Rossington Avenue, Borehamwood, Herts.

Road in/near Borehamwood, existing between 1955 and now.

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

Like other roads on the original Borehamwood estate, it was named for a settlement near to the A1 road. Rossington, a village in South Yorkshire, later became the site for Robin Hood Airport.

The Borehamwood plan was planned with small shopping centres in between the larger ones. Rossington Avenue was one of those roads planned to have one. It was also blessed with a pub - the Shooting Star.

Being the northernmost shopping area in the new development, it was designed to be a terminus for buses so that they could arrive there having served much of the town.

In 1955 the Roman Catholic Diocese decided that a further church was needed in the area and in 1956 authorised the building of the St John Fisher and St Thomas More Roman Catholic Church. In 1957, the foundation stone was laid and the history of Borehamwood North was placed in a cylinder under the stone.

The 52 bus route from Victoria first came here in the 1950s to be superceded by the 292, which still terminates here.


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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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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.
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