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Northfields is a residential area centred on Northfield Avenue, a shopping street of mostly independent shops and restaurants.

The Plough Inn at the junction of Little Ealing Lane and Northfields Avenue existed by 1722 but the area was otherwise rural with just a few houses along Little Ealing Lane. The main form of agriculture was orchards. The arrival of the railway prompted development of the area.

The acrobat and tightrope walker Charles Blondin (famed for crossing Niagara Falls on a tightrope) lived in Northfields from 1886 until his death in 1897 in a house on the site of what is now Niagara House. From 1815 to 1817 John Quincy Adams, later to become the 6th President of the United States lived with his family at Little Boston House in Windmill Road.

Northfields station opened as Northfield (Ealing) on 16 April 1908 and was renamed as Northfields and Little Ealing on 11 December 1911.

In the early 1930s a new Northfields station was built in conjunction with the preparations for the introduction of Piccadilly line services and the new Northfields depot that would house its trains. Located on the opposite side of Northfields Avenue to its predecessor, the new station was designed by Charles Holden. The new station opened on 19 May 1932 with the current name.


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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
South Ealing South Ealing is notable in Underground trivia for having, along with Mansion House, every vowel in its name.
South Ealing to Northfields walk The shortest distance between two Underground stations on the same line, outside Central London.

NEARBY STREETS
, W13 Fulmer Way is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Airedale Road, W5 Airedale Road is a road in the W5 postcode area (South Ealing)
Alacross Road, W5 Alacross Road is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
Altenburg Avenue, W13 Altenburg Avenue is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Ashleigh Court, W5 Ashleigh Court is sited on Murray Road (South Ealing)
Balfour Road, W13 Balfour Road is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Belsize Avenue, W13 Belsize Avenue is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Bernard Avenue, W13 Bernard Avenue is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Birkbeck Road, W5 Birkbeck Road is a road in the W5 postcode area (South Ealing)
Blondin Avenue, W5 Blondin Avenue is named after 19th century acrobat Blondin (Northfields)
Boston Gardens, W7 Boston Gardens is a street in Hanwell (Northfields)
Bramley Road, W5 Bramley Road ultimately links South Ealing and Northfields stations (Northfields)
Burnham Way, W13 Burnham Way is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Byron Court, W7 Byron Court can be found on Boston Road (Northfields)
Cantley Road, W7 Cantley Road is a street in Hanwell (Northfields)
Chalfont Way, W13 Chalfont Way is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Chandos Avenue, W5 Chandos Avenue is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
Chepstow Road, W7 Chepstow Road is a road in the W7 postcode area (Northfields)
Claygate Road, W13 Claygate Road is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Clementine Close, W13 Clementine Close is a road in the W13 postcode area (Northfields)
Clitherow Avenue, W7 Clitherow Avenue is a street in Hanwell (Northfields)
Convent Gardens, W5 Convent Gardens is a road in the W5 postcode area (South Ealing)
Cranmer Avenue, W13 Cranmer Avenue is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Creighton Road, W5 Creighton Road is a road in the W5 postcode area (South Ealing)
Derwent Road, W5 Derwent Road is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Derwent Yard, W5 Derwent Yard is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Devonshire Road, W5 Devonshire Road is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Dorset Road, W5 Dorset Road is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
Ealing Park Gardens, W5 Ealing Park Gardens is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
Ealing Park Mansions, W5 Ealing Park Mansions is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
Elthorne Park Road, W7 Elthorne Park Road is a street in Hanwell (Northfields)
Erlesmere Gardens, W13 Erlesmere Gardens is most likely named after a work of fiction called ’Erlesmere: or, Contrasts of Character’ by L.S. Lavenu first published in 1856 (Northfields)
Gerrards Court, W5 Gerrards Court is a block on South Ealing Road (South Ealing)
Gloucester Road, W5 Gloucester Road is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
Graham Avenue, W13 Graham Avenue is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Green Avenue, W13 Green Avenue is a road in the W13 postcode area (Northfields)
Hereford Road, W5 Hereford Road is a road in the W5 postcode area (South Ealing)
Hollies Road, W5 Hollies Road is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
Jefferson Close, W13 Jefferson Close is a road in the W13 postcode area (Northfields)
Jersey Road, W7 Jersey Road is a street in Hanwell (Northfields)
Julien Road, W5 Julien Road is named after a variety of apple (Northfields)
Laurel House, W5 Laurel House is a block on Little Ealing Lane (Northfields)
Lawrence Road, W5 Lawrence Road is a road in the W5 postcode area (South Ealing)
Little Ealing Lane, W5 Little Ealing Lane is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
Littlewood Close, W13 Littlewood Close is a road in the W13 postcode area (Northfields)
Lothair Road, W5 Lothair Road is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
Mayo Court, W13 Mayo Court is a road in the W13 postcode area (Northfields)
Mervyn Road, W13 Mervyn Road is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Midhurst Road, W13 Midhurst Road is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Murray Road, W5 Murray Road is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
Netherbury Road, W5 Netherbury Road is a road in the W5 postcode area (South Ealing)
Niagara Avenue, W5 Niagara Avenue is named after the former Niagara House (Northfields)
Nickelby House, W5 Nickelby House is a block on South Ealing Road (South Ealing)
Northcroft Road, W13 Northcroft Road takes its name from a field called North Kings Croft (Northfields)
Northfield Avenue, W5 Northfield Avenue is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Overdale Road, W5 Overdale Road is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Radbourne Avenue, W5 Radbourne Avenue is a road in the W5 postcode area (South Ealing)
Raymond Avenue, W13 Raymond Avenue is a road in the W13 postcode area (Northfields)
Redwood Grove, W5 Redwood Grove is a road in the W5 postcode area (Northfields)
Ridley Avenue, W13 Ridley Avenue is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Salisbury Road, W13 Salisbury Road is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
South Ealing Road, W5 South Ealing Road is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
Temple Road, W5 Temple Road is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
The Quadrant, W5 The Quadrant is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
Trent Avenue, W5 Trent Avenue is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Venetia Road, W5 Venetia Road is a street in Ealing (South Ealing)
Walmer Gardens, W13 Walmer Gardens is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Wellington Road, W5 Wellington Road is not named after a Duke but an apple (Northfields)
Weymouth Avenue, W5 Weymouth Avenue dates from the period of the First World War (South Ealing)
Whitehall Road, W7 Whitehall Road is a street in Hanwell (Northfields)
Windermere Road, W5 Windermere Road is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Windmill Court, W5 Windmill Court is a block on Windmill Road (Northfields)
Woodstock Avenue, W13 Woodstock Avenue is a road in the W13 postcode area (Northfields)
Wyndham Road, W13 Wyndham Road is a street in Ealing (Northfields)

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