Did you know we have displays in three of the borough’s hub libraries?

Working with Museum Volunteers, local community groups, organisations and residents, these displays aim to showcase even more of the borough’s collection, heritage, and culture.

Keep an eye out for updates on new displays here!

What’s on at Edmonton Green Library

Ground Floor

FREE Display

Longcase clock, early 20th Century

This longcase or ‘grandfather’ clock was made in the early 20th century and originally stood on the staircase outside the Mayors Parlour in Edmonton Town Hall.

The clock was donated to the people of Edmonton in 1956 by Mr H J Turner, a watch and clockmaker of Hertford Road, Edmonton. Mr Turner was responsible for the upkeep and winding of the clocks in the Town Hall and it seems that the clock was donated on his retirement.

When the Town Hall, which stood on the site of the Police station on Fore Street, was demolished in the 1980s, the clock was taken to Forty Hall Museum, later being added to Museum of Enfield collection. The Museum is thrilled to return the clock to public display in Edmonton Green Library, a location as near as possible to where the Town Hall and the workshop of the donor stood.

First Floor

FREE Display

History of Congolese Rumba

An exhibition by the Kongolese Children’s Association (KCA), funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF)

KCA are delighted to present this special exhibition which traces the rich and vibrant history of Congolese Rumba, from its origins in the 1930s to its prestigious recognition by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity in December 2021.

This exhibition charts the history of celebrates Congolese Rumba and is available to view until January 2025.

FREE Display

The old Girls' Charity School on Church Street in Edmonton is coming back to life!

A co-curated display with the Edmonton Charity Girls’ School project

The site of the former school is now owned by the London Historic Buildings Trust. The Trust has secured funding from NLHF to help transform the site into a community hub and café. The site will be managed by Learning for Life Charity, which helps children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities to prepare themselves for the world. They are now at the end of the development phase when NLHF will decide the Trust’s next steps.

A group of local people have acted as Community Researchers, finding out more about the building, Edmonton, and the users of the school.

These displays have been co-curated with members of the project to showcase examples, taken from the Museum of Enfield’s collection of some of the skills the girls would have been taught at the school, as well as highlight one Researcher’s work on replicating the school uniform.