Leeming Road, WD6

Leeming Road is a shopping area in the north of Borehamwood.

Apart from the main shopping street of Shenley Road, two minor retail centres were designed in the 1950s - Manor Way in the south and Leeming Road in the north of the new estate.

Leeming Road had a full set of different shops to serve the area - from supermarkets to a dentist and a pub - The Green Dragon.

These shops originally had peppercorn rents (low rents to encourage people to start businesses) and older residents will remember the days of GL Radio when Elvis Presley and Jailhouse Rock blasted out from the external speakers. Alas it was short lived and complaints from local residents called an untimely end to the youthful fun.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

norma brown Theobald Street (watercolour) Added: 20 Aug 2021 21:12 GMT	my grandparents lived there as well as 2 further generations my home Reply
Irene Smith Keystone Passage, WD6 Added: 30 Jun 2017 15:46 GMT	Keystone Passage, WD6 My mother worked at Keystones in the 1940s before she was married. She later worked at home which a lot of people did. You would often see people walking around Boreham Wood with boxes filled with piecework for the factory. Reply
Colin Trotman Red Lion Added: 28 Oct 2020 14:35 GMT	Old Red Lion I feel your suggestion that the Old Red Lion on Green Street was ’demolished in 1962’ is incorrect; I was born in Borehamwood in 1957, and remember it well - must have therefore still been there in the mid sixties at least. Reply
The Underground Map Red Lion Added: 24 Nov 2020 14:02 GMT	Red Lion demolition There were two pubs in Green Street. While our source of information may be incorrect, the second one we think DID last until the late 1960s as Patrick McGoohan drank there while creating ’The Prisoner’ Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Ron Shepherd 91 Fernhead Road, W9 Added: 18 Sep 2021 17:28 GMT	More Wisdom Norman Joseph Wisdom was born in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, West London. Reply
Jonathan Penner Pennard Road, W12 Added: 11 Sep 2021 16:03 GMT	Pennard Road, W12 My wife and I, young Canadians, lodged at 65 (?) Pennard Road with a fellow named Clive and his girlfriend, Melanie, for about 6 months in 1985. We loved the area and found it extremely convenient. Reply
Senegal Road, SE16 Added: 1 Sep 2021 16:58 GMT	Prefabs! The "post-war detached houses" mentioned in the description were "prefabs" - self-contained single-storey pre-fabricated dwellings. Demolition of houses on the part that became Senegal Fields was complete by 1964 or 1965. Source: Prefabs in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia Reply
Matthew Moggridge ([email protected]) Lord Chatham’s Ride, TN14 Added: 1 Sep 2021 10:38 GMT	Lord Chatham’s Ride (does it even exist?) Just to say that I cycled from my home in Sanderstead to Knockholt Pound at the weekend hoping to ride Lord Chatham’s Ride, but could I find it? No. I rode up Chevening Lane, just past the Three Horseshoes pub and when I reached the end of the road there was a gate and a sign reading "Private, No Entry". I assumed this was the back entrance to Chevening House, country retreat of the Foreign Secretary, and that Lord Chatham’s Ride was inside the grounds. At least that’s what I’m assuming as I ended up following a footpath that led me into some woods with loads of rooted pathways, all very annoying. Does Lord Chatham’s Ride exist and if so, can I ride it, or is it within the grounds of Chevening House and, therefore, out of bounds? Here’s an account of my weekend ride with images, see URL below. Source: No Visible Lycra: Lord Chatham’s ride: a big disappointmen Reply
norma brown Theobald Street (watercolour) Added: 20 Aug 2021 21:12 GMT	my grandparents lived there as well as 2 further generations my home Reply
Ruth Cheltenham Road, SE15 Added: 6 Aug 2021 13:31 GMT	Cheltenham Road, SE15 Harris Girls’ Academy, in Homestall Road, just off Cheltenham Road, was formerly Waverley School. Before that it was built as Honor Oak Girls’ Grammar School. It was also the South London Emergency School during WW2,taking girls from various schools in the vicinity, including those returning from being evacuated. Reply
Jude Allen Orange Street, WC2H Added: 29 Jul 2021 07:53 GMT	Bra top I jave a jewelled item of clothong worn by a revie girl. It is red with diamante straps. Inside it jas a label Bermans Revue 16 Orange Street but I cannot find any info online about the revue only that 16 Orange Street used to be a theatre. Does any one know about the revue. I would be intesrested to imagine the wearer of the article and her London life. Reply
Kathleen Dunloe Avenue, N17 Added: 28 Jul 2021 09:12 GMT	Dunloe Avenue, N17 I was born in 1951,my grandparents lived at 5 Dunloe Avenue.I had photos of the coronation decorations in the area for 1953.The houses were rented out by Rowleys,their ’workers yard’ was at the top of Dunloe Avenue.The house was fairly big 3 bedroom with bath and toilet upstairs,and kitchenette downstairs -a fairly big garden.My Grandmother died 1980 and the house was taken back to be rented again Reply

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Tee Shaped Wood Tee Shaped Wood was a woodland in the fields of Boreham Wood.

Tee Shaped Wood

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Allerton Road, WD6

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Bennington Drive, WD6 Bennington Drive is a road in the WD6 postcode area

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Berwick Road, WD6 Berwick Road is in the WD6 postcode area.

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Birch Walk, WD6 Birch Walk is a location in London.

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Blyth Close, WD6 Blyth Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area

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Brook Road, WD6 Brook Road is one of the main arteries in the northern part of Borehamwood.

Brook Road, WD6

Buckton Road, WD6 Buckton Road is a road in the WD6 postcode area

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Castleford Close, WD6 Castleford Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Castleford Close, WD6

Catterick Way, WD6 Catterick Way is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Catterick Way, WD6

Champions Close, WD6 Champions Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Champions Close, WD6

Clifton Way, WD6 Clifton Way is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Clifton Way, WD6

Cromwell Road, WD6 Cromwell Road is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Cromwell Road, WD6

Darrington Road, WD6 Darrington Road is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Darrington Road, WD6

Digswell Close, WD6 Digswell Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Digswell Close, WD6

Eaton Way, WD6 Eaton Way is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Eaton Way, WD6

Fairburn Close, WD6 Fairburn Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Fairburn Close, WD6

Fenwick Path, WD6 Fenwick Path runs between Morpeth Avenue and Berwick Road.

Fenwick Path, WD6

Gateshead Road, WD6 Gateshead Road is a major east-west road in Borehamwood.

Gateshead Road, WD6

Gloucester House, WD6 Gloucester House is a location in London.

Gloucester House, WD6

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Greenside, WD6

Grove Road, WD6 Grove Road is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Grove Road, WD6

Hornbeam Close, WD6 Hornbeam Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Hornbeam Close, WD6

Lamberton Court, WD6 Lamberton Court is a location in London.

Lamberton Court, WD6

Lyndhurst Walk, WD6 Lyndhurst Walk is a location in London.

Lyndhurst Walk, WD6

Milby Court, WD6 Milby Court is a location in London.

Milby Court, WD6

Morpeth Avenue, WD6 Morpeth Avenue is in the WD6 postcode area.

Morpeth Avenue, WD6

Nolan Path, WD6 Nolan Path is a location in London.

Nolan Path, WD6

Northgate Path, WD6 Northgate Path is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Northgate Path, WD6

Norton Close, WD6 Norton Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Norton Close, WD6

Ranskill Road, WD6 Ranskill Road is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Ranskill Road, WD6

Rossington Avenue, WD6 Rossington Avenue, built in the 1950s, is situated in the north part of Borehamwood.

Rossington Avenue, WD6

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Sawtry Way, WD6

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Stannington Path, WD6

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Stevenage Crescent, WD6

Stretton Way, WD6 Stretton Way is named after a deserted medieval village.

Stretton Way, WD6

The Campions, WD6 The Campions is a road in the WD6 postcode area

The Campions, WD6

Torworth Road, WD6 Torworth Road is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Torworth Road, WD6

Warenford Way, WD6 Warenford Way is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Warenford Way, WD6

Welham Close, WD6 This is a street in the WD6 postcode area

Welham Close, WD6

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Wentbridge Path, WD6

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Winstre Road, WD6

Winthorpe Gardens, WD6 Winthorpe Gardens is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Winthorpe Gardens, WD6

Woolmer Close, WD6 Woolmer Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area

Woolmer Close, WD6

NEARBY PUBS

Green Dragon This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Green Dragon

Borehamwood

Borehamwood is a town of approximately 30 000 residents in southern Hertfordshire, just outside London, and part of the London commuter belt.

Borehamwood, more commonly called Boreham Wood before the LCC estate was built, is part of the borough of Hertsmere. The town is often associated with the nearby village Elstree (being part of the ancient parish of Elstree), the two still share a local council, now called the Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council.

The A1 passes just to the east of the town, and the M25 passes about two miles north of it.

Since the 1920s, the town has been the location of several film studios. The former British National Studios on Clarendon Road are now the BBC’s Elstree Television Studios. One of BBC’s popular soaps, EastEnders, is produced at the BBC studios, as well as popular medical drama Holby City. ’Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’, ’Big Brother’ and major feature films are filmed at the Elstree Studios in Shenley Road.

LOCAL PHOTOS

Tykeswater runs under the road in this view of Green Street looking south Credit: David Howard TUM image id: 1498661285 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Aberford Park lake TUM image id: 1557403472 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Meryfield crest TUM image id: 1526568929 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Green Willows pub - Mrs Castle stands outside Credit: Antony Coggins TUM image id: 1498663742 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Boreham Wood and Elstree Post, a local newspaper, ran a feature about the early days of the Laing's Elstree and Boreham Wood estate in Hertfordshire. Credit: Boreham Wood Post (newspaper) TUM image id: 1442935052 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Theobald Street, looking south near the original Crown pub TUM image id: 1576453423 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Watercolour of the lower part of Theobald Street. TUM image id: 1469023756 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A TV still showing the shops between 165 and 173 Shenley Road. TUM image id: 1479078791 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The "top end" of Aycliffe Road when the hilly ground there was still largely undeveveloped. TUM image id: 1487283372 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Red Lion Credit: Antony Coggins TUM image id: 1498751433 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Queen Victoria public house, Albert Square Credit: BBC TUM image id: 1526168760 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Campions School TUM image id: 1526568075 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Aberford Park lake
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Meryfield crest
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The "top end" of Aycliffe Road when the hilly ground there was still largely undeveveloped.
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Campions School
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