Arthur W J G Ord-Hume As many of you will be aware, Arthur W J G Ord-Hume died in May 2024. He will be known to many members as a regular contributor to our Newsletter usually drawing on his recollections of his early life here in Pinner and Hatch End. Later in life he became […]
The Committee has completed a careful review of the Society’s Constitution to ensure it reflects how PLHS operates today and reflects current best practice across the charity sector, and propose the following changes. The proposed updates do not change the spirit or purpose of the Society — they simply bring our rules up to date. […]
Remembrance Wreath Jennie Youle laid the remembrance wreath on behalf of the Pinner Local History Society as part of the service at the High Street Memorial on Sunday 9 November. The Remembrance Service at West House On 11 November, the display boards were on display at West House in Pinner Memorial Park during the Remembrance Service. This gave attendees […]
A Successful Day in Pinner Memorial Park The Pinner Local History Society returned to the Pinner Village Show in 2025 with a stall in Pinner Memorial Park. The weather stayed dry and mild, which helped bring in the steady stream of visitors throughout the day. Attendance was over 4,000 people with more than £10,000 raised […]
On 9 July, a group of about 20 met at Grim’s Dyke on a pleasant summer’s day. Claudia Mernick proved a knowledgeable and entertaining guide, ready with engaging and evocative details. We walked round the house, encouraged to understand how architect Richard Norman Shaw had built for artist Frederick Goodall a house which incorporated elements […]
Prior to our last talk a group of us spent a pleasant afternoon retracing the life of Horatia in Pinner. Lily Style, her family, together with a few members of The Nelson Society, The Emma Hamilton Society and our friends in Pinner visited places which had links to Horatia and her family. Horatia’s Early Life […]
The Pinner Local History Society AGM took place on 1st May 2025. Find the draft minutes along with agenda and minutes of previous meetings here: PLHS AGM Information
On Thursday 22nd May over 20 people joined our latest ‘Make Your Own Way’ visit to Moor Park Mansion. Moor Park Mansion is a Neo-Palladian mansion set within several hundred acres of parkland to the south-east of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is called Moor Park Mansion because it is in the old park of […]
Lily Style, founder of the Emma Hamilton Society, gave us a compelling talk in April exploring the life of Horatia Nelson, daughter of Admiral Lord Nelson and Emma Hamilton, focusing on her later years in Pinner. Prompted by contact with an adopted elder brother, Lily was inspired to delve into her family history and Horatia’s […]
Many members will be aware that the Pinner Local History Society have considerable Archives in the form of original documents, pictures and articles, going back a considerable time. They fall into two main types, physical and digital. Most of the physical Archives are currently held and managed by Pat Clarke, Head of our Research Group, […]
On 23 October, Pat Clarke kindly shared her unparalleled knowledge of the history and evolution of Headstone Manor with a group of around 20 members. The house still includes a significant part of the hall house built c1310 – including roof timbers blackened by the fire that would have burned at the centre of the […]
Another Successful Year at The Pinner Show! We were glad for the slightly cooler temperatures this year, and happy to see that the show was still so well attended – a record attendance of around 5,000 people. We certainly had another busy day on the Pinner Local History stall. We were joined on the stall […]
In September we were lucky to spend an evening in conversation with Michael Rosen reminiscing about his early life in Pinner. Michael is best known for his work as a poet, performer, broadcaster and scriptwriter. He served as Children’s Laureate from 2007 until 2009 and is host of to ‘Word of Mouth’ on BBC Radio […]
PLHS started off the year not sure if this would be our last year. The effects of Covid had taken its toll but our main problem was having too few people willing to take an organisational role. Despite smaller member numbers than we would like, we have had good attendance at the talks and we are […]
We’re delighted to hear that Jennie Youle, our joint Chairman for many years, has won the Harrow Heroes Lifetime Achievement award for 2023. It is a well-deserved honour – she and her husband Robin do so much to support voluntary organisations in Harrow. Despite resigning as Chairman at our last AGM, she continues to help […]
Despite reaching scorching temperatures it was great to see the Pinner Show so well attended. The bar and ice cream van were certainly very busy! We certainly had a busy day on the Pinner Local History Stall. We had a great display of local historical pictures – a great mix that generated some interesting conversations. […]
The answer is a resounding ‘No!’ Every so often PLHS gets asked whether the right to hold Pinner Fair will lapse if for one year it is not held, because the enquirer has heard long ago that something in the charter provided that it should. This year of pandemic has brought more worried enquiries, even […]
