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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

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
Kevin Pont Hampstead 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 Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

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

Five Bells

NEARBY STREETS

Abbots Gardens, N2 Abbots Gardens is a circular road with an entrance onto East End Road.

Abbots Gardens, N2

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

Ashburnham Close, 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

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

Beresford Road, N2

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

Brompton Grove, N2

Cedar Drive, N2 Cedar Drive is in Hampstead Garden Suburb

Cedar Drive, 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 Vale, N2 Church Vale is one of the streets of London in the N2 postal area.

Church Vale, N2

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

Claybrook Close, 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

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

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

Edmunds Walk, N2

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

Elmhurst Avenue, N2

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

Fairlawn Avenue, N2

Fortis Green, N2 Fortis Green (Road) is one of the ancient east-west routes of this area of Middlesex.

Fortis Green, N2

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

Hertford Road, N2

Homefield Gardens, N2 Homefield Gardens is a road in the N2 postcode area

Homefield Gardens, 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

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

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

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

Lincoln 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

New Ash Close, N2 New Ash Close is a road in the N2 postcode area

New Ash Close, N2

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.

Oakview Gardens, 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

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

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

Talbot Avenue, N2

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

The Causeway, 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

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

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

Western Road, N2

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

William Close, N2

NEARBY PUBS

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

Bald Faced Stag

East Finchley Constitutional Club

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

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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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Bald Faced Stag, East Finchley
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Southern entrance to Coldfall Wood (2006).
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Islington Chapel, St Pancras and Islington Cemetery
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Fortis Green, N2
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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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