Woodgrange Avenue, N12
North Finchley
Woodgrange Avenue dates from 1910.

As the Victorian era drew to a close, North Finchley was rapidly developing as a suburb.

In 1905 the Metropolitan Electric Tramways opened a tramline between Highgate and Whetstone and this was crossed by another from New Southgate to Golders Green from 1909. To facilitate this a tramway depot was opened in Woodberry Grove. Trams combined with motorbus services promoted the development of the retail district.

Woodhouse Road and Summers Lane were the main east-west roads between Finchley and Friern Barnet. Between the two was largely undeveloped but in 1909, a strip of land between the two was sold. Woodgrange Avenue was built on this land soon afterwards.

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