New River

Rear view across the field of a group of farm buildings belonging to Clay Hill Farm in Devonshire Hill, Tottenham - Copyright: Bruce Castle Museum (Haringey Culture, Libraries and Learning)

Clay Hill and the New River

"This section of the abandoned New River remained in water when Samuel arrived at River House. His elder children recall watching the wildlife attracted by the river and children brought into the...

Ceramics, Clay, Farming, Farms, Local History, New River, Tributary, White Hart Lane

Farm labourers work the fields at Clay Hill Farm in Devonshire Hill, Tottenham. Haycarts can be seen near the farm buildings - Copyright: Bruce Castle Museum (Haringey Culture, Libraries and Learning)

Clay Hill

"Devonshire Hill, formerly known as Clay Hill, was part of the manorial land owned by the Curtis family. In 1881, William Michael Curtis, and fellow trustees of the Curtis Settled Estates,...

Ceramics, Clay, Local History, New River, Tributary, White Hart Lane