Pinner is centuries old. It was one of the ten hamlets of the medieval Harrow Manor and is still the most easily distinguishable today. The name Pinner is nowadays considered to be of Saxon origin. Among the oldest written records of Pinner is one telling us that the church was here during the 1230s.
Pinner is centuries old. It was one of the ten hamlets of the medieval Harrow Manor and is still the most easily distinguishable today. The name Pinner is nowadays considered to be of Saxon origin. Among the oldest written records of Pinner is one telling us that the church was here during the 1230s.
Thank you to everyone that joined us on 5th December. Not only did we enjoy Pat’s engaging talk on Pinner's Timber Framed Buildings, but we got the chance to mingle and enjoy some wine and mince pies. It was great to chat to everyone after such a successful year. We are already looking forward to […]
The next Pinner Local History Society talk is The Metropolitan Railway during the First World War, by Richard Dennis on Thursday 6th February at 8pm in the Pinner Village Hall. When World War I broke out in 1914 the Metropolitan railway was made subject to government control. It lost staff to military service and women were employed. The City […]
