Tüm Enfield’i yansıtan yeni ‘Yerel Miras Listesi’ yayınlandı

9 Ocak 2025

Enfield Belediyesi tarafından, özel yerel ilgi alanlarına sahip 48 yeni kayıt içeren gözden geçirilmiş Yerel Miras Listesi yayınlandı.

Yerel Miras Listesi, 40’tan fazla gönüllünün mevcut kayıtları gözden geçirmesi ve eklenecek adayları belirlemesiyle Enfield Derneği ile ortaklaşa güncellendi.

Yeni Yerel Miras Listesi buradan görülebilir.

 

New Local Heritage List reflecting the whole borough

A revised Local Heritage List has been published by Enfield Council, containing 48 new entries with special local interest.

The Local Heritage List was updated in partnership with the Enfield Society with more than 40 volunteers reviewing the existing entries and identifying candidates to be added.

In particular, volunteers were asked to identify aspects of the borough’s heritage that were less well represented on the 2018 List including heritage to the east of the borough; industrial heritage; war-time heritage; heritage of communities who have settled in the borough since the end of the 19th century and, art/sculpture.

New entries include, the Slades Hill gun emplacement, North Middlesex University Hospital Administration Building, Two Brewers Pub Memorial Garden, Gilpins Bell and a section of the New River Loop.

The Local Heritage List, which was last updated in 2018, identifies the significance of buildings, structures and sites in the borough and ensures they are considered when planning applications are submitted.

Enfield Council’s Leader, Cllr Ergin Erbil said: “The updated Local Heritage List is a fantastic showcase of the diverse buildings and spaces our borough has to offer. The list recognises our rich heritage, diverse history and the communities surrounding them. I’d like to thank in particular the volunteers who have helped collate the list and everyone who participated in the survey for this important update. We now have a Local Heritage List that truly reflects the whole borough. I would encourage everyone to take look and visit the new additions.”

The decision on whether to include an asset in the Local Heritage List was made by Enfield Council, based on the recommendations of a Review Panel.

The Review Panel comprised Planning and Heritage Officers from Enfield Council, members of the Enfield Society and other local conservation bodies as well as a representative of Historic England.

The new Local Heritage List can be viewed here. 

The Enfield Society John West (Trustee) said: “The Enfield Society works with a wide range of organisations and the Council to support the conservation and enhancement of the civic and natural environments throughout the London Borough of Enfield. Working with over 40 volunteers, the Society is delighted to have contributed to the revised Local Heritage List which will help ensure that the heritage that our communities enjoy is recognised and valued. The updated Local Heritage List will help to secure the future of local heritage sites and buildings and demonstrates what can be achieved when volunteers and groups work in partnership with a local planning authority.”

Notes:

New additions include the following:- 

• LHL No.275 “Slades Hill Gun Emplacement” 

The Slades Hill gun emplacement was constructed during WW2 as major anti- aircraft station protecting London from the north. Situated on high land at Hogs Hill the camp had over 400 solders based there in 1941. Winston Churchill’s daughter Mary Soames was based at the camp and a Pathe news programme shows Churchill visiting and demonstrating brick laying accompanied by his daughter. The track leading to the camp and gun emplacement still has evidence of the green camouflage paint used to disguise the site from above.

• LHL No.282 “New River (Abandoned Whitewebbs Loop)” 

The New River was constructed between 1609 and 1613 to bring a supply of drinking water into London from springs in Hertfordshire. It is widely accepted as one of the most significant and ambitious developments in water supply in England. This section of the New River was abandoned in the 1850s when the construction of the Dowcra Aqueduct allowed the watercourse to follow a more direct route.

• LHL No.283 “Gilpins Bell” 

Carved from Watts Cliff stone, this sculpture by Angela Godfrey was inspired by William Cowper’s 1782 poem “The Diverting History of John Gilpin”. The poem tells the ‘true’ story of how a wealthy draper named John Gilpin together with his wife and children became separated during a journey to The Bell Inn, Edmonton.

• LHL No.300 “Two Brewers Pub Memorial Garden” 

On the night of the 30th September 1940 twenty people were killed when a bomb fell upon the Two Brewers Pub just before closing time. After the war the site remained empty until a memorial garden was officially opened in 2014. Cliff Short then 89 officially opened the garden with Alfred Dust, the son of the only man pulled out of the wreckage alive.

• LHL No.311 “North Middlesex University Hospital Administration Building” 

North Middlesex Hospital was opened on 25th July 1910 as the infirmary for the Edmonton Workhouse at Langhedge Field. In 1915 the complex was handed over to the military for use as a military hospital, known as Edmonton Military Hospital. Injured troops returned from France to Silver Street Station and were transferred to the hospital. Following its transfer back into civilian hands in 1920, the hospital became the North Middlesex Hospital. Control passed from the Edmonton Board of Guardians to Middlesex County Council in April 1930. The hospital has been extensively redeveloped over the last 100 years, but the current administrative building built in 1909 remains as a survivor of the Edmonton Workhouse Infirmary.