Greyhound Hill, NW4

Road in/near Hendon, existing until now

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Road · Hendon · NW4 ·
December
29
2019

Greyhound Hill was part of a medieval route which ran from Church End, Hendon to Mill Hill at the Three Hammers pub on the Ridgeway.

Greyhound Hill used to bend sharply right at the bottom of the hill, running north to become Hall Lane. The building of Watford Way buried the previous line of Hall Lane.

Looking down the hill towards Hendon Aerodrome, Hendon residents could get a free view of the aerobatic displays when they took place.


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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

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Reginald John Gregory   
Added: 8 Aug 2022 14:07 GMT   

Worked in the vicinity of my ancestor’s house,
Between the years 1982-1998 (unknown to me at the time) I worked in an office close to the site of my ancestors cottage. I discovered this when researching family history - the cottage was mentioned in the 1871 census for Colindeep Lane/Ancient Street coming up from the Hyde. The family lived in the ares betwen 1805 and 1912.

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Martina   
Added: 13 Jul 2017 21:22 GMT   

Schweppes factory
The site is now a car shop and Angels Fancy Dress shop and various bread factories are there.

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Added: 30 Jan 2023 11:28 GMT   

The Beatles on a London rooftop
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The Bombing of Nant Street WW2
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Added: 5 Jan 2023 17:46 GMT   

1 Abourne Street
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Added: 30 Dec 2022 21:41 GMT   

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Added: 26 Dec 2022 18:59 GMT   

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Source: ‘Professor Morris’ and the Red Lion, Kilburn

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BG   
Added: 20 Dec 2022 02:58 GMT   

Lancing Street, NW1
LANCING STREET

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Church Farmhouse Museum Church Farmhouse Museum was situated in a 17th-century farmhouse in Hendon – the oldest surviving dwelling in Hendon.
Church Farmhouse Museum
St Mary’s Church, Hendon St Mary’s Church in Hendon may date back to the Anglo-Saxon period.
St Mary’s Church, Hendon
St Mary’s Churchyard St Mary’s Churchyard is also known as ’Hendon Churchyard’.
St Mary’s Churchyard

NEARBY STREETS
Aerodrome Road, NW4 Aerodrome Road dates from the building of Hendon Way.
Aerodrome Road, NW4
Alderney Close, NW9 Alderney Close is a location in London.
Alderney Close, NW9
Alwyn Gardens, NW4 Alwyn Gardens is a road in the NW4 postcode area
Alwyn Gardens, NW4
Ansel Adams Way, HA2 Ansel Adams Way is a location in London.
Ansel Adams Way, HA2
Babington Road, NW4 Babington Road is a street in Hendon.
Babington Road, NW4
Bob Currie Close, HA2 Bob Currie Close is a location in London.
Bob Currie Close, HA2
Bonville Gardens, NW4 Bonville Gardens is a road in the NW4 postcode area
Bonville Gardens, NW4
Buckingham Court, NW4 Buckingham Court is a street in Hendon.
Buckingham Court, NW4
Canberra Close, NW4 Canberra Close is a road in the NW4 postcode area
Canberra Close, NW4
Church End, NW4 Church End is the original centre of Hendon.
Church End, NW4
Church Road, NW4 Church Road is an original street in the village of Hendon and connected Brent Street with Church End.
Church Road, NW4
Church Terrace, NW4 Church Terrace begins at Church End and ends in Sunny Hill Park.
Church Terrace, NW4
Clarendon Gardens, NW4 Clarendon Gardens is a road in the NW4 postcode area
Clarendon Gardens, NW4
Colonsay Drive, NW9 Colonsay Drive is a location in London.
Colonsay Drive, NW9
Commander Avenue, NW9 The name of Commander Avenue is one of many airfield-linked names in the area.
Commander Avenue, NW9
Denmark Hill Drive, NW9 Denmark Hill Drive is a road in the NW9 postcode area
Denmark Hill Drive, NW9
East Drive, NW9 East Drive is a road in the NW9 postcode area
East Drive, NW9
Egerton Gardens, NW4 Egerton Gardens is a street in Hendon.
Egerton Gardens, NW4
Fuller Street, NW4 Fuller Street was built before 1874.
Fuller Street, NW4
Hatchcroft, NW4 Hatchcroft is a road in the NW4 postcode area
Hatchcroft, NW4
Heading Street, NW4 Heading Street dated from 1874.
Heading Street, NW4
Hendale Avenue, NW4 Hendale Avenue is a street in Hendon.
Hendale Avenue, NW4
M1, NW4 The M1, as it enters the NW4 postcode, is the southernmost section of this motorway.
M1, NW4
Newark Parade, NW4 Newark Parade is a street in Hendon.
Newark Parade, NW4
Newark Way, NW4 Newark Way is a road in the NW4 postcode area
Newark Way, NW4
Nursery Walk, NW4 Nursery Walk is a road in the NW4 postcode area
Nursery Walk, NW4
Prince of Wales Close, NW4 Prince of Wales Close inherited the name of the former Prince of Wales Road, situated on the same spot.
Prince of Wales Close, NW4
Prince of Wales Road, NW4 Prince of Wales Road is a former road of Hendon.
Prince of Wales Road, NW4
Propeller Way, NW9 Propeller Way is a road in the NW9 postcode area
Propeller Way, NW9
Ravenshurst Avenue, NW4 Ravenshurst Avenue is a street in Hendon.
Ravenshurst Avenue, NW4
Rickard Close, NW4 Rickard Close is a street in Hendon.
Rickard Close, NW4
Rowan Drive, NW9 Rowan Drive is a road in the NW9 postcode area
Rowan Drive, NW9
Rowsley Avenue, NW4 Rowsley Avenue is a street in Hendon.
Rowsley Avenue, NW4
Selborne Gardens, NW4 Selborne Gardens is a street in Hendon.
Selborne Gardens, NW4
Sherrock Gardens, NW4 Sherrock Gardens is a street in Hendon.
Sherrock Gardens, NW4
Southfields, NW4 Southfields is a street in Hendon.
Southfields, NW4
St Josephs Grove, NW4 St Josephs Grove is a street in Hendon.
St Josephs Grove, NW4
St Mary’s Crescent, NW4 St Mary’s Crescent is a road in the NW4 postcode area
St Mary’s Crescent, NW4
Sunningfields Road, NW4 Sunningfields Road is a street in Hendon.
Sunningfields Road, NW4
Sunny Gardens Parade, NW4 Sunny Gardens Parade is a street in Hendon.
Sunny Gardens Parade, NW4
Sunny Gardens Road, NW4 Sunny Gardens Road leads north out of Hendon.
Sunny Gardens Road, NW4
Sunny Hill, NW4 Sunny Hill is a street in Hendon.
Sunny Hill, NW4
Swynford Gardens, NW4 Swynford Gardens is a road in the NW4 postcode area
Swynford Gardens, NW4
Thornbury, NW4 Thornbury is a residential block in Church End, Hendon.
Thornbury, NW4
Watford Way, NW4 Watford Way runs from Hendon Central circus to Apex Corner.
Watford Way, NW4
Wilshaw Close, NW4 Wilshaw Close is a road in the NW4 postcode area
Wilshaw Close, NW4
Wilshaw Street, NW4 A street within the NW4 postcode
Wilshaw Street, NW4

NEARBY PUBS
The Claddagh Ring
The Claddagh Ring
The Greyhound The Greyhound Inn is a traditional pub and is part of the old village of Hendon.
The Greyhound


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Hendon

Hendon railway station is a National Rail station situated to the west of Hendon, in the London Borough of Barnet.

The station was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras. From 1875 the Midland opened a service to Victoria on the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and received coaches from the London and South Western Railway for attachment to north-bound trains.


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Hendon Central (1923)
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The site of Hendon Central station (1896) The future site of the 1920s Hendon Central station (at the red marker) was anticipated on the late nineteenth century Ordnance Survey map of the area. Butcher’s Lane, later to be Queen’s Road, headed west out of Hendon proper and made a sharp northward turn towards The Burroughs on the later site of Hendon Central Circus. The site is marked with GP (Guide Post) where a sign post pointed the way. Goosebury Gardens, at the bottom of the map, was located north of what became Brent Cross Flyover. The lane which ran north all the way The Burroughs became the route of Watford Way. The North Circular Road, Watford Way and the new Hendon Central station were all part of a coordinated 1920s scheme, transforming the area completely.
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In the neighbourhood...

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Hendon was a Middlesex village, albeit large, until the arrival of the railway. The Midland Main Line reached Hendon in 1868 followed by London Underground further east under the name Hendon Central in 1923. The district is famous historically for the London Aerodrome which later became RAF Hendon.
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Church Farmhouse Museum from Greyhound Hill (2011)
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