Mill Hill East

Mill Hill East station is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line, and is the only station on a branch from Finchley Central.

Mill Hill East station was built by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway (EH&LR) and was opened as Mill Hill on 22 August 1867 by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) (which had taken over the EH&LR) in rural Middlesex. The station was on a line from Finsbury Park to Edgware via Highgate.

The EH&LR was built as a double track formation, but only a single track was laid, with the intention of doubling the track when business developed. However, when the GNR opened a branch from Finchley Central to High Barnet in April 1872 traffic on that section was greater, and the second track was never laid from Finchley Central to Edgware. For most of its history the service between those two stations was operated as a shuttle.

The station opened as Mill Hill and was given its present name in 1928.

The area around Mill Hill East has still the air of a village about it. It is quiet and very green with plenty of parks and golf courses to hand.

Parts of the eastern side of Mill Hill have recently undergone redevelopment, with the old gas works replaced by a Waitrose supermarket and housing developments. The small local retail area at Mill Hill East is at “Kelly’s Corner” (officially Holders Hill Circus) east of the station. To the south of Mill Hill East are Copthall and Holders Hill.

The United Kingdom / Carl Zeiss / Bausch & Lomb Optical Works was established at Mill Hill East in 1912 and demolished in about 1990, to be replaced by a large building owned by the Jehovah Witnesses, to complement their nearby Watchtower House built on the site of the former Bittacy House.

Mill Hill East is the least used station on the Northern Line with only 10,000 passengers per week.

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Links and further reading
	London Compendium
	Mill Hill East Facebook Page
	Hidden London Historically inclined look at the capital’s obscure attractions
	Londonist All-encompassing website

THE STREETS OF MILL HILL EAST

Abercorn Close, NW7 Abercorn Close is a cul-de-sac off of Abercorn Road.
Abercorn Road, NW7 Abercorn Road probably dates from the 1890s.
Aberdare Gardens, NW7 Aberdare Gardens is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Amport Place, NW7 Amport Place is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Appledore Way, NW7 Appledore Way is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Ashley Lane, NW7 Ashley Lane is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Ashley Walk, NW7 Ashley Walk is a street in Mill Hill.
Bittacy Close, NW7 Bittacy Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Bittacy Court, NW7 Bittacy Court is a street in Mill Hill.
Bittacy Hill, NW7 Bittacy Hill is a street in Mill Hill.
Bittacy Road, NW7 Bittacy Road is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Bradshaw Drive, NW7 Bradshaw Drive is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Bray Road, NW7 Bray Road is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Brownsea Walk, NW7 Brownsea Walk is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Charles Sevright Drive, NW7 Charles Sevright Drive is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Curry Rise, NW7 Curry Rise is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Devonshire Crescent, NW7 Devonshire Crescent is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Devonshire Cresent, NW7 Devonshire Cresent is a street in Mill Hill.
Devonshire Road, NW4 Devonshire Road is a road in the NW4 postcode area
Devonshire Road, NW7 Devonshire Road is a street in Mill Hill.
Dollis Road, NW7 Dollis Road is a street in Mill Hill.
Drew Avenue, NW7 Drew Avenue is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Frances and Dick James Court, NW7 Frances and Dick James Court is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Frith Court, NW7 Frith Court is a street in Mill Hill.
Frith Lane, NW7 Frith Lane is a street in Mill Hill.
Grants Close, NW7 Grants Close is a street in Mill Hill.
Hawthorn Mews, NW7 Hawthorn Mews is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Henry Darlot Drive, NW7 Henry Darlot Drive is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Holders Hill Road, NW7 Holders Hill Road was a track in existence by the 14th century.
Honiton Gardens, NW7 Honiton Gardens is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Katherine Close, NW7 Katherine Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Kelly Road, NW7 Kelly Road is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Kingsbridge Drive, NW7 Kingsbridge Drive is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Langstone Way, NW7 Langstone Way is a street in Mill Hill.
Lee Road, NW7 Lee Road is a street in Mill Hill.
Lovers Walk, NW7 Lovers Walk is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Mallow Mead, NW7 Mallow Mead is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Marwood Drive, NW7 Marwood Drive is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Maurice Browne Close, NW7 Maurice Browne Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Morphou Road, NW7 Morphou Road is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Oakhampton Road, NW4 Oakhampton Road is a road in the NW4 postcode area
Oakhampton Road, NW7 Oakhampton Road is a street in Mill Hill.
Osborn Gardens, NW7 Osborn Gardens is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Partingdale Lane, N12 Partingdale Lane is a road in the N12 postcode area
Partingdale Lane, NW7 Partingdale Lane is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Peacock Close, NW7 Peacock Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Price Close, NW7 Price Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Reading Way, NW7 Reading Way is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Sanders Lane, NW7 Sanders Lane is a street in Mill Hill.
Shirwell Close, NW7 Shirwell Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Stockford Avenue, NW7 Stockford Avenue is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Tavistock Avenue, NW7 Tavistock Avenue is a street in Mill Hill.
Thirleby Road, NW7 Thirleby Road is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Thornefield Parade, NW7 Thornefield Parade is a street in Mill Hill.
Thornfield Avenue, NW7 Thornfield Avenue is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Tiverton Way, NW7 Tiverton Way is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Vineyard Avenue, NW7 Vineyard Avenue is a street in Mill Hill.
Walden Way, NW7 Walden Way is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Westlinton Close, NW7 Westlinton Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area

Marian Added: 18 Mar 2018 09:23 GMT IP: 86.166.51.209 2:1:8	Post by Marian: High Street Barnet No, it?s not the parade of shops you mention, it?s Middle Row which was demolished in 1889 and was situated to the south of the parish church literally in the middle of the High Street!
Lynne Hqapgood Added: 12 Feb 2018 11:05 GMT IP: 213.122.132.80 2:2:8	Post by Lynne Hqapgood: Hutton Grove, N12 I have a question rather than a comment. When was 80 Hutton Grove built? My parents, Eddie and Margaret Hapgood, lived at 80 Hutton Grove from 1934 until sometime during the war,and I would love to know if they moved into a new-build house during the big suburban expansion in the 1930s. Does anyone out there know?! I visited very recently to see the road and the frontage of the house for the first time.
Georgina Dorsett ( nee Peters ) Added: 21 Jan 2018 13:45 GMT IP: 90.199.231.0 2:3:8	Post by Georgina Dorsett ( nee Peters ): Thrift Farm My parents moved to 1 Thrift Farm lane Borehamwood in 1947 from London, the farm was next to their house, it was a dirt track leading to the house. In front of our house was a cornfield we often had pigs come in our front garden and i would walk to the farm to see the animals particularly the sheep. They built a tarmac road when Holmshill school was built, and we no longer had a wonderful view of lovely cornfields was such a shame.
Scott Hatton Added: 19 Dec 2017 20:11 GMT IP: 217.63.194.106 2:4:8	Post by Scott Hatton: 12 Wansford Park, WD6 We moved to 12 Wansford Park during August 1960, moving out during 1967. My parents had managed to wangle themselves into a house in London W10 which was due to be demolished by the local council. Thus the council moved them into a much better place (inside toilet!) opposite Tempsford Green in Borehamwood.
John Dye Added: 1 Dec 2017 14:50 GMT IP: 86.131.134.236 2:5:8	Post by John Dye: Cool Oak Lane, NW9 I lived at Queensbury Road, Kingsbury during World War II and used to play regularly along the edge of the Welsh Harp. About halfway along Cool Oak Lane on the south side was a pond we used to call Froggy Pond. It was the only place I ever saw a water scorpion, Nepa cinerea. At the end of the war, all the street air raid shelters were knocked down and the rubble was piled up on the ground south of the Cool Oak Lane bridge, on the Hendon side. I remember that this heap of rubble became infested with rats and I used to watch them from the bridge. I was told that an old house on the south side of Cool Oak Lane (Woodfield House?) was once owned by the wife of Horatio Nelson. I think it later became the nurseries for plants grown for the Hendon parks.
John Morton Added: 17 Nov 2017 14:36 GMT IP: 217.63.194.106 2:6:8	Post by John Morton: Manor Way, WD6 I remember the following shops along Manor Way: Martins, Bishop’s, the Co Op and Dewhurst.
Ron Added: 24 Sep 2017 22:22 GMT IP: 92.6.6.10 2:7:8	Post by Ron: Colindale The leather business and ’Leatherville’ was set up by Arthur Garstin, not GARSTON. :o)
Cassandra Green Added: 19 Sep 2017 21:39 GMT IP: 95.149.2.213 2:8:8	Post by Cassandra Green: Rudall Crescent, NW3 I lived at 2 Rudall Crescent until myself and my family moved out in 1999. I once met a lady in a art fair up the road who was selling old photos of the area and was very knowledgeable about the area history, collecting photos over the years. She told me that before the current houses were built, there was a large manor house , enclosed by a large area of land. She told me there had been a fire there. Im trying to piece together the story and find out what was on the land before the crescent was built. This website is very interesting.
Martina Added: 13 Jul 2017 21:22 GMT IP: 146.198.174.6 2:9:8	Post by Martina: Schweppes Factory The site is now a car shop and Angels Fancy Dress shop and various bread factories are there.
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	VIEW THE MILL HILL EAST AREA IN THE 1750s The 1750 Rocque map is bounded by Sudbury (NW), Snaresbrook (NE), Eltham (SE) and Hampton Court (SW). Outside these bounds, the 1750 map does not display.
	VIEW THE MILL HILL EAST AREA IN THE 1800s The 1800 mapping is bounded by Stanmore (NW), Woodford (NE), Bromley (SE) and Hampton Court (SW). Outside these bounds, the 1800 map does not display.
	VIEW THE MILL HILL EAST AREA IN THE 1830s The 1830 mapping is bounded by West Hampstead (NW), Hackney (NE), Greenwich (SE) and Chelsea (SW). Outside these bounds, the 1830 map does not display.
	VIEW THE MILL HILL EAST AREA IN THE 1860s The 1860 mapping is bounded by Brent Cross (NW), Stratford (NE), Greenwich (SE) and Hammermith (SW). Outside these bounds, the 1860 map does not display.
	VIEW THE MILL HILL EAST AREA IN THE 1900s The 1900 mapping covers all of the London area.

Mill Hill East

Mill Hill East station is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line, and is the only station on a branch from Finchley Central.

Mill Hill East station was built by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway (EH&LR) and was opened as Mill Hill on 22 August 1867 by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) (which had taken over the EH&LR) in rural Middlesex. The station was on a line from Finsbury Park to Edgware via Highgate.

The EH&LR was built as a double track formation, but only a single track was laid, with the intention of doubling the track when business developed. However, when the GNR opened a branch from Finchley Central to High Barnet in April 1872 traffic on that section was greater, and the second track was never laid from Finchley Central to Edgware. For most of its history the service between those two stations was operated as a shuttle.

The station opened as Mill Hill and was given its present name in 1928.

The area around Mill Hill East has still the air of a village about it. It is quiet and very green with plenty of parks and golf courses to hand.

Parts of the eastern side of Mill Hill have recently undergone redevelopment, with the old gas works replaced by a Waitrose supermarket and housing developments. The small local retail area at Mill Hill East is at “Kelly’s Corner” (officially Holders Hill Circus) east of the station. To the south of Mill Hill East are Copthall and Holders Hill.

The United Kingdom / Carl Zeiss / Bausch & Lomb Optical Works was established at Mill Hill East in 1912 and demolished in about 1990, to be replaced by a large building owned by the Jehovah Witnesses, to complement their nearby Watchtower House built on the site of the former Bittacy House.

Mill Hill East is the least used station on the Northern Line with only 10,000 passengers per week.

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