West Ruislip

Underground station, existing between 1906 and now.

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West Ruislip is a station located between Ickenham and Ruislip. It is served by both London Underground and National Rail trains on independent platforms. It is the western terminus of the Central Line’s West Ruislip branch.

The station was opened on 2 April 1906 as Ruislip & Ickenham by the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway (GW&GCJR). The GW&GCJR connected London and the Midlands via High Wycombe and provided an alternative route to the Great Central Railway’s main line through Aylesbury, Harrow and Wembley which shared its route with the Metropolitan Railway.

Prior to the Second World War plans had been made for a number of extensions to the Central Line. The London Passenger Transport Board’s 1935-40 New Works programme included the extension of the Central Line to run alongside the Great Western Railway tracks from North Acton to South Ruislip and the GW&GCJR tracks from there as far as Denham; the post-war introduction of the Metropolitan Green Belt caused the extension to be cut back to West Ruislip. Had the Central Line extension been completed as planned, the next station would have been Harefield Road. Preparatory work on this section had started just before the war and a section of trackbed constructed for the extension can be seen to the west of the road overbridge, beyond the buffer stops of the Central Line tracks alongside the National Rail line.

On 30 June 1947, the station name was changed to West Ruislip (for Ickenham).




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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
West Ruislip West Ruislip is a station located between Ickenham and Ruislip. It is served by both London Underground and National Rail trains on independent platforms. It is the western terminus of the Central Line’s West Ruislip branch.

NEARBY STREETS
Annandale Grove, UB10 Annandale Grove is a road in the UB10 postcode area (West Ruislip)
Aylsham Drive, UB10 Aylsham Drive is one of the streets of London in the UB10 postal area (West Ruislip)
Barnwood Close, HA4 Barnwood Close is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip)
Beaufort Road, HA4 A street within the HA4 postcode (Ruislip)
Blenheim Crescent, HA4 Blenheim Crescent is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip)
Boniface Road, UB10 Boniface Road is one of the streets of London in the UB10 postal area (Ickenham)
Bunting House, UB10 A street within the UB10 postcode (West Ruislip)
Cochrane House, UB10 A street within the UB10 postcode (West Ruislip)
Cordingley Road, HA4 Cordingley Road is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip)
Coton Drive, UB10 Coton Drive is a road in the UB10 postcode area (West Ruislip)
Coyle Drive, UB10 A street within the HA4 postcode (West Ruislip)
Cranston Close, UB10 Cranston Close is a road in the UB10 postcode area (West Ruislip)
Cunningham Drive, UB10 A street within the UB10 postcode (West Ruislip)
Cyrus Terrace Pentland Way, UB10 A street within the UB10 postcode (West Ruislip)
Fairfield Court, HA4 Fairfield Court is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip)
Fincham Close, UB10 A street within the UB10 postcode (West Ruislip)
Harecroft Lane, UB10 A street within the UB10 postcode (West Ruislip)
Harwell Close, HA4 Harwell Close is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip)
Haslam Close, UB10 Haslam Close is a road in the UB10 postcode area (West Ruislip)
Heacham Avenue, UB10 Heacham Avenue is a road in the UB10 postcode area (West Ruislip)
High Road Ickenham, HA4 High Road Ickenham is a road in the HA4 postcode area (West Ruislip)
High Road Ickenham, UB10 High Road Ickenham is a road in the UB10 postcode area (Ickenham)
Ickenham Close, HA4 Ickenham Close is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip)
Ickenham Road, HA4 Ickenham Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip)
Josiah Drive Ickenham, UB10 A street within the UB10 postcode (West Ruislip)
Josiah Drive, UB10 Josiah Drive is a road in the UB10 postcode area (West Ruislip)
Kenmare Close, UB10 A street within the UB10 postcode (West Ruislip)
Lymington Drive, HA4 Lymington Drive is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ruislip)
Lysander Road, HA4 Lysander Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip)
Melville Close, UB10 Melville Close is a road in the UB10 postcode area (West Ruislip)
Narborough Close, UB10 Narborough Close is one of the streets of London in the UB10 postal area (West Ruislip)
Nithsdale Grove, UB10 Nithsdale Grove is a road in the UB10 postcode area (West Ruislip)
Oak Avenue, UB10 Oak Avenue is one of the streets of London in the UB10 postal area (Ickenham)
Parkfield Road, UB10 Parkfield Road is one of the streets of London in the UB10 postal area (Ickenham)
Pentland Way, UB10 Pentland Way is a road in the UB10 postcode area (West Ruislip)
Perkins Gardens, UB10 A street within the HA4 postcode (Ruislip)
PO Box 4, UB10 A street within the UB10 postcode (Ruislip)
Seaford Close, HA4 Seaford Close is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip)
Station Parade, HA4 Station Parade is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Ruislip)
Storey Close, UB10 A street within the UB10 postcode (West Ruislip)
Summer Gardens, UB10 A street within the UB10 postcode (West Ruislip)
Tayfield Close, UB10 Tayfield Close is one of the streets of London in the UB10 postal area (West Ruislip)
The Green, UB10 The Green is a road in the UB10 postcode area (Ickenham)
The Greenway, UB10 The Greenway is one of the streets of London in the UB10 postal area (Ickenham)
The Greenway, UB10 The Greenway is a road in the HA4 postcode area (Ickenham)
The Mallows, UB10 The Mallows is a road in the UB10 postcode area (Ickenham)
Thorpland Avenue, UB10 Thorpland Avenue is a road in the UB10 postcode area (West Ruislip)
Truesdales, UB10 A street within the UB10 postcode (West Ruislip)
Tweeddale Grove, UB10 Tweeddale Grove is a road in the UB10 postcode area (West Ruislip)
West Ruislip Court Ickenham Road, HA4 A street within the HA4 postcode (Ruislip)
Winton Lodge, UB10 A street within the UB10 postcode (West Ruislip)


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