Ruislip Gardens

Underground station, existing between 1934 and now.

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Underground station · * · HA4 ·
JUNE
24
2021
Ruislip Gardens is on the Central Line, situated between West Ruislip and South Ruislip.

The tracks through the station were laid by part of the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway with services starting on 2 April 1906 although there was no station at Ruislip Gardens at that time. The station opened on 9 July 1934 at the point where West End Road crossed Yeading Brook.

As part of the 1935-40 New Works Programme, Central line services were projected westwards from a new junction, west of North Acton on the line to Ealing Broadway. The original intention was to extend the service as far as Denham, but work was delayed by World War II and the formation of the Metropolitan Green Belt after the war and so the terminus of the extension was cut back to West Ruislip, with services starting on 21 November 1948.

The main line services stopping at Ruislip Gardens ceased on 21 July 1958 and their station closed, leaving only the Central line services in place.

The station achieved poetic immortality in John Betjeman’s poem ’Middlesex’:

Gaily into Ruislip Gardens
Runs the red electric train,
With a thousand Ta’s and Pardon’s
Daintily alights Elaine;
Hurries down the concrete station
With a frown of concentration,
Out into the outskirt’s edges
Where a few surviving hedges
Keep alive our lost Elysium - Rural Middlesex again





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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Ruislip Gardens Ruislip Gardens is on the Central Line, situated between West Ruislip and South Ruislip.

NEARBY STREETS
Acorn Grove, HA4 Acorn Grove is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip Gardens)
Almond Close, HA4 Almond Close is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip)
Bedford Road, HA4 Bedford Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip Gardens)
Bell Close, HA4 Bell Close is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip Gardens)
Berkeley Close, HA4 Berkeley Close is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip Gardens)
Bridgewater Road, HA4 A street within the HA4 postcode (Ruislip Gardens)
Bridgwater Road, HA4 Bridgwater Road is a road in the HA4 postcode area
Bromley Crescent, HA4 Bromley Crescent is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip Gardens)
Carmichael Close, HA4 Carmichael Close is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip Gardens)
Clyfford Road, HA4 Clyfford Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip Gardens)
Cottingham Chase, HA4 Cottingham Chase is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip Manor)
Dartmouth Road, HA4 Dartmouth Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip Manor)
Hathaway Close, HA4 Hathaway Close is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip Gardens)
Jim O’Neil walk, HA4 Jim O’Neil walk is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip Gardens)
Jim O’Neil walk, HA4 Jim O’Neil walk is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip Gardens)
Lawn Close, HA4 Lawn Close is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip)
Lea Crescent, HA4 Lea Crescent is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip Gardens)
Manningtree Road, HA4 Manningtree Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
New Pond Parade, HA4 New Pond Parade is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip Gardens)
Portal Close, HA4 Portal Close is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip Gardens)
Roundways, HA4 Roundways is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip Manor)
Roundways, HA4 Roundways is a crescent running off West End Road (Ruislip)
Sidmouth Drive, HA4 Sidmouth Drive is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip Manor)
Stafford Road, HA4 Stafford Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip Gardens)
Trenchard Avenue, HA4 Trenchard Avenue is a road in the HA4 postcode area (South Ruislip)
Trevor Crescent, HA4 Trevor Crescent is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip Gardens)
Trevor Gardens, HA4 Trevor Gardens lies within the HA4 postcode (Ruislip Gardens)
Victoria Road, HA4 Victoria Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
West End Road, HA4 West End Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip Gardens)

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