North Harrow

Underground station, existing between 1915 and now.

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Underground station · * · ·
December
18
2012
Twice voted the best customer service station on the whole London Underground.

North Harrow station is the first station on the Amersham branch of the Metropolitan Line.

It has won transport for London awards for best customer service in 2009 and 2010.

The Metropolitan Railway began running services through here on 25 May 1885 with the opening of its Pinner extension. North Harrow station opened on 22 March 1915. The station was rebuilt in 1930 to the designs of Charles Clark as part of the Metropolitan Railway’s modernisation programme.

North Harrow’s residential roads expanded after the opening of the station. Before North Harrow tube station was opened and the suburb developed, the area was originally known as Hooking Green.

About 800m north of the tube line is a 14th-century moated manor house, Headstone Manor, which serves to support the area’s excellence in sport with public grounds on all sides as well as Harrow Museum and Heritage Centre, which is based in Headstone Manor Recreation Ground. The Heritage Centre chronicles Harrow’s historical past and runs many special events and exhibitions throughout the year.

There is substantial parkland in the neighbourhood such as on all sides of Headstone Manor, Yeading Brook Open Space and miniature railway and sports ground in adjoining pasture grasslands of Pinner Park, contrasted with diverse amenities, particularly in the areas of the tube station, Imperial Drive and along Pinner Road.


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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY


   
Added: 11 Apr 2021 20:03 GMT   

North Harrow
The North Harrow Embassy Cinema was closed in 1963 and replaced by a bowling alley and a supermarket. As well as the cinema itself there was a substantial restaurant on the first floor.

Source: Embassy Cinema in North Harrow, GB - Cinema Treasures

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Tony Whipple   
Added: 16 Apr 2024 21:35 GMT   

Frank Whipple Place, E14
Frank was my great-uncle, I’d often be ’babysat’ by Peggy while Nan and Dad went to the pub. Peggy was a marvel, so full of life. My Dad and Frank didn’t agree on most politics but everyone in the family is proud of him. A genuinely nice, knowledgable bloke. One of a kind.

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Theresa Penney   
Added: 16 Apr 2024 18:08 GMT   

1 Whites Row
My 2 x great grandparents and his family lived here according to the 1841 census. They were Dutch Ashkenazi Jews born in Amsterdam at the beginning of the 19th century but all their children were born in Spitalfields.

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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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NEARBY STREETS
Allerford Court, HA2 A street within the HA2 postcode
Allington Road, HA2 Allington Road is a road in the HA2 postcode area
Bladon Gardens, HA2 Bladon Gardens is a road in the HA2 postcode area (West Harrow)
Blenheim Road, HA2 Blenheim Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (West Harrow)
Broadway Parade, HA2 Broadway Parade is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (North Harrow)
Cambridge Road, HA2 Cambridge Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Canterbury Road, HA1 Canterbury Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Chester Drive, HA2 Chester Drive is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Church Drive, HA2 Church Drive is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Churchill Court, HA2 Churchill Court lies within the HA2 postcode
Collapit Close, HA1 Collapit Close is a road in the HA1 postcode area
Cumberland Court, HA1 Cumberland Court is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Cumberland Road, HA1 Cumberland Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Duke Court, HA1 A street within the HA2 postcode
Durham Road, HA1 Durham Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Elm Drive, HA2 Elm Drive is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex (West Harrow)
Forsythia Court, HA1 A street within the HA1 postcode
Harrow Green Road, HA1 Harrow Green Road is one of the streets of London in the E11 postal area
Hawthorn Drive, HA2 Hawthorn Drive is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Holsworth Close, HA2 A street within the HA2 postcode
Hooking Green, HA2 Hooking Green is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Lancaster Road, HA2 Lancaster Road is a road in the HA2 postcode area
Marler Yard, HA1 A street within the WD19 postcode
Norfolk Road, HA1 Norfolk Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
North Avenue, HA2 North Avenue is a road in the HA2 postcode area (West Harrow)
Northumberland Road, HA2 Northumberland Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Norwood Drive, HA2 Norwood Drive is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Parkthorne Drive, HA2 Parkthorne Drive is a road in the HA2 postcode area (West Harrow)
Pinner Road, HA1 Pinner Road is a road in the HA5 postcode area
Somerset Road, HA1 Somerset Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Suffolk Road, HA2 Suffolk Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Surrey Road, HA1 Surrey Road is a road in the HA1 postcode area
The Ridgeway, HA2 The Ridgeway is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Westmorland Road, HA1 Westmorland Road is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Woodlands, HA2 Woodlands is one of the streets in the Harrow postal district of Middlesex
Yeoman Court, HA2 A street within the HA2 postcode
Yewtree Close, HA2 Yewtree Close is a road in the HA2 postcode area

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