East Finchley

Underground station, existing between 1867 and now.

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Underground station · * · N2 ·
November
16
2012
East Finchley is a suburban development, five miles north north-west of Charing Cross.

The land on which East Finchley now stands was once part of the Bishop of London’s hunting ground. More recently, it was home to some grand ’country’ estates of wealthy Londoners, from which several roads take their names (e.g. Summerlee Avenue, Park Hall Road). At one time East Finchley was referred to as ’East End’.

East Finchley underground station, first opened in 1863 by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway, is topped by a famous statue of an archer, created in the Art Deco style, and pointing his arrow towards the other end of the tunnel which starts south of the station and runs all the way to the end of the Northern Line at Morden. This 27.8 km tunnel was for many years the longest in the world. There was originally an arrow at Morden Station to match the archer at East Finchley, but this was stolen not long after the station was opened.


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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
Five Bells The first recorded licensee of the Five Bells was in 1751.
White Lion The White Lion dates from 1700 or even earlier.

NEARBY STREETS
Abbots Gardens, N2 Abbots Gardens is a circular road with an entrance onto East End Road
Alexandra Mews, N2 Alexandra Mews is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Annington Road, N2 Annington Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Ashburnham Close, N2 Ashburnham Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Avenue House, N2 Avenue House is a block on The Bishops Avenue (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Aylmer Court, N2 Aylmer Court is a block on Aylmer Road
Aylmer Parade, N2 Aylmer Parade is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Aylmer Road, N2 Aylmer Road is a named part of the main A1 trunk road running south of East Finchley
Bancroft Avenue, N2 Bancroft Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Baronsmere Road, N2 Baronsmere Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Bedford Road, N2 Bedford Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Beech Drive, N2 Beech Drive is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Beechwood Close, N2 Beechwood Close is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Belvedere Court, N2 Belvedere Court is a block on Lyttelton Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Benedict Way, N2 Benedict Way is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Beresford Road, N2 Beresford Road, East Finchley is one of many Beresford Roads in London
Berwick House, N2 Berwick House is a block on Oak Lane
Bishop’s Court, N2 Bishop’s Court is a block on Great North Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Borrowdale Close, N2 Borrowdale Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Brackenbury Road, N2 Brackenbury Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Brendon Grove, N2 Brendon Grove is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Briar Close, N3 Briar Close is a modern road lying east of the North Circular Road
Brighton Road, N2 Brighton Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Brim Hill, N2 Brim Hill is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Brompton Grove, N2 Brompton Grove is part of Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Broomfield Court, N2 Broomfield Court is a block on Beaumont Close (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Brownswell Road, N2 Brownswell Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Buckland House, N2 Buckland House is a building on Thomas More Way
Cecilia Close, N2 Cecilia Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Cedar Drive, N2 Cedar Drive is in Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Central Avenue, N2 Central Avenue is a road in the N2 postcode area
Challoner Close, N2 Challoner Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Chamberlain Road, N2 Chamberlain Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Chandos Road, N2 Chandos Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Chantry Court, N2 Chantry Court is sited on Chantry Court
Chapel Court, N2 Chapel Court was originally built as Chapel Street and lead in those days to the Great North Road
Cherry Tree Road, N2 Cherry Tree Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Church Lane, N2 Church Lane runs from East End Road to the Great North Road
Church Vale, N2 Church Vale is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Clare Close, N2 Clare Close is a location in London
Claybrook Close, N2 Claybrook Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Cleveland House, N2 Residential block
Colwyn House, N2 Colwyn House is a block on The Bishops Avenue (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Cranbourne Court, N2 Cranbourne Court is a block on Briar Close
Creighton Avenue, N2 Creighton Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Deacons Rise, N2 Deacons Rise is in the Hampstead Garden Suburb area (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Deanery Close, N2 Deanery Close is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Deansway, N2 Deansway, was planned as part of Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Devon Rise, N2 Devon Rise is in an area of Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Diploma Avenue, N2 Diploma Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area (East Finchley)
Diploma Court, N2 Diploma Court is a road in the N2 postcode area (East Finchley)
Doran Manor, N2 Doran Manor is a block on the Great North Road
Durham Road, N2 Durham Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Eagans Close, N2 Eagans Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
East End Road, N2 East End Road, linking East End and the southern section of the Great North Road with Church End, was the main east-west road in Finchley.
East View House, N2 East View House is a block on High Road
Eastern Road, N2 Eastern Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Edeleny Close, N2 Edeleny Close is a location in London
Edmunds Walk, N2 Edmunds Walk is in an area of Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Elm Gardens, N2 Elm Gardens is a road in the N2 postcode area
Elmhurst Avenue, N2 Elmhurst Avenue is a road in the N2 postcode area
Elmshurst Crescent, N2 Elmshurst Crescent was built after the Second World War
Fairlawn Avenue, N2 Fairlawn Avenue was built over the site of two adjacent large properties - Fairlawn House and Cranleigh House
Fallows Close, N2 Fallows Close is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Font Hills, N2 Font Hills is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Fordington Road, N6 Fordington Road is one of the streets of London in the N6 postal area
Fortis Green Avenue, N2 Fortis Green Avenue is a road in the N2 postcode area
Fortis Green, N2 Fortis Green (Road) is one of the ancient east-west routes of this area of Middlesex
Francis Road, N2 Francis Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Great North Road, N6 Great North Road is one of the streets of London in the N6 postal area
Great North Road, N6 Great North Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Green Lane, N2 Green Lane is a lost road of Finchley
Greenfield Drive, N2 Greenfield Drive is a road in the N6 postcode area
Hamilton Road, N2 Hamilton Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Hampstead Heights, N2 Hampstead Heights is a road in the N2 postcode area
Harford Walk, N2 Harford Walk lies within the N2 postal area (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Heath House, N2 Heath House can be found on Winnington Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Heath View Close, N2 Heath View Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Heath View, N2 Heath View is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Helen Close, N2 Helen Close is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Hertford Road, N2 Hertford Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
High Road, N2 High Road East Finchley dates from the early Middle Ages
Hobbs Green, N2 Hobbs Green is a road in the N2 postcode area
Homefield Gardens, N2 Homefield Gardens is a road in the N2 postcode area
Howard Walk, N2 Howard Walk is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Huntingdon Road, N2 Huntingdon Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Indigo Walk, N2 Indigo Walk is a location in London
Indigo Walk, N6 Indigo Walk is a location in London
Ingram Road, N2 Ingram Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Juliana Close, N2 Juliana Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Keynes Close, N2 Keynes Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
King Street, N2 King Street was named in 1920 but existed since Napoleonic times
Kitchener Road, N2 Kitchener Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Lankaster Gardens, N2 Lankaster Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Lauradale Road, N2 Lauradale Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Leicester Road, N2 Leicester Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Leopold Road, N2 Leopold Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Leslie Road, N2 Leslie Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Lewis Gardens, N2 Lewis Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Lincoln Road, N2 Lincoln Road is one of the streets built on the Park Hall Estate
Long Lane, N2 Long Lane, named in 1719, ran from Ballards Lane to Bulls Lane at East End and was probably the medieval ’Ferrours Lane’.
Lynmouth Road, N2 Lynmouth Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Lynton Grange, N2 Lynton Grange is a location in London
Manor Cottages Approach, N2 Manor Cottages Approach is a road in the N2 postcode area
Manor Court, N2 Manor Court is a block on Aylmer Road
Manor Park Road, N2 Manor Park Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Mansfield Heights, N2 Mansfield Heights is a road in the N2 postcode area
Market Place, N2 Market Place developed from Finchley’s Hogmarket - so named by 1897
Maya Road, N2 Maya Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Miriam Court, N2 Miriam Court is a block on Aylmer Road
Neale Close, N2 Neale Close was designed by Butler in 1929
New Ash Close, N2 New Ash Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
New Oak Road, N2 New Oak Road connects Oak Lane with Long Lane
New Trinity Road, N2 New Trinity Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Norfolk Close, N2 Norfolk Close is a road in the N17 postcode area
Nursery Road, N2 Nursery Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Oak Lane, N2 Oak Lane was one of the roads of a settlement called Cuckolds Haven - so-named by 1678
Oakridge Drive, N2 Oakridge Drive is a road in the N2 postcode area
Oakview Gardens, N2 Oakview Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Old Farm Road, N2 Old Farm Road is a road in the N2 postcode area (East Finchley)
Park Farm Close, N2 Park Farm Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Park Gate, N2 Park Gate is a road in the N2 postcode area
Park Hall Road, N2 Park Hall Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Park Road, N2 Park Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Plane Tree Walk, N2 Plane Tree Walk is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Ploughmans Walk, N2 Ploughmans Walk is a road in the N2 postcode area
Prospect Place, N2 Prospect Place was built in 1825 to link Cuckolds Haven with East End Road
Prospect Ring, N2 Prospect Ring is a road in the N2 postcode area
Pulham Avenue, N2 Pulham Avenue was built in the grounds of a house called Elmshurst
Pumphandle Path, N2 Pumphandle Path is a road in the N2 postcode area
Red Lion Hill, N2 The contemporary Red Lion Hill connects Oak Lane and Central Avenue
Richmond Road, N2 Richmond Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Ringwood Avenue, N2 Ringwood Avenue is a road in the N2 postcode area
Sedgemere Avenue, N2 Sedgemere Avenue is named after Sedgemere House which stood on the site
Shakespeare Gardens, N2 Shakespeare Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Shaw Place, N2 Shaw Place is a location in London
Sheldon Avenue, N2 Sheldon Avenue is a location in London
Simms Gardens, N2 Simms Gardens is a road in the N2 postcode area
Southern Road, N2 Southern Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Springcroft Avenue, N2 Springcroft Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
St Mary’s Green, N2 St Mary’s Green is a road in the N2 postcode area
St Pancras Court, N2 Saint Pancras Court is a small side street
Stable Walk, N2 Stable Walk is a location in London (East Finchley)
Stanley Road, N2 Stanley Road dates from the 1890s
Strawberry Vale, N2 Strawberry Vale is now simply a road - it was once an estate
Summerlee Avenue, N2 Summerlee Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Summerlee Gardens, N2 Summerlee Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Sylvester Road, N2 Sylvester Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Talbot Avenue, N2 Talbot Avenue is a road in the N2 postcode area
Tarling Road, N2 Tarling Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Taunton Drive, N2 Taunton Drive is a road in the N2 postcode area
The Causeway, N2 The Causeway is in the Hampstead Garden Suburb area (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
The Drive, N6 The Drive is a road in the N6 postcode area
The Grange, N2 The Grange is a location in London
The Leys, N2 The Leys is a road in the N2 postcode area
The Mead, N2 The Mead is a road in the N2 postcode area
The Walks, N2 The Walks was a medieval drovers track, which skirted the edge of the common and led to the hog market at Market Place
The White House, N2 The White House is a block on The Bishops Avenue (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Totnes Walk, N2 Totnes Walk, lies in Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Trinity Avenue, N2 Trinity Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Trinity Road, N2 Trinity Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Unwin Court, N2 Unwin Court is a block on Beaumont Close (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Vale Close, N2 Vale Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Viceroy Parade, N2 Viceroy Parade is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area
Vivian Way, N2 Vivian Way lies within the N2 postal area (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
Walbrook House, N2 Walbrook House is a building on Aylmer Road
Western Road, N2 Western Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Whittington Court, N2 Whittington Court can be found on Whittington Court
Whittington Court, N2 Whittington Court is a road in the N2 postcode area
Widecombe Way, N2 Widecombe Way is in Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)
William Close, N2 William Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Wilmot Close, N2 Wilmot Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Woodland House, N2 Woodland House is a block on The Bishops Avenue
Yardley House, N2 Yardley House is a block on The Bishops Avenue (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

NEARBY PUBS
Bald Faced Stag The Bald Faced Stag was probably an inn from 1738 and licensed from 1790 onwards.
Five Bells The first recorded licensee of the Five Bells was in 1751.


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