Town Hall Square re-emerges
Lido? Launch pad? Penguin pool? Well, despite the ill-informed rumours to the contrary, it may just be the long awaited return of the green (it’s a bit late). We look forward to the planting and the lawn, and it looks
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall Square and the case of the disappearing paving
UPDATE 13th January. HTH write to say – “At the time of writing, we expect the granite paving to be removed from the site w/c 24th January and the replacement York Stone to commence from 8th February. This should
Continue ReadingThe demise of horse chestnuts on the Town Hall green
(Above: the other horse chestnut, centre, distressed, just prior to felling in 2016. The tree under current discussion is to the right. Credit:google street view) Much local anguish during the last few weeks over the fate of the diseased horse
Continue ReadingBT demand prime advertising spot on the Town Hall Square
Image from the application, with kiosk replaced (phone boxes 3 & 4 just out of shot). Imagine things without the temporary hoardings. UPDATE JANUARY 2022: BT haven’t finished with us yet – they’ve gone to appeal. We’ll update further down
Continue ReadingTown Hall Square design (a recap)
Here’s an issue that often comes up: the new square. It’s clearly an important matter for the community – and, we think, one for the local economy too. The hoardings are due to come down this summer. We thought a quick
Continue ReadingCrouch End conservation update
The current bloom of restoration work across Crouch End appears to be spreading: activity at our most important building, Hornsey Town Hall, is underway, the building now mummified in plastic; while the overhaul of Hornsey Central Library is due to
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall revisited, Jan 2020
With the build now under way, news reports have gone a tad quiet on the Town Hall and perhaps people have also lost track of where things are at – so we thought a brief recap might be of use.
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall – contractors on site July
News reaches the Forum of Crouch End’s other grand project, Hornsey Town Hall, now moving (at long last) into the construction phase. (*all structural construction images courtesy Heyne Tillett Steel, planning apps) On Friday, developer FEC issued the first
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall back in planning, variations and amendments
The Hornsey Town Hall developers have, after a tad of a delay, submitted one or two revisions to their project to the Planning Dept. The Forum had a look, and, after a few people contacted us, made some comments. Our
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall arts centre e-survey – a last chance
As mentioned previously, the HTH Arts Centre people (Time+Space Co) and consultants, the Audience Agency, are conducting an e-survey about the future role of the Town Hall arts centre. The survey will close on January 7th, so now’s the time
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