Arkley

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Arkley is located north-west of London, and at 482 ft above sea level is one of the highest points.

It consists of a long village strung out between Barnet and Stirling Corner roughly centred around the "Gate" pub and is composed of the ancient hamlets of Barnet Gate, Rowley Green and Arkley hamlet. It is also home to one of the oldest windmills in southern England.

From at least the early 19th century until the 1890s, Arkley was commonly known as 'Barnet Common' or 'West Barnet'.

It is thought by some that Hendon Wood Lane was originally a minor Roman road. Certainly the name, 'Grendel's Gate' (now Barnet Gate, and formally known as 'Grims Gate'), is associated with the monster from the Saxon epic, Beowulf. This implies that the place was of modest importance as early as 1005. It may have been a centre of a small but significant community, founded on a woodland economy.

The area is latter referred to in medieval documents as 'Southhaw', and may have pre-dated the settlement at Chipping Barnet. Certainly, Barnet manorial court was held here in the 13th century. Nobody is sure what the 'Ark', part of Arkley means but the 'ley' means a "clearing of some sort". Its earliest appearance is about 1330. By the 16th century, these woods had been cleared, and the subsequent clearing formed common.

Important buildings in the area include St Peter's Church, designed by George Beckett. Built in 1840 at a cost of £5,000, it contains the monument of its benefactor, Enoch Durant (died 1848), and a bell cast by Thomas Mears.

St Peter's can be found opposite the War Memorial on Barnet Road in Arkley.

Arkley, as an ecclesiastical district was established in the same year, and as a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1905. Arkley Windmill was in use by 1806. It is marked as 'corn' windmill on the Ordnance Survey of the 1860s . From photographs, it appears to have had only two of its original sails by the 1890s, by which time it may have been powered by steam. It ceased to be a functioning mill during World War I, and was restored in 1930, but not as a working mill. The Gate Inn retains some of its original features. Until the early 1960s a large tree grew up from the floor of the pub and out through the roof.


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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
Arkley Arkley is located north-west of London, and at 482 ft above sea level is one of the highest points.

NEARBY STREETS
Arkley Drive, EN5 Arkley Drive is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Arkley Lane, EN5 Arkley Lane, off Barnet Road, is an old drovers’ road
Arkley Park, EN5 Arkley Park is a road in the EN5 postcode area (Arkley)
Arkley View, EN5 Arkley View is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Barnet Gate, EN5 A street within the EN5 postcode (Arkley)
Barnet Way, WD6 Barnet Way is a road in the WD6 postcode area (Arkley)
Carrington Close, EN5 Carrington Close is a road in the EN5 postcode area (Arkley)
Chantry Close, NW7 Chantry Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area (Arkley)
Chartridge Close, EN5 Chartridge Close is a road in the EN5 postcode area (Arkley)
Chenies Place, EN5 Chenies Place is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Glebe Lane, EN5 Glebe Lane is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Hackforth Close, EN5 Hackforth Close is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Hayden Close, EN5 Hayden Close is a location in London
Hazel Mead, EN5 Hazel Mead is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Hedgerow Lane, EN5 Hedgerow Lane is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Hillside, EN5 Hillside is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Kates Close, EN5 Kates Close is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Lynford Close, EN5 Lynford Close is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Meadowbanks, EN5 Meadowbanks is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Oaklands Lane, EN5 Oaklands Lane is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Raebarn Gardens, EN5 Raebarn Gardens is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Rowley Green Road, EN5 Rowley Green Road is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Ryecroft Crescent, EN5 Ryecroft Crescent is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Saddlers Close, EN5 Saddlers Close is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Sandelwood Close, EN5 A street within the EN5 postcode
Scotswood, EN5 A street within the EN5 postcode
St Peters Close, EN5 St Peters Close is a road in the EN5 postcode area
West Close, EN5 West Close is a road in the EN5 postcode area
Windmill Lane, EN5 Windmill Lane is a road in the EN5 postcode area


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