M1, NW4

The M1, as it enters the NW4 postcode, is the southernmost section of this motorway.

The road is more informally called the "Hendon Urban Motorway" its name when proposed in 1961.

In the late 1950s, the M1 was still planned to head all the way to Marble Arch. In 1961, the proposals were made for the Hendon Urban Motorway between Watford and the A406 North Circular Road, part of a grander plan.

This section of the M1 was constructed in 1967.

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence

Click here to explore another London street
We now have 507 completed street histories and 46993 partial histories
Find streets or residential blocks within the M25 by clicking STREETS

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Reginald John Gregory Colindeep Lane, NW9 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. Reply
Martina Schweppes Factory 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. Reply
Brian Lynch Staples Corner, NW2 Added: 10 Apr 2022 13:38 GMT	Staples Mattress Factory An architect’s design of the Staples Mattress Factory An image found on the website of Dalzell’s Beds, in Armagh Northern Ireland. Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Richard Lake De Laune Street, SE17 Added: 28 Sep 2022 09:37 GMT	Trade Union Official John William Lake snr moved with his family to 22 De Laune Street in 1936. He was the London Branch Secretary for the Street Masons, Paviours and Road Makers Union. He had previously lived in Orange St now Copperfield St Southwark but had been forced to move because the landlord didn’t like him working from home and said it broke his lease. John William snr died in 1940. His son John William Lake jnr also became a stone mason and at the end of World War two he was responsible for the engraving of the dates of WW2 onto the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Reply
Julie Well Walk, NW3 Added: 22 Sep 2022 18:30 GMT	Well Walk, NW3 (1817 - 1818) The home of Benthy, the Postman, with whom poet John Keats and his brother Tom lodged from early 1817 to Dec., 1818. They occupied the first floor up. Here Tom died Dec. 1, 1818. It was next door to the Welles Tavern then called ’The Green Man’." From collected papers and photos re: No. 1 Well Walk at the library of Harvard University. Source: No. 1, Well Walk, Hampstead. \| HOLLIS for Reply
Wedlake Street Baths Added: 4 Sep 2022 15:42 GMT	Superman 2 I worked here in 1977. The scene in the prison laundry in Superman 2 was filmed here. Reply
TUM The Underground Map Added: 27 Aug 2022 10:22 GMT	The Underground Map Michael Faraday successfully demonstrated the first electrical transformer at the Royal Institute, London. Reply
Admin Tower Bridge, SE1 Added: 26 Aug 2022 15:19 GMT	Bus makes a leap A number 78 double-decker bus driven by Albert Gunter was forced to jump an accidentally opening Tower Bridge. He was awarded a £10 bonus. Reply
Admin Paddington Added: 26 Aug 2022 12:44 GMT	The world’s first underground train The very first underground train left Paddington on the new Metropolitan Railway bound for Farringdon Street. Reply
Admin Baker Street Added: 26 Aug 2022 12:41 GMT	Baker Street Baker Street station opened on the Metropolitan Railway - the world’s first underground line. Reply
Admin Olympia Added: 26 Aug 2022 12:17 GMT	TV comes to Olympia Over 7000 people queued to see the first high definition television pictures on sets at the Olympia Radio Show. The pictures were transmitted by the BBC from Alexandra Palace, introduced by Leslie Mitchell, their first announcer. Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Silk Stream (1916) The Silk Stream was the stream which fed the Welsh Harp reservoir.

Silk Stream (1916)

NEARBY STREETS

Admiral Court, NW4 Admiral Court is a building on Barton Close.

Admiral Court, NW4

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

Barton Close, NW4 Barton Close is a road in the NW4 postcode area

Barton Close, NW4

Bavdene Mews, NW4 Bavdene Mews is a small thoroughfare off of The Burroughs.

Bavdene Mews, 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

Breasy Place, NW4 Breasy Place is a street in Hendon.

Breasy Place, NW4

Burroughs Gardens, NW4 Burroughs Gardens is a street in Hendon.

Burroughs Gardens, NW4

Burroughs Parade, NW4 Burroughs Parade is a street in Hendon.

Burroughs Parade, NW4

Canberra Close, NW4 Canberra Close is a road in the NW4 postcode area

Canberra Close, NW4

Colin Crescent, NW9 Colin Crescent is a street in Kingsbury.

Colin Crescent, NW9

Colin Gardens, NW9 Colin Gardens is a street in Kingsbury.

Colin Gardens, NW9

Colindeep Gardens, NW4 Colindeep Gardens is a street in Hendon.

Colindeep Gardens, NW4

Colindeep Lane, NW4 Colindeep Lane runs west from the A41.

Colindeep Lane, NW4

Colonsay Drive, NW9 Colonsay Drive is a location in London.

Colonsay Drive, NW9

Connaught Business Centre, NW9 Connaught Business Centre is a location in London.

Connaught Business Centre, NW9

Cottenham Drive, NW9 Thonrey Close is one of the newer roads of Colindale.

Cottenham Drive, NW9

Crossway, NW9 Crossway is a street in Kingsbury.

Crossway, NW9

Denmark Hill Drive, NW9 Denmark Hill Drive is a road in the NW9 postcode area

Denmark Hill Drive, NW9

Edgeworth Crescent, NW4 Edgeworth Crescent is a road in the NW4 postcode area

Edgeworth Crescent, NW4

Endersleigh Gardens, NW4 Endersleigh Gardens is a street in Hendon.

Endersleigh Gardens, NW4

Felar Walk, NW9 Felar Walk is a location in London.

Felar Walk, NW9

Greyhound Hill, NW4 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, NW4

Hatchcroft, NW4 Hatchcroft is a road in the NW4 postcode area

Hatchcroft, NW4

Hendale Avenue, NW4 Hendale Avenue is a street in Hendon.

Hendale Avenue, NW4

Lismore Boulevard, NW9 Lismore Boulevard is the main road of Colindale Gardens.

Lismore Boulevard, NW9

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

Peel Drive, NW9 Peel Drive was named for Robert Peel, founder of the Metropolitan Police.

Peel Drive, NW9

Propeller Way, NW9 Propeller Way is a road in the NW9 postcode area

Propeller Way, NW9

Quadrant Close, NW4 Quadrant Close is a block on the corner of Watford Way and The Burroughs.

Quadrant Close, 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

Rushgrove Avenue, NW9 Rushgrove Avenue is a street in Kingsbury.

Rushgrove Avenue, NW9

Rushgrove Parade, NW9 Rushgrove Parade is a street in Kingsbury.

Rushgrove Parade, NW9

Scottwell Drive, NW9 Scottwell Drive is a street in Kingsbury.

Scottwell Drive, NW9

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

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

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

The Burroughs, NW4 The Burroughs, now simply a road, referred to a hamlet until the 1890s.

The Burroughs, NW4

Watford Way, NW4 Watford Way runs from Hendon Central circus to Apex Corner.

Watford Way, NW4

NEARBY PUBS

White Bear It is believed that there was an inn at the site of The White Bear since Tudor times.

White Bear

Click here to explore another London street
We now have 507 completed street histories and 46993 partial histories
Find streets or residential blocks within the M25 by clicking STREETS

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.

LOCAL PHOTOS

Click here to see map view of nearby Creative Commons images
Click here to see Creative Commons images near to this postcode
Click here to see Creative Commons images tagged with this road (if applicable)

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. Credit: Wiki Commons/Irid Escent TUM image id: 1630579319 Licence:	Hendon Central (1923) TUM image id: 1489498425 Licence: CC BY 2.0	West Hendon from above (1930s) The terraces of houses shown mostly disappeared after the Second World War. Credit: Britain From Above/Aerofilms TUM image id: 1489498601 Licence:	Church Farmhouse Museum from Greyhound Hill (2011) Credit: Grim23 TUM image id: 1536786304 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Greyhound Hill The photo was taken in 1912, looking down the hill towards Hendon Aerodrome. TUM image id: 1578154404 Licence:
Silk Stream near Colindale (1916) TUM image id: 1517938166 Licence:

In the neighbourhood...

Click an image below for a better view...

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.
Credit: Wiki Commons/Irid Escent
Licence:

Greyhound Hill The photo was taken in 1912, looking down the hill towards Hendon Aerodrome.
Licence:

Silk Stream near Colindale (1916)
Licence:

MAP YEAR:	1750	1800	1810	1820	1830	1860	1900	1950	2022	Show map without markers
ZOOM:	14 15 16 17	14 15 16 17	14 15 16 17	14 15 16 17	14 15 16 17	14 15 16 17	14 15 16 17 18	14 15 16 17	14 15 16 17 18
	TIP: To create your own sharable map, right click on the map