Totteridge And Whetstone

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Before becoming part of the London Borough of Barnet in 1965, Totteridge was in Hertfordshire and Whetstone in Middlesex.

The boundary to the north and east is the Dollis Brook and the boundary to the south is that river’s tributary, the Folly Brook. While these rivers define the parish and the area covered by the residents’ association, the southern part of the area (with postcode N12 rather than N20) is generally regarded as being in Woodside Park.

The main road is the A5109, which runs roughly east-west. The western part is called Totteridge Common, the central part by the village green is called Totteridge Village and the eastern part is called Totteridge Lane; the Lane continues into Whetstone, terminating at its junction with High Road Whetstone. At the western end of Totteridge Common is a set of traffic lights; the road to the north from these lights, Hendon Wood Lane, is just to the west of the western boundary.

Totteridge Village itself has many spacious detached properties in a rural setting that are highly valued - some of the most expensive houses in London. Thus its past and present residents include the rich and famous, such as Frankie Vaughan and many top footballers. More modest housing predominates at the eastern end of Totteridge.

A famous person born in Totteridge was Henry Edward Cardinal Manning. His biographer Lytton Strachey lived near the house where he was born.

The name is a corruption of "Tatta’s Ridge", Tatta presumably being a local Anglo-Saxon notable. The ridge is the high ground between the valleys of the Dollis Brook and Folly Brook.

Totteridge & Whetstone station was planned by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway (EH&LR) and was originally opened as Whetstone and Totteridge on 1 April 1872 by the Great Northern Railway (which had taken over the EH&LR). The station was on a branch of a line whose main part ran from Finsbury Park to Edgware via Highgate.

After the 1921 Railways Act created the Big Four railway companies the line was, from 1923, part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). The section of the High Barnet branch north of East Finchley was incorporated into the London Underground network through the "Northern Heights" project which begun in the late 1930s. Totteridge and Whetstone station was first served by Northern line trains on 14 April 1940 and, after a period where the station was serviced by both operators, LNER services ended in 1941


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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
Alma Primary Alma Primary School is a Jewish school (capacity 210) which accepts students between the ages of 4 and 11.
Dollis Valley Green Walk The Dollis Valley Green Walk was developed and implemented by the London Borough of Barnet in 1992.
Oakleigh Park Farm Oakleigh Park Farm was immediately south of where Chandos Avenue is now.
Totteridge And Whetstone Before becoming part of the London Borough of Barnet in 1965, Totteridge was in Hertfordshire and Whetstone in Middlesex.
Whetstone Stray Whetstone Stray is parkland created during the twentieth century from former farmland.

NEARBY STREETS
Acton Walk, N20 Acton Walk is a location in London
Ainsworth Close, NW2 Ainsworth Close is a location in London (Whetstone)
Allum Way, N20 Allum Way is a service road running east of the tracks of the Northern Line (Totteridge And Whetstone)
Athenaeum Road, N20 Athenaeum Road was named after the Athenaeum Institute
Baxendale, N20 Baxendale was named for Joseph Baxendale who lived locally in the 19th century (Whetstone)
Bedford Hill, N20 Barnet House is a block in Whetstone (Whetstone)
Belmont Close, N20 Belmont Close is a road in the N20 postcode area (Totteridge)
Birley Road, N20 Birley Road is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area (Whetstone)
Blakeney Close, N20 Blakeney Close is a road in the N20 postcode area (Whetstone)
Brookmead Court, N20 Brookmead Court is a block on Totteridge Lane (Totteridge And Whetstone)
Cadbury Close, N20 Cadbury Close is a location in London
Downland Close, N20 Downland Close is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area
Edelman House, N20 Edelman House is a block on High Road (Whetstone)
Elder Close, N20 Elder Close is a location in London (Totteridge)
Elkanette Mews, N20 Elkanette Mews is a road in the N20 postcode area (Whetstone)
Euro House, N20 Euro House is a block on High Road
Grangeview Road, N20 Grangeview Road was built just before the Second World War
Great Bushey Drive, N20 Great Bushey Drive is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area (Totteridge)
Greenside Close, N20 Greenside Close is a location in London (Whetstone)
Hayward Road, N20 Hayward Road is a road in the N20 postcode area (Whetstone)
High Road, N20 High Road Whetstone is otherwise known as the Great North Road (Whetstone)
Hill Crescent, N20 Hill Crescent is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area (Totteridge)
Longland Drive, N20 Longland Drive is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area (Totteridge)
Lovegrove Way, N20 Lovegrove Way is a location in London (Whetstone)
Mcready Road, N20 Mcready Road is a location in London (Whetstone)
Mellish Close, E14 Mellish Close is a location in London (Whetstone)
Mountview Court, N20 Mountview Court is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area (Whetstone)
Naylor Road, N20 Naylor Road is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area (Whetstone)
Nina Walk, N20 Nina Walk is a location in London (Whetstone)
Northway House, N20 Northway House is a block on High Road
Oak Tree Drive, N20 Oak Tree Drive is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area (Totteridge)
Oakleigh Gardens, N20 Oakleigh Gardens was started in 1907
Oakleigh Mews, N20 Oakleigh Mews is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area (Whetstone)
Oxford Gardens, N20 Oxford Gardens, off Athenaeum Road, a cul-de-sac of town houses was partly finished by 1968
Quayle Crescent, N20 Quayle Crescent is a location in London (Whetstone)
Rasper Road, N20 Rasper Road dates from the 1870s (Whetstone)
Rowben Close, N20 Rowben Close is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area (Totteridge)
Rowben Way, N20 Rowben Way is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area (Totteridge)
South Mount, N20 South Mount is a road in the N20 postcode area (Whetstone)
St John’s Close, N20 St John’s Close is a road in the N20 postcode area (Whetstone)
St Margarets Avenue, N20 St Margarets Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area (Whetstone)
St. Margaret’s Avenue, N20 St. Margaret’s Avenue is a road in the N20 postcode area (Whetstone)
St. Margarets Avenue, N20 St. Margarets Avenue is a location in London (Whetstone)
Swan Court, N20 Swan Court can be found on High Road (Whetstone)
Swan Lane, N20 Swan Lane is one of the roads built on the edge of the original Finchley Common (Whetstone)
Sweets Way, N20 In 1969 Sweets Way replaced the former nursery at Whetstone (Whetstone)
Thorneycroft Road, N20 Thorneycroft Road is a location in London (Whetstone)
Totteridge Lane, N20 An east-west route existed by the early 18th century - the portion from Totteridge to Whetstone being called Totteridge Lane by 1651 (Totteridge)
Toye Avenue, N20 Toye Avenue is a location in London (Whetstone)
Tulett Avenue, N20 Tulett Avenue is a location in London (Whetstone)
Turnberry House, N20 Turnberry House can be found on High Road
Ventnor Drive, N20 Ventnor Drive is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area (Totteridge)
Warden’s House, N20 Warden’s House is a block on Baxendale (Whetstone)
West Hill Way, N20 West Hill Way is one of the streets of London in the N20 postal area (Totteridge)
Whetstone Close, N20 Whetstone Close is a small cul-de-sac leading off of Oakleigh Road North
Whetstone House, N20 Whetstone House is sited on Oakleigh Road North (Whetstone)
Woodside House, N20 Woodside House is a block on Baxendale (Whetstone)


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