A View of Hornsey circa 1860

Comment by Richard Woods on November 18, 2016 at 12:08

If the church is St Mary's then that could be the gas works? They were built in 1857. More here

http://www.haringey-heartlands.com/site-history.html

Comment by Hugh on December 4, 2017 at 15:08

I think the chimney might be a stench pipe from the Hornsey municipal yard where they used to incinerate rubbish.

Comment by Victor Farthing on August 22, 2025 at 10:50

Looks like the pumping station Green Lanes on the right.  Far distance middle I would say is St Mary's Church steeple and the building to the left could be the Jewish hospital in Lordship Rd. All the directions seem to be in the correct positions.

Comment by Hugh on August 22, 2025 at 12:29

Thanks. That's reassuring since it's a painting I bought and have since wondered if it is indeed showing Hornsey!

Comment by Peter on August 22, 2025 at 20:06

The link http://www.haringey-heartlands.com/site-history.html came up with a not found message for me: is it right?

Comment by Hugh on August 22, 2025 at 21:05

Peter, the link was posted 9 years ago, but you can find it on the Wayback Machine at https://web.archive.org/web/20161021202556/http://www.haringey-hear...

Comment by Les Humphreys on August 30, 2025 at 21:04

The spire in the distance looks like Holy Innocents on Tottenham Lane, which would put the shepherd walking west and the industrial buildings near the railyards.

On the other hand, if the shepherd were walking east, the industrial buildings would be those down Cross Lane and the spire would be St Michaels, Wood Green.

Comment by Richard Woods on Sunday

I would suggest that spire is much further away - possibly nearer to central London. 

Comment by Victor Farthing on Sunday

Richard Woods I totally agree with you and  thinking about the slop of the land too, and you can't see the west reservoir in this painting either.

Comment by Hugh on Sunday

The thing I bore in mind when I looked at this picture is that taller little turret poking out of the top of the church tower was and still is at the north West corner of the tower. That gives a clear direction of view from the south west which helps locate things. If I’m writing my assumptions that would make the church in the distance St Michael’s in Wood Green.

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