The Eleanor Palmer Trust has a history dating back to Tudor times. 

Click here for some fascinating information on the life and times of Eleanor Palmer, a wealthy and generous woman whose father was keeper of Henry VII’s treasure;  who lived through the devastating effects of plague;  who had eight children and two husbands;  who saw the invention of the printing press; and witnessed at first hand the effect that Henry VIII’s Reformation had on the ordinary people of Barnet…

Eleanor's story is about local people caring for each other and having the foresight to plan ahead for the future.