From the Parish Records
St Mary Magdalene has a wealth of historical interest that we are building upon as our Archivist Joy Heywood looks into the Parish records. On the pages in this section we have items from the First World War and the 1960's.
Above - Two great landmarks.
This photo depicts the windmill, from which the name Windmill Hill is taken from, with Saint Mary Magdalene Church in the background. The photo, taken from an old glass plate negative, was taken in approximately 1901.
“The mill had not been used since 1887 and had been dismantled in 1901 when it lost two of its sails. It was finally demolished in September 1904 and a large house was built on the site.”
History of Enfield, vol 2, by David Pam p.83
This photo is reproduced by kind permission of The Enfield Society www.enfieldsociety.org.uk.
Our War Memorial
Our War Memorial A specially commissioned stained glass window, The Great Sacrifice, was added as a war memorial for those…
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St Mary Magdalene and the Great War 1914-1918
St Mary Magdalene and the Great War 1914-1918 To mark the centenary of the Armistice of The Great War our…
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The Saint Mary Magdalene Guides
The Saint Mary Magdalene Guides We once had a Girl Guides troop associated with St Mary Magdalene, which unfortunately has…
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The ‘Spanish’ Influenza in Enfield 1918-1919
The ‘Spanish’ Influenza in Enfield 1918-1919 From the Parish Magazine, November, 1918. Owing to the prevalence of influenza, which is…
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The St Mary Magdalene Scouts
The St Mary Magdalene Scouts The Scouts are still going strong and here is a piece of history about their…
