Chalfont & Latimer

Underground station, existing between 1889 and now.

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Underground station · * · ·
September
29
2017
Chalfont and Latimer station is on the Metropolitan line.

It is the junction between services to Amersham and Chesham. It is also on the Chiltern Railways line to Aylesbury. The station serves all three of the Chalfonts — Chalfont St Giles, Chalfont St Peter and, the nearest, Little Chalfont.

Little Chalfont is situated in the county of Buckinghamshire, on the edge of the Chiltern Hills and about 50 kilometres from central London.

The Metropolitan Railway reached Little Chalfont in 1889. However the village didn’t really develop until the 1920s when land was released for housing to become part of, as Sir John Betjeman styled it: Metroland. The present population is around 5000. The station is now served by London Transport Metropolitan line and by Chiltern Railways resulting in excellent transport to and from London; Marylebone station can be reached in little over 30 minutes.

The village has a post office and a building society as well as a pharmacy, a small supermarket and about 30 other shops. There are two dental practices, a doctors surgery and an optician.


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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
Chalfont & Latimer Chalfont and Latimer station is on the Metropolitan line.
Little Chalfont Little Chalfont is a 20th-century creation triggered by the coming of the Metropolitan Railway.

NEARBY STREETS
Amersham Place, HP7 Amersham Place is a road in the HP7 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Amersham Road, HP6 Amersham Road is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Amersham Way, HP6 Amersham Way is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Applefield, HP7 A street within the HP7 postcode (Little Chalfont)
Ashmead Place, HP7 Ashmead Place is a road in the HP7 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Bedford Avenue, HP6 A street within the HP6 postcode (Little Chalfont)
Beechwood Close, HP6 Beechwood Close is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Beel Close, HP7 Beel Close is a road in the HP7 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Brayfield Close, HP8 A street within the HP8 postcode (Little Chalfont)
Brayfield Lane, HP8 A street within the HP8 postcode (Little Chalfont)
Brayfield Way, HP8 A street within the HP8 postcode (Little Chalfont)
Burtons Way, HP7 A street within the HP7 postcode (Little Chalfont)
Chalfont Avenue, HP6 A street within the HP6 postcode (Little Chalfont)
Chalfont House, HP7 Chalfont House is a building in Little Chalfont (Little Chalfont)
Chalfont Station Road, HP7 Chalfont Station Road is a road in the HP7 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Charsley Close, HP6 Charsley Close is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Chenies Avenue, HP6 Chenies Avenue is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Chenies Parade, HP7 Chenies Parade is a road in the HP7 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Clayton Walk, HP7 Clayton Walk is a road in the HP7 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Cokes Lane, HP7 Cokes Lane is a road in the HP7 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Elizabeth Avenue, HP6 Elizabeth Avenue is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Farm Close, HP6 Farm Close is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Hilltop House, HP6 Hilltop House is a block on Chalfont Avenue (Little Chalfont)
Kiln Avenue, HP6 Kiln Avenue is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Lane Wood Close, HP6 Lane Wood Close is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Latimer Close, HP6 Latimer Close is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Linfields, HP8 Linfields is a road in the HP7 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Loudhams Road, HP7 Loudhams Road is a road in the HP7 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Loudhams Wood Lane, HP8 Loudhams Wood Lane is a road in the HP8 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Nightingales Corner, HP7 Nightingales Corner is a shopping parade in Little Chalfont (Little Chalfont)
Nightingales Court, HP7 A street within the HP7 postcode (Little Chalfont)
Oakington Avenue, HP6 Oakington Avenue is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Pavilion Way, HP6 A street within the HP6 postcode (Little Chalfont)
Russell Close, HP6 Russell Close is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Snells Wood Court, HP7 Snells Wood Court is a road in the HP7 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Station Approach, HP7 Station Approach leads to Chalfont & Latimer station (Little Chalfont)
The Hawthorns, HP8 The Hawthorns is a road in the HP8 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Village Way, HP7 Village Way is a road in the HP7 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Westwood Close, HP6 Westwood Close is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)
Westwood Drive, HP6 Westwood Drive is a road in the HP6 postcode area (Little Chalfont)


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