pink plaque
Joan Schwitzer pink plaque
Joan Schwitzer · Local Historian
Inscription
“Joan Schwitzer 1925-2009 Founder member, Chairman and President of Hornsey Historical Society and author of many publications, pamphlets and walks about our local history including St Michaels Primary School. She also collected many oral histories and helped to save the Shepherds Hill Railway Allotments.”
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1925-2009
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St Michael's Primary School, Highgate
N6
Erected 2019
Highgate Heritage
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