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1944
On 6 June (D-Day), Hill Homes holds its first meeting at Margaret Hill’s house, 16 Bishopswood Road, Highgate.
1945-47
The new housing society acquires five properties: 14 Bishopswood Road (Woodlands), 2 Broadlands Road (Trees), 21 View Road, 22 Shepherds Hill and 22 Stanhope Road (Stanhope Lodge). 21 View Lodge is renamed Delia Grottens in honour of its first resident, a retired police matron. 22 Shepherds Hill is renamed Nuffield Lodge in gratitude to the Nuffield Foundation, which has contributed £5,500.
1950
In October, the first patients are admitted to Whittington, a new home on the corner of Broadlands Road and Denewood Road.
1953
Northolme, a home for ‘the accommodation and study of the mentally ageing’, opens at 22 Broadlands Road. (In 1964, Northolme will be renamed Gwendolen Sim in honour of a benefactor.)
1957
Margaret Hill is awarded the CBE.
1960
After an extension is built at the rear of Northolme, Hill Homes’ affairs are no longer run from Margaret Hill’s home.
1963
A home for chronically sick old people opens in part of the garden at the rear of Whittington. It is named Goldsmiths, in honour of the City livery company that donated £50,000 towards the home’s construction.
1964
In October, Margaret Hill stands down as chairman of Hill Homes and is appointed its first President.
1967
In February, consultant T.F.W. Mackeown delivers a report recommending that changes be made at Hill Homes, including the appointment of an organising secretary; greater integration of the homes (while protecting the individuality of each home); and the appointment to the committee of representatives from the London Borough of Haringey.
In June, Margaret Hill retires from the committee of Hill Homes.
In July, Homfray House opens. Adjoining Trees, the new home has been left to Hill Homes by Frederick Homfray, a friend of Margaret Hill and Hill Homes who was a director of the carpet manufacturers Homfray & Co.
At the end of July, the National Health Service takes over Whittington. As compensation, Hill Homes is given the freehold of a large site that includes Goldsmiths.
1968
Stanhope Lodge is sold to raise funds for better and more accessible accommodation.
Norah Clegg, co-founder of Hill Homes, retires as Honorary Secretary after 24 years in the role and is appointed Vice-President.
A development committee is established.
1969
Hill Homes’ 25th anniversary appeal raises over £27,000.
1970
In June, Margaret Hill dies. She is succeeded as President by her friend of many years, Norah Clegg.
1973
Norah Clegg dies.
1976
An appeal to raise funds for works at Woodlands collects over £150,000. The appeal’s patrons include violinist – and Highgate resident – Yehudi Menuhin.
1978
Nuffield Lodge is demolished.
1981
In October, a new purpose-built Nuffield Lodge opens. Costing £395,000, the building has been funded by the Housing Corporation.
1985
A modernisation fund is established to raise money to improve all of Hill Homes’ accommodation.
1990
A new, purpose-built nursing home opens on the site of Goldsmiths. It is named Newstead at the request of the St Marylebone Old People’s Home, which has funded the new home by transferring its assets (£1.36 million) to Hill Homes.
1993
Delia Grottens closes.
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