Baronsmere Road, N2

Baronsmere Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

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Highgate High Street, N6

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

Jean Deane Mill Lane, looking east (1900s) Added: 2 Oct 2023 16:43 GMT	Advertisement for a laundry in Mill Lane, Brixton Hill, SW2 from early 1900’s The New Imperial Laundry Source: From a Ladies glance guide for Mistress and Maid Reply
Sue Meyrick Road, SW11 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). Reply
Michael Tyrrell Avenue, DA16 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 Reply
Mike Levy Arbour Square, E1 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" Reply
Lady Townshend Bridge House 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 Reply
Alex Britton Roding Valley 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 Reply
Kevin Pont Roding Valley 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. Reply
Kevin Pont Dollis Hill 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. Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Fortis Green How Fortis Green got its name is not clear.

Fortis Green

White Lion The White Lion dates from 1700 or even earlier.

White Lion

NEARBY STREETS

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

Avenue House, N2 Avenue House is a block on The Bishops Avenue.

Avenue House, N2

Beechwood Close, N2 Beechwood Close is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Beechwood Close, N2

Belvedere Court, N2 Belvedere Court is a block on Lyttelton Road.

Belvedere Court, N2

Beresford Road, N2 Beresford Road, East Finchley is one of many Beresford Roads in London.

Beresford Road, N2

Bishop’s Court, N2 Bishop’s Court is a block on Great North Road.

Bishop’s Court, N2

Brompton Grove, N2 Brompton Grove is part of Hampstead Garden Suburb

Brompton Grove, N2

Broomfield Court, N2 Broomfield Court is a block on Beaumont Close.

Broomfield Court, N2

Cedar Drive, N2 Cedar Drive is in Hampstead Garden Suburb

Cedar Drive, 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

Colwyn House, N2 Colwyn House is a block on The Bishops Avenue.

Colwyn House, N2

Deanery Close, N2 Deanery Close is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Deanery Close, N2

Deansway, N2 Deansway, was planned as part of Hampstead Garden Suburb

Deansway, N2

Devon Rise, N2 Devon Rise is in an area of Hampstead Garden Suburb

Devon Rise, 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

Eagans Close, N2 Eagans Close is a road in the N2 postcode area

Eagans Close, N2

Eastern Road, N2 Eastern Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Eastern Road, N2

Edmunds Walk, N2 Edmunds Walk is in an area of Hampstead Garden Suburb

Edmunds Walk, N2

Fairlawn Avenue, N2 Fairlawn Avenue was built over the site of two adjacent large properties - Fairlawn House and Cranleigh House.

Fairlawn Avenue, N2

Fordington Road, N6 Fordington Road is one of the streets of London in the N6 postal area.

Fordington Road, N6

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

Great North Road, N6 Great North Road is one of the streets of London in the N6 postal area.

Great North Road, N6

Great North Road, N6 Great North Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Great North Road, N6

Greenfield Drive, N2 Greenfield Drive is a road in the N6 postcode area

Greenfield Drive, N2

Greenfield Drive, N6 Greenfield Drive is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Greenfield Drive, N6

Harford Walk, N2 Harford Walk lies within the N2 postal area

Harford 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

Indigo Walk, N6 Indigo Walk is a location in London.

Indigo Walk, N6

Ingram Road, N2 Ingram Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Ingram Road, N2

Keynes Close, N2 Keynes Close is a road in the N2 postcode area

Keynes Close, N2

Kitchener Road, N2 Kitchener Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Kitchener Road, N2

Leicester Road, N2 Leicester Road is a road in the N2 postcode area

Leicester Road, N2

Lincoln Road, N2 Lincoln Road is one of the streets built on the Park Hall Estate.

Lincoln Road, 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

Market Place, N2 Market Place developed from Finchley’s Hogmarket - so named by 1897.

Market Place, N2

Oakview Gardens, N2 Oakview Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Oakview Gardens, N2

Park Hall Road, N2 Park Hall Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Park Hall Road, 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

Shakespeare Gardens, N2 Shakespeare Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Shakespeare 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

Stanley Road, N2 Stanley Road dates from the 1890s.

Stanley Road, 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

The Causeway, N2 The Causeway is in the Hampstead Garden Suburb area

The Causeway, N2

The Drive, N6 The Drive is a road in the N6 postcode area

The Drive, N6

Twyford Avenue, N2 Twyford Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Twyford Avenue, N2

Twyford Avenue, N2 Twyford Avenue is a road in the N10 postcode area

Twyford Avenue, N2

Unwin Court, N2 Unwin Court is a block on Beaumont Close.

Unwin Court, N2

Viceroy Parade, N2 Viceroy Parade is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Viceroy Parade, N2

Western Road, N2 Western Road is a road in the N2 postcode area

Western Road, N2

Woodside Avenue, N6 Woodside Avenue is a road in the N6 postcode area

Woodside Avenue, N6

Yardley House, N2 Yardley House is a block on The Bishops Avenue.

Yardley House, N2

NEARBY PUBS

Bald Faced Stag The Bald Faced Stag was probably an inn from 1738 and licensed from 1790 onwards.

White Lion The White Lion dates from 1700 or even earlier.

White Lion

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East Finchley

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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Bald Faced Stag, East Finchley
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Southern entrance to Coldfall Wood (2006).
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Fortis Green, N2
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The Bishops Avenue’s name derives from the bishops of London, who owned a large hunting park in the area in the late Middle Ages. The Bishops Avenue, connects the north side of Hampstead Heath at Kenwood (Hampstead Lane) to East Finchley. It is considered to be one of the wealthiest streets in the world. The road is often referred to by its nickname of "Billionaires’ Row".
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Bald Faced Stag, East Finchley
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Fortis Green, N2
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