Inside St Mary's Church. This view shows how at one time there were no seats in churches and the elderly and infirm 'went to the wall' for support.
Inside St Mary's Church. This view shows how at one time there were no seats
in churches and the elderly and infirm 'went to the wall' for support.
St Mary's School - In June 1871 land was obtained for a new school and a local
building. A Mr Walton built the new East Barnet National School which was opened
in April 1872. This plan of the proposed school is quite recognisably the same
building that stands on the site today.
Print of St Mary's Church showing the Norman north wall. This and the other
print of the inside of the church come from Frederick Cass' book on East Barnet
written in the latter part of the 19th Century.
East Barnet Village centre viewed from the far side of Pymmes Brook. In the
distance can be seen the Prince of Wales pub.
The Haughton-Clarke monument stands at the edge of the churchyard at St Mary's
and can be seen from Oak Hill where the Haughton-Clarke family lived.
Part of the display on Barnet pubs which is to be seen at the Barnet
Museum, 31 Wood Street Barnet.
The Cat stood at the bottom of Cat Hill and probably took its name from the
nearby bridge referred to in 1406 as Katbrygge. This was probably a reference
to cattle using the bridge to cross the Pymmes brook rather than a member of
the feline kingdom.