Municipal Borough of Hornsey

Coordinates: 51°35′N 0°07′W / 51.58°N 0.12°W / 51.58; -0.12
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Municipal Borough of Hornsey

Hornsey Town Hall was the borough council's headquarters from 1935

Hornsey highlighted within Middlesex, in 1961
Area
 • 19012,875 acres (11.6 km2)
 • 19612,871 acres (11.6 km2)
 • Coordinates51°35′N 0°07′W / 51.58°N 0.12°W / 51.58; -0.12
Population 
• 1901
72,056
• 1931
87,659
• 1939
72,436
• 1961
97,962
History
 • Preceded byPart of the parish of
Public Health Act 1848
  • Local Government Act 1894
    •  • Created1867 (1867)
     • Abolished31 March 1965 (1965-03-31)
     • Succeeded byLondon Borough of Haringey
    Government
     • Type
    • Latin for 'The better prepared, the stronger')
    Coat of arms of the Municipal Borough of Hornsey
    Coat of arms of the borough council
    History 
    • Established
    		1867
    Contained within
     • CountyMiddlesex
     • Police forceMetropolitan Police District
    Subdivisions
     • TypeWards
     • Units

    The Municipal Borough of Hornsey was a local government district in east Middlesex from 1867 to 1965.

    History

    In 1867, a Local Board was formed for part of the civil parish of Hornsey. The rest of the parish was already under South Hornsey Local Board, formed in 1865.

    In 1894, under the

    urban district.[1] In November 1903, it was incorporated as a municipal borough. The corporation made two unsuccessful attempts to gain county borough status in 1904 and 1915.[2] The borough was part of the London postal district and Metropolitan Police District
    .

    The borough's

    Latin
    for 'The better prepared, the stronger').

    One of the municipal borough's first significant projects was the opening of Hornsey Cottage Hospital in 1910. Hornsey Town Hall, built in 1933–35 and designed by Reginald Uren, was widely admired for its clean, Modernist style and beautiful detailing, symbolising enlightened local government. However, since 2004 Haringey Council gradually removed municipal services from the building, and its increasing dereliction caused a local furore.

    In 1965, the municipal borough was abolished and its area was transferred to Greater London under the London Government Act 1963. Hornsey's area was combined with the Municipal Borough of Tottenham and the Municipal Borough of Wood Green to form the present-day London Borough of Haringey.[3]

    References

    1. ^ "Local Government Act 1894", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1894 c. 73, retrieved 2 May 2020
    2. ISBN 9780197227503 – via British History Online
      . Month specified in Kelly's Directory Hornsey, Crouch End Highgate & Finsbury Park, 1903-1904, page 20.
    3. ^ "London Government Act 1963: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 31 July 1963, 1963 c. 33 (sch. 1), retrieved 2 May 2020

    External links

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