Bruce Castle

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Coordinates: 51°35′54″N, 0°4′27″W

This article is about the English manor house. For the village in Dominica, see Castle Bruce.
Bruce Castle, Tottenham. (November 2005)
Bruce Castle, Tottenham. (November 2005)

Bruce Castle is a 16th century manor house in Lordship Lane, Tottenham, London, UK, immediately opposite the eastern end of Broadwater Farm. It was built by Sir William Compton, squire of the bedchamber to Henry VIII.

In the 19th century the building was home to a progressive school run by the Hill family, (including Rowland Hill, founder of the Uniform Penny Post system). The system at Bruce Castle school was based on the Hills' Hill Top and Hazelwood schools in Birmingham.

During World War II Bruce Castle was used as a clinic and nursery for the people of Tottenham.

It is now a local museum containing Haringey's archives and an important collection of early photography. There is also a small exhibition about Rowland Hill and postal history.

The current Bruce Castle Park covers 20 acres and was Tottenham's first public park.

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