Black Cultural History in Hornsey: A walking tour of heritage from abolition to the modern day

Bernie Grant and woman shaking hands with the opening plaque for the West Indian Cultural Centre in the background

Free, all welcome. Booking required.

Meet: 10.15am outside the African Caribbean Leadership Company (former West Indian Cultural Centre), N8 0DD for a 10.30am start. Next to bus stop E, Wightman Road.

Starting from outside the West Indian Cultural Centre (now the ACLC), this curator-led walk will take you through almost 200 years’ of local black history. From the story of Jacob Walker in St Mary’s Church Graveyard, to black artists at Muswell Hill Gallery, to the original site of Aquarius Hair Salon; this tour is a chance to discover the diversity of Hornsey’s black heritage.

Please book your free ticket for this walking tour via Ticket Tailor.

Please dress for the weather and wear appropriate shoes for walking.

For any queries, please email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk

Organised by Bruce Castle Museum & Archive for Black History Month 2024.

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