East Finchley

Underground station, existing between 1867 and now.

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Underground station · East Finchley · N2 ·
November
16
2012
East Finchley is a suburban development, five miles north north-west of Charing Cross.

The land on which East Finchley now stands was once part of the Bishop of London’s hunting ground. More recently, it was home to some grand ’country’ estates of wealthy Londoners, from which several roads take their names (e.g. Summerlee Avenue, Park Hall Road). At one time East Finchley was referred to as ’East End’.

East Finchley underground station, first opened in 1863 by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway, is topped by a famous statue of an archer, created in the Art Deco style, and pointing his arrow towards the other end of the tunnel which starts south of the station and runs all the way to the end of the Northern Line at Morden. This 27.8 km tunnel was for many years the longest in the world. There was originally an arrow at Morden Station to match the archer at East Finchley, but this was stolen not long after the station was opened.


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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY


Hatty Scott   
Added: 12 Jun 2023 11:29 GMT   

Highgate High Street, N6
Highgate rises to 400 feet above sea level and is the highest point for miles around. The gate was a tollgate erected by fourteenth-century Bishops of London in their capacity as Lords of the Manor  of Hornsey. On entering the Manor all travellers were charged at one of three check­ points : the first was the Gatehouse Tavern at Highgate, the second was the tollhouse outside the Spaniards Inn in Hampstead  Lane, and the third  lay at  the far  end  of the Bishop’s Avenue, near East Finchley Station. The Highgate toll was very profitable, since it commanded Highgate Hill and Highgate High Street, then the main route to the north. Highgate Road and its continuation Highgate West Hill are comparatively modern, dating from about 1700.

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT


Sue   
Added: 24 Sep 2023 19:09 GMT   

Meyrick Rd
My family - Roe - lived in poverty at 158 Meyrick Rd in the 1920s, moving to 18 Lavender Terrace in 1935. They also lived in York Rd at one point. Alf, Nell (Ellen), plus children John, Ellen (Did), Gladys, Joyce & various lodgers. Alf worked for the railway (LMS).

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Born here
Michael   
Added: 20 Sep 2023 21:10 GMT   

Momentous Birth!
I was born in the upstairs front room of 28 Tyrrell Avenue in August 1938. I was a breach birth and quite heavy ( poor Mum!). My parents moved to that end of terrace house from another rental in St Mary Cray where my three year older brother had been born in 1935. The estate was quite new in 1938 and all the properties were rented. My Father was a Postman. I grew up at no 28 all through WWII and later went to Little Dansington School

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Mike Levy   
Added: 19 Sep 2023 18:10 GMT   

Bombing of Arbour Square in the Blitz
On the night of September 7, 1940. Hyman Lubosky (age 35), his wife Fay (or Fanny)(age 32) and their son Martin (age 17 months) died at 11 Arbour Square. They are buried together in Rainham Jewish Cemetery. Their grave stones read: "Killed by enemy action"

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Lady Townshend   
Added: 8 Sep 2023 16:02 GMT   

Tenant at Westbourne (1807 - 1811)
I think that the 3rd Marquess Townshend - at that time Lord Chartley - was a tenant living either at Westbourne Manor or at Bridge House. He undertook considerable building work there as well as creating gardens. I am trying to trace which house it was. Any ideas gratefully received

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Alex Britton   
Added: 30 Aug 2023 10:43 GMT   

Late opening
The tracks through Roding Valley were opened on 1 May 1903 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Woodford to Ilford line (the Fairlop Loop).

But the station was not opened until 3 February 1936 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER, successor to the GER).

Source: Roding Valley tube station - Wikipedia

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:52 GMT   

Shhh....
Roding Valley is the quietest tube station, each year transporting the same number of passengers as Waterloo does in one day.

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:47 GMT   

The connection with Bletchley Park
The code-breaking computer used at Bletchley Park was built in Dollis Hill.

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:25 GMT   

The deepest station
At 58m below ground, Hampstead is as deep as Nelson’s Column is tall.

Source: Hampstead tube station - Wikipedia

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THE STREETS OF EAST FINCHLEY
Abbots Gardens, N2 Abbots Gardens is a circular road with an entrance onto East End Road.
Abbots Gardens, N2
Alexandra Mews, N2 Alexandra Mews is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Alexandra Mews, N2
Annington Road, N2 Annington Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Annington Road, N2
Ashburnham Close, N2 Ashburnham Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Ashburnham Close, N2
Aylmer Court, N2 Aylmer Court is a block on Aylmer Road.
Aylmer Court, N2
Aylmer Parade, N2 Aylmer Parade is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Aylmer Parade, N2
Aylmer Road, N2 Aylmer Road is a named part of the main A1 trunk road running south of East Finchley
Aylmer Road, N2
Bancroft Avenue, N2 Bancroft Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Bancroft Avenue, N2
Baronsmere Road, N2 Baronsmere Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Baronsmere Road, N2
Bedford Road, N2 Bedford Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Bedford Road, N2
Beech Drive, N2 Beech Drive is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Beech Drive, N2
Beechwood Close, N2 Beechwood Close is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Beechwood Close, N2
Benedict Way, N2 Benedict Way is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Benedict Way, N2
Beresford Road, N2 Beresford Road, East Finchley is one of many Beresford Roads in London.
Beresford Road, N2
Berwick House, N2 Berwick House is a block on Oak Lane.
Berwick House, N2
Borrowdale Close, N2 Borrowdale Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Borrowdale Close, N2
Brackenbury Road, N2 Brackenbury Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Brackenbury Road, N2
Brendon Grove, N2 Brendon Grove is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Brendon Grove, N2
Briar Close, N3 Briar Close is a modern road lying east of the North Circular Road.
Briar Close, N3
Brighton Road, N2 Brighton Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Brighton Road, N2
Brim Hill, N2 Brim Hill is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Brim Hill, N2
Brownswell Road, N2 Brownswell Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Brownswell Road, N2
Buckland House, N2 Buckland House is a building on Thomas More Way.
Buckland House, N2
Cecilia Close, N2 Cecilia Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Cecilia Close, N2
Central Avenue, N2 Central Avenue is a road in the N2 postcode area
Central Avenue, N2
Challoner Close, N2 Challoner Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Challoner Close, N2
Chamberlain Road, N2 Chamberlain Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Chamberlain Road, N2
Chandos Road, N2 Chandos Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Chandos Road, N2
Chantry Court, N2 Chantry Court is sited on Chantry Court.
Chantry Court, N2
Chapel Court, N2 Chapel Court was originally built as Chapel Street and lead in those days to the Great North Road.
Chapel Court, N2
Cherry Tree Road, N2 Cherry Tree Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Cherry Tree Road, N2
Church Lane, N2 Church Lane runs from East End Road to the Great North Road.
Church Lane, N2
Church Vale, N2 Church Vale is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Church Vale, N2
Clare Close, N2 Clare Close is a location in London.
Clare Close, N2
Claybrook Close, N2 Claybrook Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Claybrook Close, N2
Cleveland House, N2 Residential block
Cleveland House, N2
Cranbourne Court, N2 Cranbourne Court is a block on Briar Close.
Cranbourne Court, N2
Creighton Avenue, N2 Creighton Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Creighton Avenue, N2
Deanery Close, N2 Deanery Close is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Deanery Close, N2
Diploma Avenue, N2 Diploma Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Diploma Avenue, N2
Diploma Court, N2 Diploma Court is a road in the N2 postcode area
Diploma Court, N2
Doran Manor, N2 Doran Manor is a block on the Great North Road.
Doran Manor, N2
Durham Road, N2 Durham Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Durham Road, N2
Eagans Close, N2 Eagans Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Eagans Close, N2
East End Road, N2 East End Road, linking East End and the southern section of the Great North Road with Church End, was the main east-west road in Finchley.
East End Road, N2
East View House, N2 East View House is a block on High Road.
East View House, N2
Eastern Road, N2 Eastern Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Eastern Road, N2
Edeleny Close, N2 Edeleny Close is a location in London.
Edeleny Close, N2
Elm Gardens, N2 Elm Gardens is a road in the N2 postcode area
Elm Gardens, N2
Elmhurst Avenue, N2 Elmhurst Avenue is a road in the N2 postcode area
Elmhurst Avenue, N2
Elmshurst Crescent, N2 Elmshurst Crescent was built after the Second World War.
Elmshurst Crescent, N2
Fairlawn Avenue, N2 Fairlawn Avenue was built over the site of two adjacent large properties - Fairlawn House and Cranleigh House.
Fairlawn Avenue, N2
Fallows Close, N2 Fallows Close is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Fallows Close, N2
Font Hills, N2 Font Hills is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Font Hills, N2
Fortis Green Avenue, N2 Fortis Green Avenue is a road in the N2 postcode area
Fortis Green Avenue, N2
Fortis Green, N2 Fortis Green (Road) is one of the ancient east-west routes of this area of Middlesex.
Fortis Green, N2
Francis Road, N2 Francis Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Francis Road, N2
Green Lane, N2 Green Lane is a lost road of Finchley.
Green Lane, N2
Greenfield Drive, N2 Greenfield Drive is a road in the N6 postcode area
Greenfield Drive, N2
Hamilton Road, N2 Hamilton Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Hamilton Road, N2
Hampstead Heights, N2 Hampstead Heights is a road in the N2 postcode area
Hampstead Heights, N2
Heath View Close, N2 Heath View Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Heath View Close, N2
Heath View, N2 Heath View is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Heath View, N2
Helen Close, N2 Helen Close is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Helen Close, N2
Hertford Road, N2 Hertford Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Hertford Road, N2
High Road, N2 High Road East Finchley dates from the early Middle Ages.
High Road, N2
Hobbs Green, N2 Hobbs Green is a road in the N2 postcode area
Hobbs Green, N2
Homefield Gardens, N2 Homefield Gardens is a road in the N2 postcode area
Homefield Gardens, N2
Howard Walk, N2 Howard Walk is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Howard Walk, N2
Huntingdon Road, N2 Huntingdon Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Huntingdon Road, N2
Indigo Walk, N2 Indigo Walk is a location in London.
Indigo Walk, N2
Ingram Road, N2 Ingram Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Ingram Road, N2
Juliana Close, N2 Juliana Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Juliana Close, N2
Keynes Close, N2 Keynes Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Keynes Close, N2
King Street, N2 King Street was named in 1920 but existed since Napoleonic times.
King Street, N2
Kitchener Road, N2 Kitchener Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Kitchener Road, N2
Lankaster Gardens, N2 Lankaster Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Lankaster Gardens, N2
Lauradale Road, N2 Lauradale Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Lauradale Road, N2
Leicester Road, N2 Leicester Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Leicester Road, N2
Leopold Road, N2 Leopold Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Leopold Road, N2
Leslie Road, N2 Leslie Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Leslie Road, N2
Lewis Gardens, N2 Lewis Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Lewis Gardens, N2
Lincoln Road, N2 Lincoln Road is one of the streets built on the Park Hall Estate.
Lincoln Road, N2
Long Lane, N2 Long Lane, named in 1719, ran from Ballards Lane to Bulls Lane at East End and was probably the medieval ’Ferrours Lane’.
Long Lane, N2
Lynmouth Road, N2 Lynmouth Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Lynmouth Road, N2
Lynton Grange, N2 Lynton Grange is a location in London.
Lynton Grange, N2
Manor Cottages Approach, N2 Manor Cottages Approach is a road in the N2 postcode area
Manor Cottages Approach, N2
Manor Court, N2 Manor Court is a block on Aylmer Road.
Manor Court, N2
Manor Park Road, N2 Manor Park Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Manor Park Road, N2
Mansfield Heights, N2 Mansfield Heights is a road in the N2 postcode area
Mansfield Heights, N2
Market Place, N2 Market Place developed from Finchley’s Hogmarket - so named by 1897.
Market Place, N2
Maya Road, N2 Maya Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Maya Road, N2
Miriam Court, N2 Miriam Court is a block on Aylmer Road.
Miriam Court, N2
Neale Close, N2 Neale Close was designed by Butler in 1929.
Neale Close, N2
New Ash Close, N2 New Ash Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
New Ash Close, N2
New Oak Road, N2 New Oak Road connects Oak Lane with Long Lane.
New Oak Road, N2
New Trinity Road, N2 New Trinity Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
New Trinity Road, N2
Norfolk Close, N2 Norfolk Close is a road in the N17 postcode area
Norfolk Close, N2
Nursery Road, N2 Nursery Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Nursery Road, N2
Oak Lane, N2 Oak Lane was one of the roads of a settlement called Cuckolds Haven - so-named by 1678.
Oak Lane, N2
Oakridge Drive, N2 Oakridge Drive is a road in the N2 postcode area
Oakridge Drive, N2
Oakview Gardens, N2 Oakview Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Oakview Gardens, N2
Old Farm Road, N2 Old Farm Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Old Farm Road, N2
Park Farm Close, N2 Park Farm Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Park Farm Close, N2
Park Gate, N2 Park Gate is a road in the N2 postcode area
Park Gate, N2
Park Hall Road, N2 Park Hall Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Park Hall Road, N2
Park Road, N2 Park Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Park Road, N2
Plane Tree Walk, N2 Plane Tree Walk is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Plane Tree Walk, N2
Ploughmans Walk, N2 Ploughmans Walk is a road in the N2 postcode area
Ploughmans Walk, N2
Prospect Place, N2 Prospect Place was built in 1825 to link Cuckolds Haven with East End Road.
Prospect Place, N2
Prospect Ring, N2 Prospect Ring is a road in the N2 postcode area
Prospect Ring, N2
Pulham Avenue, N2 Pulham Avenue was built in the grounds of a house called Elmshurst.
Pulham Avenue, N2
Pumphandle Path, N2 Pumphandle Path is a road in the N2 postcode area
Pumphandle Path, N2
Red Lion Hill, N2 The contemporary Red Lion Hill connects Oak Lane and Central Avenue.
Red Lion Hill, N2
Richmond Road, N2 Richmond Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Richmond Road, N2
Ringwood Avenue, N2 Ringwood Avenue is a road in the N2 postcode area
Ringwood Avenue, N2
Sedgemere Avenue, N2 Sedgemere Avenue is named after Sedgemere House which stood on the site.
Sedgemere Avenue, N2
Shakespeare Gardens, N2 Shakespeare Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Shakespeare Gardens, N2
Shaw Place, N2 Shaw Place is a location in London.
Shaw Place, N2
Sheldon Avenue, N2 Sheldon Avenue is a location in London.
Sheldon Avenue, N2
Simms Gardens, N2 Simms Gardens is a road in the N2 postcode area
Simms Gardens, N2
Southern Road, N2 Southern Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Southern Road, N2
Springcroft Avenue, N2 Springcroft Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Springcroft Avenue, N2
St Mary’s Green, N2 St Mary’s Green is a road in the N2 postcode area
St Mary’s Green, N2
St Pancras Court, N2 Saint Pancras Court is a small side street.
St Pancras Court, N2
Stable Walk, N2 Stable Walk is a location in London.
Stable Walk, N2
Stanley Road, N2 Stanley Road dates from the 1890s.
Stanley Road, N2
Strawberry Vale, N2 Strawberry Vale is now simply a road - it was once an estate.
Strawberry Vale, N2
Summerlee Avenue, N2 Summerlee Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Summerlee Avenue, N2
Summerlee Gardens, N2 Summerlee Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Summerlee Gardens, N2
Sylvester Road, N2 Sylvester Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Sylvester Road, N2
Talbot Avenue, N2 Talbot Avenue is a road in the N2 postcode area
Talbot Avenue, N2
Tarling Road, N2 Tarling Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Tarling Road, N2
Taunton Drive, N2 Taunton Drive is a road in the N2 postcode area
Taunton Drive, N2
The Grange, N2 The Grange is a location in London.
The Grange, N2
The Leys, N2 The Leys is a road in the N2 postcode area
The Leys, N2
The Mead, N2 The Mead is a road in the N2 postcode area
The Mead, N2
The Walks, N2 The Walks was a medieval drovers track, which skirted the edge of the common and led to the hog market at Market Place.
The Walks, N2
Trinity Avenue, N2 Trinity Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Trinity Avenue, N2
Trinity Road, N2 Trinity Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Trinity Road, N2
Vale Close, N2 Vale Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Vale Close, N2
Viceroy Parade, N2 Viceroy Parade is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Viceroy Parade, N2
Walbrook House, N2 Walbrook House is a building on Aylmer Road.
Walbrook House, N2
Western Road, N2 Western Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Western Road, N2
Whittington Court, N2 Whittington Court can be found on Whittington Court.
Whittington Court, N2
Whittington Court, N2 Whittington Court is a road in the N2 postcode area
Whittington Court, N2
William Close, N2 William Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
William Close, N2
Wilmot Close, N2 Wilmot Close is a road in the N2 postcode area
Wilmot Close, N2
Woodland House, N2 Woodland House is a block on The Bishops Avenue.
Woodland House, N2

THE PUBS OF EAST FINCHLEY
Bald Faced Stag The Bald Faced Stag was probably an inn from 1738 and licensed from 1790 onwards.
Bald Faced Stag
Clissold Arms
Clissold Arms
East Finchley Constitutional Club
East Finchley Constitutional Club
Five Bells The first recorded licensee of the Five Bells was in 1751.
Five Bells
Gertie Brownes
Gertie Brownes
The Alexandra
The Alexandra
The Dick Turpin
The Dick Turpin
The Five Bells
The Five Bells
The Old White Lion
The Old White Lion
The Windsor Castle
The Windsor Castle


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