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Upper Holloway is a district in the London Borough of Islington centred on the upper part of Holloway Road.

Upper Holloway was one of several hamlets within the ancient parish of St Mary Islington.

The area around Hornsey Road was traditionally known as Tollington and this name was used in the Domesday Book.

The part of the Great North Road through north of the parish of Islington was known as the Holloway Road by 1307, a name later applied to the communities that formed along it.

The Church of St John Upper Holloway was built because the population of the parish was increasing. It was consecrated in 1828 and in 1830 a new ecclesiastical parish was created.

Upper Holloway station opened in 1868 and the classic late Victorian comic novel Diary of a Nobody is set here.




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Alison   
Added: 26 Jun 2022 18:20 GMT   

On the dole in north London
When I worked at the dole office in Medina Road in the 1980s, "Archway" meant the social security offices which were in Archway Tower at the top of the Holloway Road. By all accounts it was a nightmare location for staff and claimants alike. This was when Margaret Thatcher’s government forced unemployment to rise to over 3 million (to keep wages down) and computerised records where still a thing of the future. Our job went from ensuring that unemployed people got the right sort and amount of benefits at the right time, to stopping as many people as possible from getting any sort of benefit at all. Britain changed irrevocably during this period and has never really recovered. We lost the "all in it together" frame of mind that had been born during the second world war and became the dog-eat-dog society where 1% have 95% of the wealth and many people can’t afford to feed their children. For me, the word Archway symbolises the land of lost content.

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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
Archway Not only the name of a bridge, but a whole area of north London.
Upper Holloway Upper Holloway is a district in the London Borough of Islington centred on the upper part of Holloway Road.

NEARBY STREETS
102474, N19 Wedmore Street is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Aboukir Villas, N19 Aboukir Villas was, for a brief time, the name for the eastern end of Bavaria Road (Upper Holloway)
Ada Villas, N19 Ada Villas dated from 1855
Albemarle Mansions, N7 Albemarle Mansions is a location in London (Holloway Road)
Alexander Road, N7 Alexander Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Annesley Walk, N19 Annesley Walk is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Archway)
Archway Close, N19 Archway Close is part of a pedestrianised area close to Archway station (Archway)
Archway Mall, N19 Archway Mall is a location in London (Archway)
Arkansas House, N19 Arkansas House is located on New Orleans Walk
Ashbrook Road, N19 Ashbrook Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Ashley Court, N19 Ashley Court is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Ashley Road, N19 Ashley Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Ashmount Road, N19 Ashmount Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Aspen Close, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Archway)
Avenue Hall, N6 Avenue Hall is a location in London
Avenue Heights, N6 Avenue Heights is a location in London
Avenue Road, N6 Avenue Road is one of the streets of London in the N6 postal area
Barnes House, N19 Barnes House can be found on Warltersville Road
Bavaria Road, N19 Bavaria Road was a curious First World War renaming (Upper Holloway)
Beachcroft Way, N19 A street within the N19 postcode
Beaumont Rise, N19 Beaumont Rise is a road in the N19 postcode area
Belgravia Workshops, N19 Belgravia Workshops is a building on Marlborough Road (Upper Holloway)
Beversbrook Road, N19 Beversbrook Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Birch Close, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Archway)
Bishop’s Close, N19 Bishop’s Close is a location in London (Tufnell Park)
Blenheim Court, N19 Blenheim Court is the name of a block and the road serving it (Upper Holloway)
Boothby Road, N19 Boothby Road is a road in the N19 postcode area (Archway)
Bracey Street, N4 Bracey Street is a road in the N4 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Bredgar Road, N19 Bredgar Road is a road in the N19 postcode area (Archway)
Broughton Gardens, N6 Broughton Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N6 postal area
Bush Industrial Estate, N19 Commercial area (Tufnell Park)
Buxton Road, N19 Buxton Road is a road in the N19 postcode area
Byworth Walk, N19 Byworth Walk is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Calverley Grove, N19 This is a street in the N19 postcode area
Cardinals Way, N19 Cardinals Way is a road in the N19 postcode area
Charles Street, N19 A street within the N19 postcode
Cheverton Road, N19 Cheverton Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Church Garth, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Archway)
Claremont Road, N6 Claremont Road is one of the streets of London in the N6 postal area
Coach Yard Mews, N19 A street within the N19 postcode
Cornwallis Road, N19 Cornwallis Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Cornwallis Square, N19 Cornwallis Square is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Courtauld Road, N19 Courtauld Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Courtside, N6 Courtside is one of the streets of London in the N8 postal area
Cressida Road, N19 Cressida Road partially lies along the line of an old footpath
Criterion Mews, N19 This is a street in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Cromartie Road, N19 Cromartie Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Daisy Dobbins Walk, N19 A street within the N19 postcode
Davenant Road, N19 Davenant Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Dresden Road, N19 Dresden Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Duncombe Road, N19 Duncombe Road is a road in the N19 postcode area
Dwell House, N19 Dwell House is a block on Holloway Road (Upper Holloway)
Edith Cavell Close, N19 A street within the N19 postcode
Elm Close, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Archway)
Elthorne Road, N19 Elthorne Road runs between Holloway Road and Ashbrook Road
Fairbridge Road, N19 Fairbridge Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Fairmead Road, N19 Fairmead Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Fayetteville House, N19 Fayetteville House is a block on Sunnyside Road
Florence Cantwell Walk, N19 A street within the N19 postcode
Flowers Mews, N19 Flowers Mews originally provided stable accommodation for the main houses on the surrounding streets (Archway)
Fortior Court, N6 Fortior Court is a block on Hornsey Lane
Fortnam Road, N19 Fortnam Road is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Foxham Road, N19 Foxham Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Tufnell Park)
Francis Terrace, N19 Francis Terrace is a road in the N19 postcode area (Archway)
Garton House, N6 Garton House is a block on Hornsey Lane
Gatcombe Road, N19 Gatcombe Road is a road in the N7 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Giesbach Road, N19 Giesbach Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Archway)
Girdlestone Walk, N19 Girdlestone Walk is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Archway)
Goddard Place, N19 Goddard Place is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Tufnell Park)
Goldie House, N19 Goldie House is a block on Hazellville Road
Grenville Mews, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Upper Holloway)
Gresham Place, N19 Gresham Place is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Gresley Road, N19 Gresley Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Greville Lodge, N6 Greville Lodge is a location in London
Grovedale Road, N19 Grovedale Road is a road in the N19 postcode area (Archway)
Hamilton Place, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Upper Holloway)
Hampden Road, N19 Hampden Road is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Harford Mews, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Upper Holloway)
Hargrave Road, N19 Hargrave Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Archway)
Hargravenue Road, N19 Hargravenue Road is a location in London (Upper Holloway)
Harrington Court, N19 Harrington Court is a block on Hornsey Rise
Hatchard Road, N19 Hatchard Road is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Hazellville Road, N19 Hazellville Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Hercules Yard, N7 Hercules Yard is a location in London (Upper Holloway)
Highcroft Road, N19 Highcroft Road is a road in the N19 postcode area
Highwood Road, N19 This is a street in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Hill House, N19 Hill House is a block on Archway Road (Archway)
Hillrise Road, N19 Hillrise Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Hilltop House, N6 Hilltop House can be found on Hornsey Lane
Holland Walk, N19 Holland Walk is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Holloway Road, N19 Holloway Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Hornsey Gate, N19 Hornsey Gate is a road in the N4 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Hornsey Lane, N19 Hornsey Lane is one of the streets of London in the N6 postal area
Hornsey Lane, N19 Hornsey Lane is a road in the N19 postcode area
Hornsey Rise Gardens, N19 Hornsey Rise Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Hornsey Rise Health Centre, N19 Hornsey Rise Health Centre is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Hornsey Rise, N19 Hornsey Rise is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Hornsey Road, N19 Hornsey Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Hurst Avenue, N6 Hurst Avenue is a road in the N6 postcode area
Hurst Avenue, N6 Hurst Avenue is a road in the N8 postcode area
Imperial Court, N6 Imperial Court is a block on Shepherds Hill
Ivo Place, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Upper Holloway)
Jessie Blythe Lane, N19 Jessie Blythe Lane is a road in the N19 postcode area
Junction Road, N19 Junction Road dates from 1813 (Archway)
Jutland Close, N19 Jutland Close is a road in the N19 postcode area
Kingsdown Road, N19 Kingsdown Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Kinver House, N19 Kinver House is a block on Elthorne Road
Kipling House, N19 Kipling House is a building on Charles Street
Kiver Road, N19 Kiver Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Lafitte House, N19 Lafitte House is a block on New Orleans Walk
Lambert House, N19 Lambert House is located on Sunnyside Road
Lambton Court, N19 Lambton Court is a block on Spears Road
Lambton Mews, N19 A street within the N19 postcode
Lambton Road, N19 Lambton Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Landseer Road, N7 Landseer Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Linden Walk, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Archway)
Lotus Mews, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Upper Holloway)
Louise Aumonier Walk, N19 A street within the N19 postcode
Louise White House, N19 Louise White House is sited on Hazellville Road
Macdonald Road, N19 Macdonald Road is notable for a McDonald’s restaurant featuring on a corner. (Archway)
Manroe House, N6 Manroe House is a block on Hornsey Lane
Margaret McMillan House, N19 Margaret McMillan House is a block on Hazellville Road
Marie Lloyd Gardens, N19 A street within the N19 postcode
Marlborough House, N19 Marlborough House is sited on Holloway Road (Upper Holloway)
Marlborough Road, N19 Marlborough Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Marlborough Yard, N19 Marlborough Yard is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Mercers Road, N7 Mercers Road is a road in the N7 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Mitford Road, N19 Mitford Road is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Monnery Road, N19 Monnery Road is a road in the N19 postcode area (Tufnell Park)
Montenotte Road, N6 Montenotte Road is one of the streets of London in the N8 postal area
Montenotte Road, N6 Montenotte Road is a road in the N10 postcode area
Mowatt Close, N19 Mowatt Close lies at the end of Nicolay Road
Mulkern Road N, N19 Mulkern Road N is a road in the N19 postcode area
Mulkern Road, N19 Mulkern Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Navigator Square, N19 Navigator Square is the name chosen for the pedestrianised space outside Archway tube station (Archway)
New Orleans Walk, N19 New Orleans Walk is an access path serving nearly all addresses in the New Orleans Estate
Nicholay Road, N19 Nicholay Road is a road in the N19 postcode area
Nugent Court, N19 Nugent Court is a block on Nugent Road
Nugent Road, N19 Nugent Road is a road in the N19 postcode area
Nyton Close, N19 A street within the N19 postcode
Old Forge Road, N19 Old Forge Road is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Oldfield Mews, N19 Oldfield Mews is a road in the N6 postcode area
Ormond Road, N19 Ormond Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Packenham House, N19 Packenham House is a block on Sunnyside Road
Partington Close, N19 Partington Close is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Pegasus Court, N19 Pegasus Court is a block on Shaftesbury Road
Pemberton Gardens, N19 Pemberton Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Archway)
Pemberton Terrace, N19 Pemberton Terrace is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Archway)
Philip Court, N6 Philip Court is a block on Hornsey Lane Gardens
Pilgrims Way, N19 Pilgrims Way is a road in the N19 postcode area
Pine Close, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Archway)
Pine Grove, N4 Pine Grove is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Pomoja Lane, N19 Pomoja Lane is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Porter Square, N19 Porter Square is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Priory Gardens, N6 Priory Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N6 postal area
Queenswood Road, N6 Queenswood Road is a road in the N6 postcode area
Queenswood Road, N6 Queenswood Road is a road in the N10 postcode area
Redwood Court, N19 Redwood Court is a block on Sunnyside Road
Richie House, N19 Richie House is a building on Hazellville Road
Rickthorne Road, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Upper Holloway)
Ridgeway Gardens, N19 Ridgeway Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N6 postal area
Ringmer Gardens, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Upper Holloway)
Roads Place, N4 Roads Place is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Roden Court, N6 Roden Court is sited on Hornsey Lane
Rupert Road, N19 Rupert Road is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Sanders Way, N19 Sanders Way is a road in the N19 postcode area
Sandy Lodge, N6 Sandy Lodge lies on Avenue Road
Scholars Court, N19 Scholars Court is a block on Scholars Court
Scholefield Road, N19 Scholefield Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Shaftesbury Road, N19 Shaftesbury Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Shelbourne House, N19 Shelbourne House is a block on Sunnyside Road
Shepherds Hill, N6 Shepherds Hill is one of the streets of London in the N6 postal area
Shepherds Hill, N6 Shepherds Hill is a road in the N10 postcode area
Shreveport House, N19 Shreveport House is a block on New Orleans Walk
Sparsholt Road, N19 Sparsholt Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Spears Road, N19 Spears Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
St Christophers Court, N19 St Christophers Court is a block on Junction Road (Archway)
St Johns Grove, N19 St Johns Grove is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Archway)
St Johns Villas, N19 St Johns Villas is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
St Johns Way, N19 St John’s Way, originally St John’s Road, was partially laid out in 1845 (Archway)
St. Johns Grove, N19 St. Johns Grove is a location in London (Archway)
Stanhope Gardens, N6 Stanhope Gardens is a road in the N6 postcode area
Stanhope Road, N6 Stanhope Road is one of the streets of London in the N6 postal area
Stanley Terrace, N7 Stanley Terrace is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Station Road, N19 Station Road is a location in London (Tufnell Park)
Station Road, N7 Station Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Tufnell Park)
Sunnyside Road, N19 Sunnyside Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area
Sussex Close, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Upper Holloway)
Sussex Way, N19 Sussex Way originated in 1851 as Cottenham Road (Upper Holloway)
Tavistock Mews, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Upper Holloway)
Tavistock Terrace, N19 Tavistock Terrace is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
The Court, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Upper Holloway)
Tollington Way, N7 Tollington Way is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Trays Hill Close, N6 Trays Hill Close is a location in London
Tremlett Grove, N19 Tremlett Grove is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Archway)
Tremlett Mews, N19 A street within the N19 postcode (Archway)
Trinder Gardens, N19 Trinder Gardens is a road in the N19 postcode area
Turpin Way, N19 A street within the N19 postcode
Tytherton Road, N19 Tytherton Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Vincent Court, N4 Vincent Court is located on Hanley Road (Upper Holloway)
Vincent Parade, N4 Vincent Parade is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Vorley Road, N19 Vorley Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Archway)
Warltersville Road, N19 Warltersville Road is a road in the N19 postcode area
Waverley Court, N19 Waverley Court is a block on Holloway Road (Holloway Road)
Waverley Court, N7 Waverley Court is a block on Holloway Road (Holloway Road)
Wedmore Gardens, N19 Wedmore Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Wedmore Mews, N19 Wedmore Mews is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Welby House, N19 Welby House is a block on Hazellville Road
Westacott Close, N19 Westacott Close is a road in the N19 postcode area
Whewell Road, N19 Whewell Road is a road in the N19 postcode area (Upper Holloway)
Windermere Road, N19 Windermere Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Archway)
Witley Road, N19 This is a street in the N19 postcode area (Archway)
Yerbury Road, N19 Yerbury Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Upper Holloway)
Zoffany Street, N19 Zoffany Street is the last street, alphabetically, in London

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