Pinner Local History Society

Home
United Kingdom
Pinner
Pinner Local History Society

Pinner Local History Society was set up to promote an interest in history related to the Pinner area. We organise visits to places of historical interest.

Pinner Local History Society was set up in 1972 to promote an interest in history with special reference to Pinner and its environs – the historic parish of Pinner included the areas now known as Pinner Green, Hatch End, Headstone, North Harrow and Rayners Lane. We hold regular meetings with speakers on a range of topics relating to local history. Visitors and prospective new members are very welc

ome (suggested donation £3). We publish a Newsletter three times a year with information about the Society’s recent activities, reports of talks and outings, and pictures and research by members.

10/06/2026

We would like to thank everyone who came to Pinner Local History Society's last talk, Pinner’s Roads to London and the Pinner Turnpike by Thamar MacIver on 4th June. Over 120 attended an interesting and entertaining talk by Thamar. We are now on our summer break until September when we welcome Angus Fraiser to talk about his early days in cricket. Most of our 2026/7 talks are finalised and we hope to see you at them from September. Have a good summer break.

02/06/2026

On Thursday, 4th June, the Pinner Local History Society Talk is Pinner’s Roads to London and the Pinner Turnpike by Thamar MacIver at 8.00pm in the Pinner Village Hall. Visitors are always welcome, suggested donation £3. Pinner people have gone to and from London for centuries but 18th- and 19th-century records reveal hazards ranging from muddy roads, floods and highwaymen. One response was turnpiking. Local people promoted legislation to transfer a section of road to trustees, who would finance improvements and recover their costs through tolls. Thamar’s talk will explore how the system affected locals, including road users, the trustees (who met at The Queen’s Head) and the families who lived at the tollgates and collected the tolls.

29/05/2026

The next Pinner Local History Society Talk is Pinner’s Roads to London and the Pinner Turnpike by Thamar MacIver on 4th June at 8.00pm in the Pinner Village Hall. Visitors are always welcome, suggested donation £3. Before there was tarmac - or railways - people needed half-way decent roads to get about and for transporting goods. A challenge on London clay. As late as 1894, Pinner's roads were said to be "impassable for mud for five months out of twelve". Turnpiking - establishing sections of toll road and so making road users, rather than local communities, fund improvements to through routes - seemed the magic bullet. After all, everyone else was doing it. But was it such a good idea on a relatively quiet route? This talk will explore what changing systems of road management meant to the local people who ran and used the road.

21/05/2026

The next Pinner Local History Society Talk is Pinner’s Roads to London and the Pinner Turnpike by Thamar MacIver on 4th June at 8.00pm in the Pinner Village Hall. Visitors are always welcome, suggested donation £3. Pinner people have gone to and from London for centuries but 18th- and 19th-century records reveal hazards ranging from muddy roads, floods and highwaymen. One response was turnpiking. Local people promoted legislation to transfer a section of road to trustees, who would finance improvements and recover their costs through tolls. Thamar’s talk will explore how the system affected locals, including road users, the trustees (who met at The Queen’s Head) and the families who lived at the tollgates and collected the tolls.

30/04/2026

The next Pinner Local History Society talk is on 7th May at 8-00, at St John the Baptist Church, Church Lane, Pinner. The talk ‘Brief History of St John the Baptist, Pinner Parish Church’ will be presented by Reverend Mark Arnold. The PLHS 53rd AGM precedes the talk. We hope to keep the AGM brief.

24/04/2026

Pinner Local History Society are delighted to be partnering with Big Yellow Self Storage Harrow, who are generously providing us with much needed storage for our archive.

Their support makes a significant impact on our ability to preserve and share local history with the community – the mission at the heart of our society.

A special thank you to Louis for his help, patience, and consistently thoughtful assistance, and to Tina, for her support and for making the whole process smooth and welcoming.

We look forward to a long relationship with you.

https://www.bigyellow.co.uk/harrow-self-storage-units

13/04/2026

We would like to thank everyone who came along to Ronald Koorm's talk last Thursday on Codebreaking, Intelligence, and the Impact of the Americans during WW2 at Eastcote. It was interesting, informative and entertaining. Thank you Ronald for the talk..

08/04/2026

Did you know there was a codebreaking station in Eastcote during WW2? Do you know how it changed when the US joined the War? The next Pinner Local History Society talk will be Codebreaking, Intelligence and the impact of the Americans at Eastcote Outstation during WW2 by Ronald Koorm on Thursday 9th April at 8.00pm. Eastcote was an outstation of Bletchley Park during WW2 with its own Bombe Unit to decode German communications. Ronald's talk will focus on the impact on its operation after the Americans entered the war in 1941. Visitors are always welcome, suggested donation £3.

29/03/2026

The next Pinner Local History Society talk will be Codebreaking, Intelligence and the impact of the Americans at Eastcote Outstation during WW2 by Ronald Koorm on Thursday 9th April at 8.00pm. Eastcote was an outstation of Bletchley Park during WW2 with its own Bombe Unit to decode German communications. Ronald's talk will focus on the impact on its operation after the Americans entered the war in 1941. Visitors are always welcome, suggested donation £3.

22/03/2026

The Pinner Local History Society were pleased to see so many at our last talk on “Educating Pinner – The History of Pinner Schools” on 5th March in the Village Hall. Our Research Group speakers, Patricia Clarke, Michael Triesman, Stephen Randall and Tony Swabe explored everything from early education, the Pinner National School through State and Private schools up to the 1940’s. A vast subject covered in detail. We hope to see you at our next talk on 9th April at 8.00pm in the Pinner Village Hall on “Codebreaking, Intelligence and the impact of the Americans during WW2 at Eastcote” by Roanald Koorm. Visitors welcome, suggested donation £3.

Address

Pinner

Website

http://pinnerlhs.org.uk/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Pinner Local History Society posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organisation

Send a message to Pinner Local History Society:

Shortcuts

Want your organisation to be the top-listed Non Profit Organisation in Pinner?