Trinity Chapel. In 1980 there had been a serious 8LB fire. The cathedral was rebuilt, on the same lines as its predecessor. Women of the church were instrumental in re- establishing this important building and focal point for the Greek and Greek Cypriot community here in Wood Green. St CE Judy Dyble (1949-2020) 105 Primary School, Singer-songwriter Bounds Green Judy Dyble was born and grew up in Wood Green, attending Road, N22 8HE St CE School.