Sudbury Town

Underground station, existing between 1903 and now.

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MARCH
15
2017
Sudbury, as a historical area once extended from the ’South Manor- Sudbury’ (thought to have been on Harrow Hill) to the area that is now known as Wembley Central.

A majority of the land that once formed Sudbury Common until the 1930s has now been developed as a relatively green residential suburb of London.

Wealthy sisters and local philanthropists the Copland Sisters, after which many local landmarks from streets to schools were named, commissioned Sir John Gilbert Scott, the architect who later designed the Albert Memorial and St Pancras station, to build the Church of St John in 1846 which now marks the easterly extent of Sudbury. Opposite is Copland House, now a home for the elderly. The Coplands built Sudbury Lodge in the grounds of their father’s home in Crabbs House.

This would later change hands and be owned by another wealthy and philanthropist family, the Barhams. During the late Georgian period Sudbury was the home of the Express Dairy Company Limited run by the Barham Family. It was the first British Dairy to use glass milk bottles, the first to use milk churns and glass lined tanks to carry 30 000 gallons of milk by train into London every night and one of the first to introduce pasteurisation to sterilise milk. For his services the owner and managing director George Barham Sr. was knighted in 1904. He died in 1913 leaving his business to his son Titus Barham.

Urbanisation began in earnest in the late 19th century with the arrival of the railways and Sudbury town became part of the London commuter belt.

Sudbury Town station was opened on 28 June 1903 by the District Railway (now the District line) on its new extension to South Harrow from Park Royal & Twyford Abbey. This new extension was, together with the existing tracks back to Acton Town, the first section of the Underground’s surface lines to be electrified and operate electric instead of steam trains.

The demand for housing was such that within the short interwar period much of the area became urbanised. Titus Barham died aged 77 years in 1937 and he left considerable lands for the benefit of the public rather than building.

Despite the building, it remains a relatively green area mainly due to a strict planning control. In 1928 land was given over for the Vale Farm sports fields. There has been a swimming pool on the site since 1932.

The original Sudbury Town station building was demolished in 1930 and 1931 and replaced by a new station in preparation for the handover of the branch from the District line to the Piccadilly line. The new station was designed by Charles Holden in a modern European style using brick, reinforced concrete and glass. Like the stations at Sudbury Hill to the north and Alperton to the south as well as others that Holden designed elsewhere for the east and west Piccadilly line extensions such as Acton Town and Oakwood, Sudbury Town station features a tall block-like ticket hall rising above a low horizontal structure that contains station facilities and shops. The brick walls of the ticket hall are punctuated with panels of clerestory windows and the structure is capped with a flat concrete slab roof. Sudbury Town station is a Grade II* listed building. Some of the original station signage uses the Johnston Delf Smith typeface, a wedge-serif variation of the standard London Underground Johnston typeface.

On 4 July 1932, the Piccadilly line was extended to run west of its original terminus at Hammersmith sharing the route with the District line to Ealing Common. From Ealing Common to South Harrow, the District line was replaced by the Piccadilly line.


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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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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Sudbury Park Farm Sudbury Park Farm was opened by the Barham family in 1897, although its fields had been part of another farm, known as North Farm, by the mid-19th century.

NEARBY STREETS
Allendale Road, HA0 Allendale Road is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury Town)
Allendale Road, UB6 Allendale Road is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Alperton Lane, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Ashness Gardens, UB6 Ashness Gardens is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Aspen Drive, HA0 Aspen Drive is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury Town)
Atherton Heights, HA0 Atherton Heights lies within the HA0 postcode (Alperton)
Auriol Drive, UB6 Auriol Drive is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Bannister Close, UB6 Bannister Close is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Barham Close, HA0 Barham Close is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Barham Close, UB6 Barham Close is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Barham Court, HA0 Barham Court is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Beaumont Avenue, HA0 Beaumont Avenue is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury Town)
Bedser Drive, UB6 Bedser Drive is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Berkeley Avenue, UB6 Berkeley Avenue is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Bingley Road, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Bishops Court, HA0 Bishops Court is a block on Watford Road (Sudbury Town)
Bledlow Rise, UB6 Bledlow Rise is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Bramley Lodge, HA0 Bramley Lodge is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury Town)
Brasher Close, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Bridge Avenue, UB6 Bridge Avenue is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Bridgepoint House, UB6 Bridgepoint House is sited on Allendale Road
Burwell Avenue, UB6 Burwell Avenue is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Cambridge Avenue, UB6 Cambridge Avenue is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Cavendish Avenue, UB6 Cavendish Avenue is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Central Road, HA0 Central Road is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury and Harrow Road)
Central Square, HA0 Central Square is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury and Harrow Road)
Charterhouse Avenue, HA0 Charterhouse Avenue is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Chilcott Close, HA0 Chilcott Close is a T-shaped cul-de-sac off of Compton Avenue (Sudbury Town)
Clare Parade, UB6 Clare Parade is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Clare Road, UB6 Clare Road is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Colyton Close, HA0 Colyton Close is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Compton Avenue, HA0 Compton Avenue is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Crossgate, UB6 Crossgate is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Croyde Avenue, UB6 Croyde Avenue is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Currey Road, UB6 Currey Road is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Dalmeny Close, HA0 Dalmeny Close is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Dimmock Drive, UB6 Dimmock Drive is a road in the UB6 postcode area
District Road, UB6 District Road runs parallel to the tracks of the Piccadilly Line (Sudbury Town)
Eastcote Avenue, UB6 Eastcote Avenue is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Elm Lane, HA0 Elm Lane lies within the HA0 postcode (Sudbury Town)
Elms Court, HA0 Elms Court is a road in the HA0 postcode area
Elms Gardens, HA0 Elms Gardens is a road in the HA0 postcode area
Elms Lane, HA0 Elms Lane is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Elms Park Avenue, HA0 Elms Park Avenue is a road in the HA0 postcode area
Elmtrees House, HA0 Elmtrees House is a block on Watford Road (Sudbury Town)
Elmwood Court, HA0 Elmwood Court lies within the HA0 postcode (Sudbury Town)
Elton Avenue, HA0 Elton Avenue is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury and Harrow Road)
Ennismore Avenue, UB6 Ennismore Avenue is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Eton Avenue, HA0 Eton Avenue is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Eton Court, HA0 Eton Court is a block and access road off Eton Avenue (Sudbury Town)
Eton Court, HA0 Eton Court is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury Town)
Farm Avenue, HA0 Farm Avenue is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Fernbank Avenue, HA0 Fernbank Avenue lies within the HA0 postcode
Fernbank Avenue, HA1 Fernbank Avenue is a road in the HA0 postcode area
Fernwood Avenue, HA0 Fernwood Avenue is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury Town)
Firecrest Court, UB6 Firecrest Court is a block on Ridding Lane
Fishers Way, HA0 A street within the HA0 postcode (Sudbury and Harrow Road)
Floriston Court, UB5 Floriston Court is a building on Floriston Court
Foxlees, HA0 Foxlees is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury Town)
Gainsboro Gardens, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Goshawk Court, UB6 Goshawk Court is a location in London
Green Park Way, UB6 Green Park Way is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Greenford Depot, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Greenford Flyover, UB6 Greenford Flyover is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Greenford Park, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Greenford Road, UB6 Greenford Road is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Greenforoad Road, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Greengate, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Greenview Court, UB6 Greenview Court is a block on Greenford Road
Grenan Square, UB6 Grenan Square is a location in London
Grove Court, UB6 Grove Court is a block on Greenford Road
Hadden Way, UB6 Hadden Way is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Hammond Close, UB6 Hammond Close is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Hapgood Close, UB6 Hapgood Close is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Hasting Close, HA0 Hasting Close is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury Town)
Hastings Close, HA0 A street within the HA0 postcode (Sudbury Town)
Hawthorne Mews, UB6 Hawthorne Mews is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Hemery Road, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Hendren Close, UB6 Hendren Close is a road in the UB6 postcode area
High Lane, UB6 High Lane is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Highfield Avenue, UB6 Highfield Avenue is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Homefield Road, HA0 Homefield Road is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury Town)
Horsenden Avenue, UB6 Horsenden Avenue is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Horsenden Crescent, UB6 Horsenden Crescent is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Horsenden House, UB6 Horsenden House is sited on Greenford Road
Hutton Close, UB6 Hutton Close is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Karoline Garden, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Karoline Gardens, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Langdale Gardens, UB6 Langdale Gardens is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Larwood Close, UB6 Larwood Close is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Lexham Court, UB6 Lexham Court is a block on Peace Close
Lilian Board Way, UB6 Lilian Board Way is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Lyon Way, UB6 Lyon Way is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Malden Avenue, UB6 Malden Avenue is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Marloes Close, HA0 Marloes Close is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury Town)
Marnham Court, HA0 Marnham Court is a block on Harrow Road (Sudbury Town)
Mary Peters Drive, UB6 Mary Peters Drive is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Matthews Road, UB6 Matthews Road is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Maybank Avenue, HA0 Maybank Avenue is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Maybank Avenue, HA0 Maybank Avenue is a road in the HA0 postcode area
Medway Gardens, HA0 Medway Gardens is a road in the HA0 postcode area
Melville Avenue, UB6 Melville Avenue is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Merton Avenue, UB5 Merton Avenue is a road in the UB5 postcode area
Morden Gardens, UB6 Morden Gardens is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Morton Court, UB5 Morton Court is a block on Morton Court
Newlands Close, HA0 Newlands Close is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Norseman Way, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Northolt Gardens, UB6 Northolt Gardens is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Northwood Gardens, UB6 Northwood Gardens is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Oakwood Crescent, UB6 Oakwood Crescent is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Ockham Drive, UB6 Ockham Drive is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Odeon Parade, UB6 Odeon Parade is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Oldfield Close, UB6 Oldfield Close is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Oldfield Lane North, UB6 Oldfield Lane North is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Orchard Gate, UB6 Orchard Gate is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area (Sudbury Town)
Orchard Gate, UB6 Orchard Gate is a road in the HA0 postcode area
Otter Road, UB6 Otter Road is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Palma Court, UB5 Palma Court is a block on Oldfields Circus
Perkin Close, HA0 Perkin Close is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury and Harrow Road)
Perrin Road, HA0 Perrin Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Pettsgrove Avenue, HA0 Pettsgrove Avenue is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Pilgrims Close, UB5 A street within the UB5 postcode
Project, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Quantock Court, UB6 Quantock Court is a block on Greenford Road
Railway Goods Yard, UB6 Railway Goods Yard is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Ramsey Close, UB6 Ramsey Close is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Red Lion Court, UB6 Red Lion Court is a block on The Broadway
Repton Avenue, HA0 Repton Avenue is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Ridding Lane, UB6 Ridding Lane runs as a quarter circle from Sudbury Hill station to Whitton Avenue East
Rockware Avenue, UB6 Rockware Avenue is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Rockware Business Centre, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Rosebank Avenue, HA0 Rosebank Avenue is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Rosefinch Court, UB6 Rosefinch Court is sited on Ridding Lane
Rosehill Gardens, UB6 Rosehill Gardens is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Rothesay Avenue, UB6 Rothesay Avenue is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Roundtree Road, HA0 Roundtree Road is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury and Harrow Road)
Rugby Avenue, HA0 Rugby Avenue lies off of the Harrow Road (Sudbury Town)
Rugby Avenue, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Rugby Court, UB6 Rugby Court is sited on Rugby Avenue
Rustic Place, HA0 Rustic Place is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury Town)
Sheridan Terrace, UB5 A street within the UB5 postcode
Sherwood Avenue, UB6 Sherwood Avenue is a road in the UB6 postcode area
South Vale, UB6 South Vale is a road in the UB6 postcode area
St. Johns Road, HA0 A street within the HA0 postcode (Sudbury Town)
Stanford House, UB6 Stanford House is a block on Station Approach
Stanhope Park Road, UB6 Stanhope Park Road is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Starlite House, UB6 Starlite House is a block on Allendale Road
Station Approach, HA0 Station Approach is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Station Approach, UB6 Station Approach is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Station Crescent, UB6 A street within the HA0 postcode (Sudbury Town)
Stilecroft Gardens, HA0 Stilecroft Gardens is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Stylecroft Gardens, HA0 A street within the HA0 postcode (Sudbury Town)
Sudbury Avenue, HA0 Sudbury Avenue is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Sunnydene Gardens, HA0 Sunnydene Gardens is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Alperton)
Tera 40, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Tessa Sanderson Way, UB6 Tessa Sanderson Way is a road in the UB6 postcode area
The Croft, HA0 The Croft is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury Town)
The Fairway, UB5 The Fairway is a road in the UB5 postcode area
The Parade, UB6 The Parade is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
The Parade, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
The Rise, UB6 The Rise is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Tulsi House, HA0 Tulsi House can be found on Church Gardens (Sudbury Town)
Twickenham Gardens, UB6 Twickenham Gardens is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Vernon Rise, UB6 Vernon Rise is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Wadham Gardens, UB6 Wadham Gardens is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Watford Road, HA0 Watford Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (Sudbury Town)
Wellgarth, UB6 Wellgarth is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Western Avenue, UB6 Western Avenue is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Westway Cross Retail Park, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Westway Cross Shopping Park, UB6 Westway Cross Shopping Park is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Westway Cross, UB6 Westway Cross is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Whitton Avenue East, UB6 Whitton Avenue East is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Whitton Avenue East, UB6 Whitton Avenue East is a road in the HA0 postcode area
Whitton Avenue West, UB6 Whitton Avenue West is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Whitton Avenue West, UB6 Whitton Avenue West is one of the streets of London in the UB5 postal area
Whitton Avenue, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Whitton Close, UB6 Whitton Close is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Whitton Court, UB6 Whitton Court is a block on Whitton Avenue West
Whitton Drive, UB6 Whitton Drive is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Whittons Avenue East, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Williams Way, HA0 Williams Way is a road in the HA0 postcode area (Sudbury and Harrow Road)
Willow Way, HA0 Willow Way lies within the HA0 postcode (Sudbury Town)
Windmore Close, HA0 Windmore Close is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Woodcroft, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Woodend Gardens, UB5 A street within the UB5 postcode
Woodland Rise, UB6 Woodland Rise is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Worcester Gardens, UB6 Worcester Gardens is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Wordsworth Avenue, UB6 Wordsworth Avenue is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area

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