West Finchley

Underground station, existing between 1933 and now.

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JANUARY
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2011
West Finchley is a station on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line.

West Finchley benefits from being near to several shopping areas and supermarkets. There is a large entertainment complex on the High Road with an eight screen cinema, bowling alley, lido, bar and restaurants. Sporting facilities include clubs for rugby with a leading junior club, tennis and squash. Finchley and Hendon Golf Clubs lie less than a mile away and there are several play and recreation areas with way-marked walks. Finchley Arts Centre opened in 2004 and caters for performing and visual arts.

In 1867 the Great Northern Railway opened a line to Mill Hill (later Mill Hill East) and Edgware with stations at East Finchley and Finchley (later Finchley Central). A branch from Finchley to High Barnet, with stations at Woodside Park and Whetstone (called Totteridge and Whetstone) opened in 1872.

West Finchley station at Nether Street, south of Woodside Park, was only added in 1933. The railway greatly increased accessibility from London. The railway became part of the London Passenger Transport Board’s Northern line, which was electrified to East Finchley in 1939, to High Barnet in 1940, and to Mill Hill East in 1941.

Intermediate or east-west journeys were less easy. Trams had been suggested in 1880 but it was not until 1898 that the Metropolitan Tramways and Omnibus Co. seriously proposed to introduce them to Finchley and only in 1905 that a route was opened by Metropolitan Electric Tramways (the M.E.T.) between Highgate and Whetstone. It was extended to the Hertfordshire boundary in 1906 and to Barnet in 1907 and was crossed by one from New Southgate to North Finchley and Golders Green from 1909.

A tramway depot opened just off the Great North Road near Tally Ho Corner by 1908 became the focus of the M.E.T.’s system before it was superseded by trolley-buses in 1938.All trolley-buses disappeared between 1959 and 1962. In 1959 and 1964 the deficiencies of London Transport buses were such that Finchley B.C. considered running its own.


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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
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West Finchley West Finchley is a station on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line.

NEARBY STREETS
Alexandra Grove, N12 Alexandra Grove leads northwestwards from Ballards Lane towards the tracks of the Northern Line (West Finchley)
Ballards Lane, N3 Ballards Lane was the conduit by which Finchley urbanised northwards (Finchley Central)
Brent Way, N3 Brent Way is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area (West Finchley)
Brownlow Road, N3 Brownlow Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area (Finchley Central)
Burnbrae Close, N12 A street within the N12 postcode (North Finchley)
Cedar Court, N3 Cedar Court is a location in London (West Finchley)
Chesterfield Road, N12 Chesterfield Road is a road in the N12 postcode area (West Finchley)
Chesterfield Road, N3 Chesterfield Road is a road in the N3 postcode area (West Finchley)
Cornwall Avenue, N3 Cornwall Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area (Finchley Central)
Court House Gardens, N3 Court House Gardens is a street of West Finchley (West Finchley)
Courthouse Road, N12 Courthouse Road is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (West Finchley)
Courthouse Road, N3 Courthouse Road runs north-south in West Finchley (West Finchley)
Essex Park, N3 Essex Park, west of Ballards Lane, was built in 1934 (North Finchley)
Etchingham Court, N3 Etchingham Court consists of blocks of flats which date from 1935 (North Finchley)
Finchley Court, N3 Finchley Court was one of the developments built on the site of large houses along Ballards Lane (North Finchley)
Finchley Way, N3 Finchley Way is named after the area it inhabits (West Finchley)
Fursby Avenue, N3 Fursby Avenue runs from Court House Gardens to Walmington Fold (West Finchley)
Gordon Hall, N3 Gordon Hall is a location in London (West Finchley)
Granville Court, N12 Granville Court is a block on Ballards Lane (North Finchley)
Grosvenor Road, N3 Grosvenor Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area (Finchley Central)
Gruneisen Road, N3 Gruneisen Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area (Finchley Central)
Hamilton Way, N3 Hamilton Way is a road in the N3 postcode area (West Finchley)
Hartley House, N12 Hartley House is a block on Ballards Lane (North Finchley)
Hillcourt Avenue, N12 Hillcourt Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (West Finchley)
Howcroft Crescent, N3 Howcroft Crescent is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area (West Finchley)
Huntly Drive, N3 Huntly Drive is a road in the N3 postcode area (West Finchley)
Hutton Grove, N12 Hutton Grove is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)
Lansdowne Road, N3 Lansdowne Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area (Finchley Central)
Linkside, N12 Linkside is a road in the N12 postcode area (Woodside Park)
Maple Close, N3 Maple Close is a location in London (West Finchley)
Montrose Crescent, N12 Montrose Crescent is a road in the N12 postcode area (North Finchley)
Moss Hall Court, N12 Moss Hall Court is a block on Moss Hall Grove (North Finchley)
Moss Hall Crescent, N12 Moss Hall Crescent was built on land of a house called Moss Hall (North Finchley)
Moss Hall Grove, N12 Moss Hall Grove was laid out from 1867, mostly for middle-class housing (North Finchley)
Mossborough Close, N12 Mossborough Close is a road in the N12 postcode area (North Finchley)
Nether Close, N3 Nether Close is a road in the N3 postcode area (Finchley Central)
Nether Street, N3 Nether Street was recognised by the mid-14th century as an old street, sometimes called ’Lower Street’. (Finchley Central)
Nethercourt Avenue, N3 Nethercourt Avenue is a road in the N3 postcode area (West Finchley)
Northumberland House, N3 Northumberland House is a residential block built on the site of a nursing home (North Finchley)
Oakdene Park, N3 Oakdene Park is a road in the N3 postcode area (West Finchley)
Pamela Court, N12 Pamela Court is a block on Moss Hall Grove (North Finchley)
Penstemon Close, N3 Penstemon Close is a location in London (West Finchley)
Regent Court, N3 Regent Court is located on Ballards Lane (Finchley Central)
Sellers Hall Close, N3 Sellers Hall Close was built on the site of a house called Elm Grange, demolished in 1894 (Finchley Central)
Seymour Road, N3 Seymour Road is a road in the N3 postcode area (Finchley Central)
The Drive, N3 The Drive is a location in London (West Finchley)
Thyra Grove, N12 Thyra Grove is a road in the N12 postcode area (North Finchley)
Walmington Fold, N3 Walmington Fold is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (West Finchley)
Wentworth Avenue, N3 Wentworth Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area (Finchley Central)
Wentworth Close, N3 Wentworth Close is a road in the N3 postcode area (North Finchley)
Wentworth Park, N3 Wentworth Park was built in the 1930s (Finchley Central)
West Avenue, N3 West Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area (West Finchley)
Westbury Grove, N12 Westbury Grove is a road in the N12 postcode area (West Finchley)
Woodberry Gardens, N12 Woodberry Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)

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