Elmshurst Crescent, N2

Elmshurst Crescent was built after the Second World War.

Elmshurst House was home of the Salvin family from 1833 to 1857. They and their friends, including Lord Mansfield of Kenwood, raised the money to build Holy Trinity Church in 1847 and its school.

Elmshurst House was demolished in 1939, becoming Elmhurst Crescent and Pulham Avenue after the war.

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Wellgarth Road, NW11

Added: 10 Dec 2020 23:51 GMT

Wellgarth Road, NW11
I lived at 15 Wellgarth Road with my parents and family from 1956 until I left home in the 70s and continued to visit my mother there until she moved in the early 80s. On the first day we moved in we kids raced around the garden and immediately discovered an air raid shelter that ran right underneath the house which I assume was added in the run-up to WW2. There was a basement room with its own entrance off the garden and right opposite where the air raid shelter emerged. In no time at all up high near the ceiling of this room, we discovered a door which, while we were little enough, we could enter by standing on some item of furniture, haul ourselves in and hide from the grownups. That room was soundproof enough for us kids to make a racket if we wanted to. But not too loud if my dad was playing billiards in the amazing wood-panelled room immediately above. We had no idea that we were living in such an historical building. To us it was just fun - and home!

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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
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Kevin Pont Hendon Central Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:15 GMT	Not as Central as advertised... Hendon Central was by no means the centre of Hendon when built, being a green field site. It was built at the same time as both the North Circular Road and the A41 were built as major truck roads �’ an early example of joined up London transport planning. Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Park Farm, Finchley give much of its land to the later Hampstead Garden Surburb.

Newmarket Farm existed until 1855.

Five Bells The first recorded licensee of the Five Bells was in 1751.

Five Bells

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Benedict Way, N2 Benedict Way is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Benedict Way, N2

Blandford Close, N2 Blandford Close, was planned as part of Hampstead Garden Suburb

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

Brackenbury Road, N2

Brim Hill, N2 Brim Hill is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Brim Hill, N2

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

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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

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

Church Lane, N2 Church Lane runs from East End Road to the Great North Road.

Church Lane, N2

Crosby Court, N2 Crosby Court is in an area of Hampstead Garden Suburb

Crosby Court, N2

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

Deansway, N2

Denison Close, N2 The flats in Denison Close have a modern feel, with horizontal paned casement windows.

Denison Close, N2

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

Devon Rise, 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

Edeleny Close, N2 Edeleny Close is a location in London.

Edeleny Close, N2

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

Edmunds Walk, 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

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Greenhalgh Walk, N2 Greenhalgh Walk, was planned as part of Hampstead Garden Suburb

Greenhalgh Walk, N2

Gurney Drive, N2 Gurney Drive, was planned as part of Hampstead Garden Suburb

Gurney 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

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

Harford Walk, 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

Hobbs Green, N2 Hobbs Green is a road in the N2 postcode area

Hobbs Green, N2

Holyoake Walk, N2 Holyoake Walk has brick and render houses with modernist influences.

Holyoake Walk, 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

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

Kitchener Road, N2

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

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

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Ludlow Way, NW11 Ludlow Way was designed by the architect Crickmer.

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Manor Park Road, N2 Manor Park Road is a road in the N2 postcode area

Manor Park Road, N2

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Market Place, N2

Maurice Walk, N2 Maurice Walk is a road in the northern section of Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Maurice Walk, N2

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

Maya Road, 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 Trinity Road, N2 New Trinity Road is a road in the N2 postcode area

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Norfolk Close, N2 Norfolk Close is a road in the N17 postcode area

Norfolk Close, 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.

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Ossulton Way, N2 Ossulton Way rises steeply out of Market Place running northwards to meet East End Road which forms the northern boundary of Hampstead Garden Suburb.

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

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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

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Pulham Avenue, N2 Pulham Avenue was built in the grounds of a house called Elmshurst.

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Sedgemere Avenue, N2 Sedgemere Avenue is named after Sedgemere House which stood on the site.

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

Stanley Road, N2

Talbot Avenue, N2 Talbot Avenue is a road in the N2 postcode area

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

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The Leys, N2 The Leys is a road in the N2 postcode area

The Leys, 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

Totnes Walk, N2 Totnes Walk, lies in Hampstead Garden Suburb

Totnes Walk, 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.

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Widecombe Way, N2 Widecombe Way is in Hampstead Garden Suburb

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NEARBY PUBS

East Finchley Constitutional Club

Five Bells The first recorded licensee of the Five Bells was in 1751.

Five Bells

The Five Bells

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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.

LOCAL PHOTOS

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Lyttelton Playing Fields A dispute between Finchley Urban District Council and Hampstead Garden Suburb as to whether the Lyttelton Playing Fields were to be exempt from building was settled by a Public Enquiry in 1931 and the lands conveyed to Finchley UDC in 1933. Credit: Wiki Commons/Memespring TUM image id: 1658403965 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Bald Faced Stag, East Finchley TUM image id: 1527336393 Licence:	Islington Chapel, St Pancras and Islington Cemetery Credit: Mark Kobayashi-Hillary TUM image id: 1526232428 Licence: CC BY 2.0	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". Credit: Hidden London TUM image id: 1695295952 Licence:	Bute Mews Credit: Godfrey and Barr TUM image id: 1658403397 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Finchley in 1814 Credit: British History Online TUM image id: 1526748052 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Lyttelton Playing Fields A dispute between Finchley Urban District Council and Hampstead Garden Suburb as to whether the Lyttelton Playing Fields were to be exempt from building was settled by a Public Enquiry in 1931 and the lands conveyed to Finchley UDC in 1933.
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Finchley in 1814
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