Readers will recall the plans for the Archway Campus site at the bottom of Highgate Hill, which included a 32 storey tower. The developer Seven Capital responded to comments and objections by reducing slightly the height of the tower to 28 storeys. However, interestingly there is now a second alternative for the site which does not include the tower.
Wednesday 8th November 2023 7.00 for 7.30 pm
10A South Grove N6 6BS and online on Zoom
£7.50 including a glass of wine (£3 on Zoom)
Ian Dungavell, Chief Executive of the Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust, will explain plans for a major project to conserve and unlock Highgate Cemetery’s remarkable landscape of memories, strengthen its resilience to the effects of climate change and enhance the visitor experience. Click More for details and booking.
Sunday 22nd October 2023
12 noon
10A South Grove N6 6BS
!£15 to include a glass of Buck’s Fizz.
Patricia Hammond, accompanied by Matt Redman sings authentic parlour songs from the 1830s to the 1930s. Sing along with ‘Juanita’, ‘Come back to Erin’, ‘A perfect Day’, ‘Bless this House’ or ‘What a difference a day makes’.
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Wednesday 11th October 2023
7.00 for 7.30 pm 10A South Grove N6 6BS and online via Zoom
Entry £7.50 including a glass of wine (£3.00 on Zoom)
Leyla Daybelge and Magnus Englund are trustees of the Isokon Gallery, the museum in the building,. Their richly illustrated talk is not just about design and architecture but also war, sex, death, espionage and famous dinner parties. Click More for details and booking.
It looks like emergency access is being provided to the rear of 36A Highgate High Street, which has been part of our long running campaign. If so, it will be thanks to your donations, the petition and the massive amounts of time and effort put in by the Society planning team and others. Thank you. (For full details click More)
Wednesday 20th September 2023 7.30 pm 10A South Grove N6 6BS and on Zoom. Entry £6 includes a glass of wine (£3.00 on Zoom)
Author Andrew Martin will give an illustrated talk on the history of moquette, the seat coverings on London Tubes and buses. For full details and booking click More
Wednesday 30th August
4.00 pm start
Guided walk of Hampstead Garden Suburb led by David Davidson, Head of Architecture at the HGS Trust.
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Six weeks ago, we were facing a planning process with huge momentum and would very likely by now be putting dates in our diaries for the planning committee meetings to consider the applications. Instead thanks to the public meeting we now have a clearly expressed view from the Highgate community asking the School to think […]
The public meeting about Highgate School’s planning applications was a great success. Catherine West was an excellent chair, and we had a very good turnout, estimated at nearly 250 people including online. For full details click More
The Highgate Society Community Projects Group has published its programme of tidy up and guerrilla gardening events for the remainder of 2023. Click More for details.
