Claigmar Vineyard

Agricultural building in/near Finchley Central, existed between 1874 and 1902

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Claigmar Vineyard

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2010

The Claigmar Vineyard produced Middlesex grapes - and maybe wine.

Claigmar Vineyard, Finchley, 1921.
Credit: Britain From Above/Historic England
Remembered in a few local street names such as Vines Avenue, but otherwise long buried under suburbia, the Claigmar Vineyards was begun by the Kay family in 1874.

In 1845, Kay leased an acre in Ballards Lane for flowers and fruit. In 1878 it was owned by Peter and Susan Kay and a second nursery, called Claigmar, had been started in 1874 in Long Lane by Peter Edmund Kay.

During the 1890s the Ballards Lane nursery closed and Claigmar was extended until in 1899 Kay had 18½ acres.

Equally large nurseries were opened east of Squires Lane until at their greatest extent the Kay nurseries, between Long Lane and the High Barnet railway line, stretched from Duke Street eastward to Green Lane.

It not only produced 100 tons of grapes per year but also a quarter of a million cucumbers. Peak production was in the 1890s with 161 greenhouses involved.

The site continued as glasshouses into the 1920s before it was finally built over.

Main source: Finchley Horticultural Society | Allotment Association
Further citations and sources



Claigmar Vineyard, Finchley, 1921.

Claigmar Vineyard, Finchley, 1921.
Britain From Above/Historic England

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Claigmar Vineyard The Claigmar Vineyard produced Middlesex grapes - and maybe wine.
Claigmar Vineyard
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Cobley’s Farm
Long Lane Pasture Long Lane Pasture is a meadow hidden away in the heart of North London’s suburbs.
Long Lane Pasture
Victoria Park One of many Victoria Parks in London, much of this park was originally part of Colby’s Farm.
Victoria Park

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Abingdon Road, N3 Abingdon Road runs north east from Long Lane, roughly parallel with the North Circular Road.
Abingdon Road, N3
Avondale Road, N3 Avondale Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Avondale Road, N3
Berkeley Court, N3 Berkeley Court is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Berkeley Court, N3
Chaville Way, N3 Chaville Way is a road in the N3 postcode area
Chaville Way, N3
Claigmar Gardens, N3 Claigmar Gardens was named after the Claigmar Vineyard.
Claigmar Gardens, N3
Claverley Grove, N3 Claverley Grove is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Claverley Grove, N3
Claverley Villas, N3 Claverley Villas is a road in the N3 postcode area
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Clifton Road, N3 Clifton Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Clifton Road, N3
Dickens Avenue, N3 Dickens Avenue is a road in the N3 postcode area
Dickens Avenue, N3
Dolman Close, N3 Dolman Close is a road in the N3 postcode area
Dolman Close, N3
Dorset Mews, N3 Dorset Mews is a road in the N3 postcode area
Dorset Mews, N3
Dudley Road, N3 Dudley Road is a road in the N3 postcode area
Dudley Road, N3
Etchingham Park Road, N3 Part of the old Etchingham estate in Finchley was leased to Frederick Wheeler who built substantial brick houses in Etchingham Park Road.
Etchingham Park Road, N3
Falkland Avenue, N3 Falkland Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Falkland Avenue, N3
Font Hills, N2 Font Hills is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
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Glenhill Close, N3 Glenhill Close is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Glenhill Close, N3
Hervey Close, N3 Hervey Close is a road in the N3 postcode area
Hervey Close, N3
Lichfield Grove, N3 Lichfield Grove is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Lichfield Grove, N3
Long Lane, N3 Long Lane runs from Church End to East Finchley.
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Millers Yard, N3 Millers Yard is a road in the N3 postcode area
Millers Yard, N3
Montpelier Road, N3 Montpelier Road is a road in the N3 postcode area
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Nursery Avenue, N3 Nursery Avenue is a road in the N3 postcode area
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Oakfield Road, N3 Oakfield Road is a road in the N3 postcode area
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Park View Road, N3 Park View Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
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Parkside, N3 Parkside is a road in the N3 postcode area
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Popes Drive, N3 This is a street in the N3 postcode area
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Princes Avenue, N3 Princes Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
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Queens Avenue, N3 Queens Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
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Queens Road, N3 Queens Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Queens Road, N3
Redbourne Avenue, N3 Redbourne Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Redbourne Avenue, N3
Rosemary Avenue, N3 Rosemary Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Rosemary Avenue, N3
Shakespeare Road, N3 Shakespeare Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Shakespeare Road, N3
Squires Lane, N3 Squires Lane - formerly Squires Place - runs across Finchley. .
Squires Lane, N3
St Pauls Way, N3 St Pauls Way is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
St Pauls Way, N3
Station Close, N3 Station Close is a road in the N3 postcode area
Station Close, N3
Station Road, N3 Station Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Station Road, N3
Strathmore Gardens, N3 Strathmore Gardens was built on the site of the glasshouses of the Claigmar Vineyard.
Strathmore Gardens, N3
Sylvan Avenue, N3 Sylvan Avenue is a road in the N3 postcode area
Sylvan Avenue, N3
The Mead, N2 The Mead is a road in the N2 postcode area
The Mead, N2
Vines Avenue, N3 Vines Avenue was built over an orchard belonging to the nineteenth century Claigmar Vineyard.
Vines Avenue, N3
Vineyard Grove, N3 Vineyard Grove is a road in the N3 postcode area
Vineyard Grove, N3
Willow Way, N3 Willow Way is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Willow Way, N3
Woodlands Avenue, N3 Woodlands Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Woodlands Avenue, N3
Wootton Grove, N3 Wootton Grove is a road in the N3 postcode area
Wootton Grove, N3

Finchley Central

Finchley Central is a tube station which covers the central part of Finchley - an area formerly called Church End.

Finchley formed an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, becoming a municipal borough in 1933, and has been part of Greater London since 1965.

The main road runs on a north-south axis, and is called Regents Park Road from the North Circular Road until it reaches the station, where the name changes to Ballards Lane. Its heart is the ancient district around the St Mary’s Church, where the imposing tower of Pardes House (formally Christ’s College Finchley), is a landmark. There is a public library, Church End Library and Finchley police station. Along Ballards Lane, close to the station, is a retail district with some Victorian and Edwardian shoping parade as well as modern shops including Tesco.

To the southeast, along East End Road are two institutions of note Avenue House home to the Finchley Society, and a Jewish cultural centre the Sternberg Centre. South, along Regents Park Road is College Farm the last farm in Finchley, and a statue, referred to locally as ’The Naked Lady’, but more properly called La Delivrance. Victoria Park is the home of Finchley Carnival, a large fun fair held every year in July, dating back to 1905.

Finchley Central station opened on 22 August 1867 as part of the Great Northern Railway’s line between Finsbury Park and Edgware stations. As part of London Underground’s Northern Heights plan, Northern line trains started serving the station in 1940 and main line passenger services ended in 1941.

The station was originally named ’Finchley and Hendon’.


LOCAL PHOTOS
Farmhouse
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Elephant field
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Hendon coat of arms
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Jersey Farm
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