Oak Lane, N2

Road in/near East Finchley, existing between 1814 and now.

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Road · East Finchley · N2 ·
MARCH
31
2012
Oak Lane was one of the roads of a settlement called Cuckolds Haven - so-named by 1678.

Cuckolds Haven was linked to the main road by causeways before 1814 - the respective roads being named Red Lion Hill by 1821, Oak Lane by 1867 and King Street by 1920.


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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Comment
   
Added: 16 Dec 2020 11:17 GMT   

Halliwick Manor House
My mother lived here for two or three years, in the 1920s (born 1922) with family, after First World War, which my grandfather fought in.....then after the war, grandfather looked after all the horses/shire horses at Halliwick Manor......

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Tim Stevenson   
Added: 16 Nov 2021 18:03 GMT   

Pub still open
The Bohemia survived the 2020/21 lockdowns and is still a thriving local social resource.

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

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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Kevin Pont   
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.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Long Lane Pasture Long Lane Pasture is a meadow hidden away in the heart of North London’s suburbs.
Long Lane Pasture

NEARBY STREETS
Abingdon Road, N3 Abingdon Road runs north east from Long Lane, roughly parallel with the North Circular Road.
Abingdon Road, N3
Avondale Road, N3 Avondale Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Avondale Road, N3
Benedict Way, N2 Benedict Way is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Benedict Way, 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
Brighton Road, N2 Brighton Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Brighton Road, 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
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
Dolman Close, N3 Dolman Close is a road in the N3 postcode area
Dolman Close, N3
East View House, N2 East View House is a block on High Road.
East View House, 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
Green Lane, N2 Green Lane is a lost road of Finchley.
Green Lane, N2
Hamilton Road, N2 Hamilton Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Hamilton Road, N2
Helen Close, N2 Helen Close is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Helen Close, N2
High Road, N2 High Road East Finchley dates from the early Middle Ages.
High Road, N2
King Street, N2 King Street was named in 1920 but existed since Napoleonic times.
King Street, N2
Lankaster Gardens, N2 Lankaster Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Lankaster Gardens, N2
Leopold Road, N2 Leopold Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Leopold Road, N2
Lewis Gardens, N2 Lewis Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Lewis Gardens, 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
Manor Cottages Approach, N2 Manor Cottages Approach is a road in the N2 postcode area
Manor Cottages Approach, N2
Manor Park Road, N2 Manor Park Road is a road in the N2 postcode area
Manor Park Road, N2
Montpelier Road, N3 Montpelier Road is a road in the N3 postcode area
Montpelier Road, N3
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
Nursery Avenue, N3 Nursery Avenue is a road in the N3 postcode area
Nursery Avenue, N3
Park Gate, N2 Park Gate is a road in the N2 postcode area
Park Gate, 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
Pumphandle Path, N2 Pumphandle Path is a road in the N2 postcode area
Pumphandle Path, N2
Queens Road, N3 Queens Road is one of the streets of London in the N3 postal area.
Queens Road, N3
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
Sedgemere Avenue, N2 Sedgemere Avenue is named after Sedgemere House which stood on the site.
Sedgemere Avenue, N2
Simms Gardens, N2 Simms Gardens is a road in the N2 postcode area
Simms Gardens, 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
Sylvester Road, N2 Sylvester Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Sylvester Road, 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 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 Road, N2 Trinity Road is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.
Trinity Road, 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

NEARBY PUBS
The Alexandra
The Alexandra
The Dick Turpin
The Dick Turpin
The Windsor Castle
The Windsor Castle


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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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Finchley in 1814
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