Article by Alison Roberts, (published September 2023, The Archer) On the morning of 21 July, residents of East Finchley, Highgate and beyond awoke to the
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Article by Alison Roberts (Published May 2003, The Archer) Last month saw the Phoenix Cinema’s screening of Peter Mullan’s award winning The Magdalene Sisters –
Article by Tony Roberts, first published in The Archer, August/September 1998 At the turn of the century, when much of East Finchley’s corner of the
Article by Tony Roberts, first published in The Archer, July 1998 London’s first underground tube railway opened in 1870, under the Thames from Tower Hill
Article by Tony Roberts, first published in The Archer, May 1998. When first opening an old map of Finchley I was surprised to see the
Article by Tony Roberts, first published in The Archer, March 1998. The question of East Finchley’s identity was brought into focus by the decision to
Article by Tony Roberts, first published in The Archer, January/February 1998. The first wave of London expansion to hit East Finchley, in the 1800’s, was
Article by Tony Roberts, first published in The Archer, November 1997. For centuries, Finchley remained an unremarkable rural community whose dependence on wood based occupations
Article by Tony Roberts, first published in The Archer, July 1997. Finchley was firmly on the map by 1199 when King John exempted the Bishop
Article by Tony Roberts, first published in The Archer, June 1997. The Bishops Avenue and The Bishops Wood are the last reminders of the Bishops