Townsend Yard is a short narrow road that connects only with Highgate High Street. Permitting five or six houses would have been reasonable, but allowing seven removed the turning area and blocked emergency access and exit from 36A Highgate High Street (Shepherd’s Cottage). Shepherd’s Cottage is listed grade II and the development will remove all public view of the Cottage and destroy its setting.
Now that TfL has implemented the bus route changes, there is an empty space in the middle of the village, and we thought it would be useful to share some ideas from 2007. Hopefully more ideas will be suggested. Perhaps you have an idea? Contact us if you do, ideally with a link to a […]
The Community centre and housing development on the Highgate Newtown Community Centre Bertram Street site is advancing, with outlines of the new buildings taking shape. A wide range of activities offering vital support to the community are now provided in partnership with a range of local organisations and funders. The community centre will return to […]
The Highgate Society Saturday coffee morning is a fixture throughout the year running from 10:30am to 12:00. A social event open to all there is also a regular planning surgery taking place during the morning offering advice to local residents on planning issues. Coffee or tea plus cake or biscuits. Suggested contribution £3 (free refills […]
In August, at the instigation of the Events Committee, 30 members of the Highgate Society were invited to an exclusive hard hat sneak preview of the newly refurbished Victorian Theatre at Alexandra Palace. We were shown round the magnificent building, still very much a “work in progress” and following the visit the Society has now […]
Time: 10 am, Saturday 4th August Place: Priory Gardens exit of Highgate underground station Duration: An hour with the option to carry on for longer if anyone has the energy! Others may wish to retreat to Highgate Society HQ at 10A South Grove for tea/coffee/biscuits. Purpose: litter tidy up on path between Priory Gardens and […]
Conservation Areas – Then and Now. Together with the Watercolour Group’s ‘Buildings of the Conservation Area’. Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th July, 2 – 4pm FREE ENTRY. 10A South Grove, N6 6BS
A talk by Professor David Porter, Monday 9th July 6.30pm. Book on Eventbrite. Limited spaces so booking is essential. The historic village of Highgate and its surroundings is the location for perhaps the largest concentration of modern homes in the UK. Because of the historic context and the pressure on land many are hidden away. […]
A talk by Richard Webber: Sun, July 8, 2018 7:00 PM. Book on eventbrite. Limited space so booking essential! This is the story the Great Mansions of the Highgate Ridge, and the visionaries who lived in them. Using seldom seen material from the HLSI archives, the lecture focuses on the lifestyles of the early owners […]
The Highgate Society invites you to their annual Summer Social, at the start of the Highgate Festival, to meet your neighbours, enjoy a glass of wine, and catch up with what’s going on in the area. Come along on Friday 6th July to Highgate Society, 10a South Grove between 6.30 and 8.00pm – tickets on […]
