Watford High Street

Rail station, existing between 1862 and now.

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Rail station · * · WD17 ·
August
9
2018
Watford High Street station was opened by the Watford and Rickmansworth Railway on 1 October 1862.

In 1912 a branch was opened from Watford High Street to Croxley Green. The line came under the ownership of London and North Western Railway which in turn was absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923.

The Bakerloo Line was extended through this station to Watford Junction in 1917, but in 1982 it was cut back to Harrow & Wealdstone leaving the section north of there served only by British Rail’s Watford DC Line which is now part of the London Overground network.




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Tony Whipple   
Added: 16 Apr 2024 21:35 GMT   

Frank Whipple Place, E14
Frank was my great-uncle, I’d often be ’babysat’ by Peggy while Nan and Dad went to the pub. Peggy was a marvel, so full of life. My Dad and Frank didn’t agree on most politics but everyone in the family is proud of him. A genuinely nice, knowledgable bloke. One of a kind.

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Theresa Penney   
Added: 16 Apr 2024 18:08 GMT   

1 Whites Row
My 2 x great grandparents and his family lived here according to the 1841 census. They were Dutch Ashkenazi Jews born in Amsterdam at the beginning of the 19th century but all their children were born in Spitalfields.

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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Watford High Street Watford High Street station was opened by the Watford and Rickmansworth Railway on 1 October 1862.

NEARBY STREETS
Arthur Street, WD23 Arthur Street is a road in the WD23 postcode area
Beechen Grove, WD17 Beechen Grove is a road in the WD17 postcode area
Cambridge Road, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode
Chiltern House, WD17 A street within the WD18 postcode
Church Street, WD17 A street within the WD18 postcode
Colne Valley Retail Park, WD17 A street within the WD17 postcode
Crosfield Court, WD18 Crosfield Court is a block on Watford Field Road
Derby Road, WD17 Derby Road is a road in the WD17 postcode area
Dyson Court, WD17 A street within the WD17 postcode
Farraline Road, WD18 Farraline Road is a road in the WD18 postcode area
George Street, WD18 George Street is a road in the WD18 postcode area
Gladstone Road, WD17 Gladstone Road is a road in the WD17 postcode area
Granville Road, WD18 Granville Road is a road in the WD18 postcode area
Greatham Road Industrial Estate, WD23 A street within the WD23 postcode
Grosvenor Road, WD17 Grosvenor Road is a road in the WD17 postcode area
High Street, WD17 High Street is a road in the WD17 postcode area
King Street, WD18 King Street is a road in the WD17 postcode area
Kings Close, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode
Kings Court, WD17 A street within the WD17 postcode (Watford High Street)
Lady’s Close, WD18 Lady’s Close is a road in the WD18 postcode area
Liverpool Road, WD18 Liverpool Road is a road in the WD18 postcode area
Local Board Road, WD17 A street within the WD17 postcode
Lower Derby Road, WD17 Lower Derby Road is a road in the WD17 postcode area
Lower High Street, WD17 Lower High Street is a road in the WD17 postcode area
Marlborough Road, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode
Muriel Avenue, WD18 Muriel Avenue is a road in the WD18 postcode area
Neal Street, WD18 Neal Street is a road in the WD18 postcode area
New Road, WD17 New Road is a road in the WD17 postcode area
Occupation Road, WD18 Occupation Road is a road in the WD18 postcode area
Off Lower High Street, WD17 A street within the WD17 postcode
Old Free School, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode
Percy Road, WD18 Percy Road is a road in the WD18 postcode area
Pumphouse Crescent, WD17 A street within the WD17 postcode
Queen’s Road, WD17 This is a street in the WD17 postcode area
Queens Road, WD17 Queens Road is a road in the WD17 postcode area
Rainbow House 24 Water Lane, WD17 A street within the WD17 postcode (Watford High Street)
Roberts Road, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode
rr, WD17 A street within the WD17 postcode
Smith Street, WD18 This is a street in the WD18 postcode area
St James Road, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode
St Marys View, WD17 A street within the WD18 postcode
St. Mary’s Road, WD18 St. Mary’s Road is a road in the WD18 postcode area
St. Marys Close, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode
St. Marys View, WD17 St. Marys View is a road in the WD17 postcode area
Stanley Road, WD17 Stanley Road is a road in the WD17 postcode area
The Cloisters, WD17 A street within the WD18 postcode
The Crescent, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode
The Harlequin, WD17 This is a street in the WD17 postcode area
The Roof Gardens, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode
The Scholars, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode
Tucker Street, WD18 Tucker Street is a road in the WD18 postcode area
U C B House, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode
Waterfields Retail Park, WD17 A street within the WD17 postcode
Watford Field Road, WD18 Watford Field Road is a road in the WD18 postcode area
Wellspring Way, WD17 Wellspring Way is a road in the WD17 postcode area
Wellstones, WD17 Wellstones runs behind Watford High Street
Westbury Road, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode
Wiggenhall Road, WD18 Wiggenhall Road is a road in the WD18 postcode area
Woodfields, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode
York Road, WD18 A street within the WD18 postcode


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