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The Enfield Society, known as The Enfield Preservation Society until 2007, campaigns for "the conservation and enhancement of the civic and natural environments of the London Borough of Enfield and its immediate surrounding area". History The society was founded in 1936 as a direct result of a campaign organised by Ebenezer Rees, vicar of Christ Church, Chase Side, to prevent Enfield District Council building new offices on green fields at Chase Green, Chase Side. A public meeting was held at the Oddfellows Hall in Old Park Road, Enfield, which was attended by Sir Henry Bowles Bart., Lt. Col. R.V.K. Applin DSO member of Parliament for Enfield, G.W. Daisley vicar of Enfield, the reverend Rees and Mr Dudley Leggatt. The opposition to the idea caused the council to withdraw their plans."Society rolls back 80 years looking after our heritage", Russ Lawrence, ''Enfield Gazette & Advertiser'', 29 June 2016, p. 9. In 1938 the society campaigned against the development of the Library ...
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The Enfield Society Logo
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic ...
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London Borough Of Enfield
The London Borough of Enfield () is a London boroughs, London borough in North London. It borders the London boroughs of London Borough of Barnet, Barnet to the west, London Borough of Haringey, Haringey to the south, and London Borough of Waltham Forest, Waltham Forest to the southeast. To the north are the districts of Hertsmere, Welwyn Hatfield and Borough of Broxbourne, Broxbourne (in Hertfordshire), and to the east is Epping Forest District in Essex. The local authority is Enfield London Borough Council. Enfield's population is estimated to be 333,794; the main towns in the borough are Edmonton, London, Edmonton, Enfield, London, Enfield, Southgate, London, Southgate and Palmers Green. Enfield is the northernmost London borough. Etymology Enfield was recorded in Domesday Book in 1086 as ''Enefelde'', and as ''Einefeld'' in 1214, ''Enfeld'' in 1293, and ''Enfild'' in 1564: that is 'open land of a man called Ēana', or 'where lambs are reared', from the Old English ''feld'' w ...
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Christ Church United Reformed Church
Christ Church United Reformed Church is a grade II listed United Reformed Church at Chase Side Chase Side is a road between Cockfosters and Southgate in the London Borough of Enfield. It runs from the junction of Cat Hill, Cockfosters Road and Bramley Road in the north to Southgate Circus in the south and forms part of the boundary with ..., Enfield, London. References External links *http://www.ccurc.org.uk/ Enfield, London Churches in the London Borough of Enfield Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Enfield United Reformed churches in London Grade II listed churches in the London Borough of Enfield {{London-church-stub ...
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Sir Henry Bowles, 1st Baronet
Colonel Sir Henry Ferryman Bowles, 1st Baronet (19 December 1858 – 14 October 1943) was a British Army officer and Conservative politician. Early life and family He was the eldest son of Henry Carrington Bowles Bowles of Myddelton House, Bulls Cross, Hertfordshire and Cornelia née Kingdom. He was educated at Harrow School and Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1881 and a master of arts in 1884. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1883. He married Florence "Dolly" Broughton of Tunstall Hall, Shropshire in 1889. In 1895 he moved to Forty Hall, near Enfield, Middlesex, which his father had purchased in the previous year. His younger brother Gussie was the distinguished horticulturalist E.A. Bowles. Military service Bowles had a long association with the reserve forces of the British Army, holding commissions in the Militia, Volunteer Force and Territorial Force. He was first commissioned as a second lieutenant in the King's Own Tow ...
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Reginald Applin
Lieutenant-Colonel Reginald Vincent Kempenfelt Applin, DSO, OBE (11 April 1869 – 5 April 1957) was a British military officer who took a prominent part in the development of machine gun tactics in the British Army. He later entered politics, initially in two minor right wing parties before becoming a Conservative Party Member of Parliament. British North Borneo Company He was the eldest son of Captain Vincent Jesson Applin, Military Train, of "Exeview", Alphington, near Exeter. Following education at Sherborne School, he initially sought employment as a stage actor. However, in December 1889 he became a cadet with the British North Borneo Company. He continued to serve in the company's administration of the protectorate, becoming successively a police magistrate and justice of the peace for Labuan and a District Officer. He was involved in the suppression of the Mat Salleh Rebellion from 1895 to 1897 and was awarded The British North Borneo Company's Medal and clasp. After ...
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Broomfield House
Broomfield House is a building of historical interest located in Broomfield Park, Palmers Green, north London. Built during the 16th century, it was damaged by fires in 1984, 1993, 1994 and 2019. History Broomfield House was sold to London merchant Joseph Jackson in 1624 after several previous occupants. During the 150 years that the Jackson family were in possession of the house, the house was internally remodelled to a considerable extent. The grand staircase was built and murals were painted by Gerard Lanscroon, and the surrounding Broomfield Park was created. During the late 18th century to early 19th century the once U-shaped building was altered into a rectangular shape, enclosing the once east-facing courtyard. After a period where the house was let to tenants, the house and of land were sold for development to Southgate Urban District Council, who opened the park to the public in 1903. Between 1907 and 1910 the building housed Southgate County School, with Southgate's f ...
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Palmers Green
Palmers Green is a suburban area and electoral ward in North London, England, within the London Borough of Enfield. It is located within the N13 postcode district, around north of Charing Cross. It is home to the largest population of Greek Cypriots outside Cyprus and is often nicknamed "Little Cyprus" or "Palmers Greek". Etymology Recorded as ''Palmers grene'' 1608, 'village green associated with a family called Palmer' (mentioned in local records from the 14th century), from the Middle English ''grene''. History Palmers Green was once a tiny hamlet in the parish of Edmonton, situated at the junction of Green Lanes and Fox Lane. Its population was very small, and there were no more than a few isolated houses in the mid-17th century. Local records mention a Palmers Field in 1204 and a Palmers Grove in 1340. Palmers Green is mentioned as a highway in 1324 (in Westminster Abbey Muniments). By 1801 the area had grown to a village of 54 buildings, including two inns (according ...
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New River (London)
The New River is an artificial waterway in England, opened in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water taken from Chadwell and Amwell Springs near Ware in Hertfordshire, and later the River Lea and other sources. Originally conceived by Edmund Colthurst and completed by Hugh Myddelton, it was operated by the New River Company for nearly 300 years until London's water supply was taken over by the Metropolitan Water Board in 1904. Although it was at one time threatened with closure, a large section of the New River remains part of London's water supply infrastructure, more than 400 years after it was first constructed. It is now operated by Thames Water. The New River originally followed the land contours but certain parts have been straightened over the centuries. There is a designated walking route along the canal called the New River Path. It is a 28-mile (45 km) long-distance footpath which follows the course of the New River as closely as possible from its s ...
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David Pam
David O. Pam (February 1920 - 17 August 2014) was a British librarian and local historian known for his works on the history of Edmonton and Enfield and other areas of the former Edmonton Hundred. Early life David Pam was born in Edmonton in February 1920. He spent his early life in a council house there. Family Pam married Maisie in 1949. They had two daughters. Career Pam was first a reference librarian for the former Borough of Edmonton and in 1976 the local history and museums officer for the London Borough of Enfield. He retired in May 1982 and afterwards devoted himself to writing the history of Edmonton and Enfield and other areas of the former Edmonton Hundred. He was president of the Edmonton Hundred Historical Society and appointed a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2006. Death Pam died on 17 August 2014. Selected publications *''The New Enfield: Stories of Enfield, Edmonton, and Southgate.'' London Borough of Enfield, 1977. *''The Hungry Years. Survival in ...
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Enfield, London
Enfield is a large town in north London, England, north of Charing Cross. It had a population of 156,858 in 2018. It includes the areas of Botany Bay, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross, Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield Highway, Enfield Lock, Enfield Town, Enfield Wash, Forty Hill, Freezywater, Gordon Hill, Grange Park, Hadley Wood, Ponders End, and World's End. South of the Hertfordshire border and M25 motorway, it borders Waltham Cross to the north, Winchmore Hill and Edmonton to the south, Chingford and Waltham Abbey, across the River Lea, to the east and north-east, with Cockfosters, Monken Hadley and Oakwood to the west. Historically an ancient parish in the Edmonton Hundred of Middlesex, it was granted urban district status in 1894 and municipal borough status in 1955. In 1965, it merged with the municipal boroughs of Southgate and Edmonton to create the London Borough of Enfield, a local government district of Greater London, of which ...
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History Of The London Borough Of Enfield
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers. History is not complete and still has debatable mysteries. History is also an academic discipline which uses narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect. Historians often debate which narrative best explains an event, as well as the significance of different causes and effects. Historians also debate the nature of history as an end in itself, as well as its usefulness to give perspective on the problems of the p ...
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1936 Establishments In England
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The 1936 Winter Olympics, IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10–February 19, 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Inci ...
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