Guided walks on a variety of topics and in a range of places around Bruce Castle Museum are organised on a regular basis.
Free, all welcome. Booking required.
Meet: The corner of Chesnut Road by Tottenham Police Station. Meet at 10.45am for an 11am start.
Local History guide and Friend of Bruce Castle Oona Kelly will be tracing the path taken by two armed Latvian Social Democrats over 100 years ago on 23 January 1909, as they fled from a payroll robbery at Schnurmann's Rubber Factory in Chesnut Road.
Pursued by locals and the police, they ran to Walthamstow and ended at the borders of Epping Forest in a chase that lasted around 2 hours. Over 400 bullets were fired by the robbers, with fatalities and many injuries incurred on the day.
This all took place in a climate that was already very hostile to immigrants (especially those from Eastern Europe) after the passing of the Aliens Act of 1905. Learn about the tragedy and its impact on the wider political landscape on this fascinating walking tour.
Please book your free ticket for this walking tour via Eventbrite.
This walk will be from Tottenham High Road to Tottenham Marshes and will take under 2 hours.
Meet: 10:45am (for 11am start) on the corner of Chesnut Road by Tottenham Police Station
Please wear sensible footwear and dress for the weather.
For any enquiries, please email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk
Free, all welcome. Booking required.
Meet: High Cross monument, at 373 High Road N17 6QN. Meet at 10.45am for an 11am start.
A Walking Jewish History Tour
Tottenham Heritage Walks and Bruce Castle Museum and Archive bring you a free and fascinating walk looking at Jewish history around Tottenham Hale.
Starting by the High Cross monument, we will be looking at stories of Jewish families who moved from the East End to settle in Tottenham, in the streets around the Hale, the High Road and Lansdowne Road.
They moved, in their thousands, to work in the large, Jewish-owned factories that sprung up in Tottenham Hale at the turn of the 20th century, including Harris Lebus, Gestetner, Flatau and Eagle pencils.
We will highlight important places that supported the community including the former High Cross Synagogue and the Jewish Home and Hospital, and other local businesses. We look at the lives and achievements of families who lived in the area, particularly those in Colsterworth Road, and other notable individuals.
Please book your free ticket for this walking tour via Eventbrite.
This is a circular tour which begins by the High Cross monument, at 373 High Road N17 6QN.
Meet at 10.45am to start at 11am.
The tour lasts approximately 2 hours.
Please wear sensible footwear and dress for the weather.
For any enquiries, please email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk