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Brooklands which was a 2.75-mile motor racing circuit and aerodrome near Weybridge is now a development of housing and industry.

Brooklands itself opened in 1907 and was the world’s first purpose-built ’banked’ motor racing circuit as well as one of Britain’s first airfields. It became Britain’s largest aircraft manufacturing centre by 1918, producing military aircraft such as the Wellington and civil airliners like the Viscount and VC-10.

The circuit hosted its last race in August 1939 and today part of it forms the Brooklands Museum, a major aviation and motoring museum, as well as a venue for vintage car, motorcycle and other transport-related events.

In 1908 Alliott Verdon-Roe was based at Brooklands and carried out the first taxiing and towed flight trials of a British full-size powered aircraft by a British pilot. During 1910 Brooklands rapidly became a major centre of flying in Britain and that summer, Hilda Hewlett and Gustave Blondeau opened Britain’s first flying school. The school closed in August 1914.

2017 saw the completion of a new Brooklands Conservation Management Plan for the Brooklands Heritage Partnership. This set standards for maintaining and, where practical or necessary, for repairing the surviving sections of the historic Race Track.


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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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Avro Way, KT13 Avro Way is a road in the KT14 postcode area (Brooklands)
Avro Way, KT13 Avro Way is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Barnes Wallis Drive, KT14 Barnes Wallis Drive is a road in the KT14 postcode area (Brooklands)
Bentley Drive, KT13 Bentley Drive is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Brooklands Business Park, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Brooklands)
Brooklands Drive, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Brooklands)
Brooklands Industrial Park, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Brooklands)
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Caenswood Hill, KT13 Caenswood Hill is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Chaucer Avenue, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Weybridge)
Connaught Drive, KT13 Connaught Drive is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Cranmer Close, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Weybridge)
Davis Road, KT13 Davis Road is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
De Havilland Drive, KT13 De Havilland Drive is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Dixon Drive, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Brooklands)
Edge Close, KT13 Edge Close is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Weybridge)
Elder House, KT13 Elder House is a block on St Georges Business Park (Brooklands)
Eyston Drive, KT13 Eyston Drive is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Fernihough Close, KT13 Fernihough Close is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Ferry Square, KT13 Ferry Square is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Weybridge)
Georges Lodge, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Brooklands)
Hawthorn Terrace, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Brooklands)
Ikona Court, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Brooklands)
Julian Hill, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Weybridge)
Kaye Don Way, KT13 Kaye Don Way is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Kingsway Terrace, KT13 Kingsway Terrace is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Locke King Close, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Weybridge)
Locke King Road, KT13 Locke King Road is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Weybridge)
Mays Close, KT13 Mays Close is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Oatlands Drive, KT13 Oatlands Drive is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Weybridge)
Parnell Gardens, KT13 Parnell Gardens is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Parry Drive, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Brooklands)
Railton Close, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Weybridge)
Segrave Close, KT13 Segrave Close is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Weybridge)
Segrave Road, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Weybridge)
Sopwith Drive, KT13 Sopwith Drive is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Southey House, KT13 Southey House is a block on Avro Way (Brooklands)
Spenser Avenue, KT13 Spenser Avenue is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Weybridge)
St Georges Avenue, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Brooklands)
St. Georges Hill, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (St George’s Hill)
Staniland Drive, KT13 Staniland Drive is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Summers Close, KT13 Summers Close is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Test Hill, KT13 Test Hill is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
The Fairway, KT13 The Fairway is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
The Heights, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Brooklands)
The Paddocks, KT13 The Paddocks is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Vickers Drive North, KT13 Vickers Drive North is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Vickers Drive South, KT13 Vickers Drive South is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Wellington Way, KT13 Wellington Way is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Brooklands)
Whittets Ait, KT13 A street within the KT13 postcode (Brooklands)


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