Hendon Lane is one of the medieval roads of Finchley.
Two routes from the south ran to Church End, Finchley.
Hendon Lane in the south-west was called Finchley Hill in 1659 and 1814 and was probably the ancient Alcockes Lane.
Meanwhile, Ducksetters Street or Lane, was mentioned from 1475 onwards. This ran from Golders Green a little west of the modern Regent’s Park Road. The two roads joined just south of Church End, where in 1365 the road was called Church Street.
The road continued north to Finchley Common as Ballards Lane (Barrow Lane), so named in 1424.
In 1826 there were three bridges or fords over Dollis Brook. The brook was bridged by Hendon Lane at Finchley Bridge, mentioned in 1438 and in disrepair in 1623. A three-arched brick bridge, 16 ft. high and 13 ft. wide, was built in 1777 by Mrs Aislabie of Hendon Place, who also dammed the stream to form a lake, and in 1826 the bridge was said to be of inconvenient height. Finchley inhabitants were indicted for neglecting to repair the bridge in 1623 and Middlesex inhabitants in 1820. It was repaired in 1844 and had been rebuilt by 1934.
