Alan Peter Dumayne (21 April 1929 – 30 April 1998) was an historian of North London known for his lectures and books on the history of Southgate, Palmers Green, and Winchmore Hill.

Life Alan Dumayne was born in Harringay on 21 April 1929England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription. Retrieved 28 July 2016. before moving with his family to Winchmore Hill in 1933. His father was John A. Dumayne, and his mother was Ruby E. Dumayne, née Bartlett.England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription. Retrieved 28 July 2016. Alan P Dumayne on the 1939 Register. Retrieved 28 July 2016. He was educated at Winchmore Junior School and Southgate County School (1940–46).The War Memorial. Southgate County School, 8 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016. Dumayne completed two years of national service and married Sheila Dawson in 1952.England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription. Retrieved 28 July 2016. N21 Festival Historical Exhibition. N21.net, 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2016. They lived in Winchmore Hill and later Southgate and had two children, Richard Sydney and Jacqueline Anne.Dumayne, Alan. (1987) Southgate: A glimpse into the past. London: Alan Dumayne. p. ix. Dumayne was a member of Winchmore Hill United Reformed Church.History. The Church by the Bridge. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

Dumayne was a director of his father's building firm but his real enthusiasm was for local history which he credited to the discovery that his new home in Southgate, at Chandos Avenue, was on the site of the grounds of the former Beaver Hall, home to three generations of the Schneider family.Dumayne, 1987, pp. 144-145.

He completed books on the history of Southgate, Palmers Green, and Winchmore Hill, as well as taking a significant number of photographs of these areas and lecturing on local history. In 1990 he was diagnosed with leukaemia. He died on 30 April 1998.Dumayne, Alan. (1988) Southgate in Old Photographs. Stroud: Sutton Publishing. pp. 7-8.

Selected publications Southgate: A glimpse into the past. Alan Dumayne, London, 1987. Once Upon a Time in Palmers Green. Alan Dumayne, London, 1988. (three editions) Fond Memories of Winchmore Hill. Alan Dumayne, London, 1990. The Old Borough of Southgate. Alan Sutton, Stroud, 1998. (Britain in Old Photographs) The London Borough of Enfield. Alan Sutton, Stroud, 1996. (Britain in Old Photographs)

See also David Pam

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