Torrington Avenue, N12

Torrington Avenue was built in 1935 as part of the Cardrew House Estate.

North Finchley

Whitefriars Court lies on the Friern Park corner of the road.

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Parkers Row, SE1 Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT	Parkers Row, SE1 My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor. Reply
Lindsay Trott Lockside, E14 Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT	Lockside not on 1939 Register I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register. Reply
Janelle Robbins Blossom Place, E1 Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT	Harriet Robbins Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins Reply
Dave Hinves Bacon Street, E1 Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT	he was a School Teacher Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed. Reply
Kevin Pont St George’s Square, SW1V Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT	St Georges Square This is rather lovely and well worth a visit! Reply
Simon Chapman Blossom Place, E1 Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT	Blossom Place My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square. Reply
Mark G Skidmore Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 21:54 GMT	Skidmore Street, E1 Skidmore Street was located where present day Ernest Street and Solebay Street now stand. They are both located above Shandy Street and Commodore Street. Reply
Alan Russell Cheshire Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT	Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Friary Park Friary Park is a nine hectare formal Edwardian park.

Friary Park

NEARBY STREETS

Ashurst Road, N12 Ashurst Road was built by the British Land Company (North Finchley)

Ashurst Road, N12

Beech Lawns, N12 Beech Lawns appeared for the first time in Kelly’s Directory of Finchley & Friern Barnet in 1938 as ‘Beech Court’ (North Finchley)

Beech Lawns, N12

Beechvale Close, N11 A street within the N12 postcode

Beechvale Close, N11

Boxworth Close, N12 Boxworth Close is a road in the N12 postcode area (North Finchley)

Boxworth Close, N12

Bramber Road, N12 Bramber Road was built on the former land of the White House Estate (Friern Barnet)

Bramber Road, N12

Buxted Road, N12 Buxted Road was laid out in 1913 (North Finchley)

Buxted Road, N12

Cardrew Avenue, N12 Cardrew Avenue dates from 1936 (North Finchley)

Cardrew Avenue, N12

Cardrew Close, N12 Cardrew Close lies on the Cardrew House Estate (North Finchley)

Cardrew Close, N12

Castle Mews, N12 Castle Mews is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)

Castle Mews, N12

Castle Road, N12 Castle Road was named after the Rev E Castle who owned the land on which the road was built (North Finchley)

Castle Road, N12

Churchfield Avenue, N12 Churchfield Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)

Churchfield Avenue, N12

Copwood Close, N12 Copwood Close is a road in the N12 postcode area (North Finchley)

Copwood Close, N12

Cottonham Close, N12 Cottonham Close is a road in the N12 postcode area (North Finchley)

Cottonham Close, N12

Fairfield Close, N12 A street within the N12 postcode (North Finchley)

Fairfield Close, N12

Fenstanton Avenue, N12 Fenstanton Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)

Fenstanton Avenue, N12

Friary Close, N12 Friary Close appears for the first time in Kelly’s Directory of Finchley & Friern Barnet in 1930

Friary Close, N12

Friary Road, N12 Friary Road links Torrington Park and Friern Barnet Lane (North Finchley)

Friary Road, N12

Friary Way, N12 Friary Way dates from the late 1920s and was formerly a private road (North Finchley)

Friary Way, N12

Friern Park, N12 Friern Park was originnally part of Henry Holden’s Friern Park estate (North Finchley)

Friern Park, N12

Friern Watch Avenue, N12 Friern Watch Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)

Friern Watch Avenue, N12

Glenhurst Road, N12 The planning application for Glenhurst Road was made in 1937 (North Finchley)

Glenhurst Road, N12

Grove Road, N12 Grove Road is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)

Grove Road, N12

Hemingford Close, N12 Hemingford Close is a road in the N12 postcode area (North Finchley)

Hemingford Close, N12

Hilton Avenue, N12 Hilton Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)

Hilton Avenue, N12

Holly Croft, N12 A street within the N12 postcode (Friern Barnet)

Holly Croft, N12

Horsham Avenue, N12 Horsham Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area

Horsham Avenue, N12

Kingsclere Court, N12 Kingsclere Court lies on Friern Park (North Finchley)

Kingsclere Court, N12

Lambert Mews, N12 A street within the N12 postcode (North Finchley)

Lambert Mews, N12

Lambert Road, N12 Lambert Road is a road in the N12 postcode area (North Finchley)

Lambert Road, N12

Lambert Way, N12 Lambert Way is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)

Lambert Way, N12

Lewes Road, N12 Lewes Road is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)

Lewes Road, N12

Michelle Court, N12 Michelle Court is a block on Torrington Park (North Finchley)

Michelle Court, N12

Northwood Gardens, N12 Northwood Gardens is a road in the N12 postcode area (North Finchley)

Northwood Gardens, N12

Okehampton Close, N12 Okehampton Close was built on the site of a house called Okehampton (North Finchley)

Okehampton Close, N12

Park Court, N12 A street within the N12 postcode (North Finchley)

Park Court, N12

Park View Court, N12 Park View Court is a block on Torrington Park (North Finchley)

Park View Court, N12

Petworth Road, N12 Petworth Road runs from Woodhouse Road to Buxted Road (North Finchley)

Petworth Road, N12

Ravensdale Avenue, N12 Ravensdale Avenue was built on the estate of the former Friern Watch House (North Finchley)

Ravensdale Avenue, N12

Rosebank Close, N12 A street within the N12 postcode (North Finchley)

Rosebank Close, N12

St Michael’s Close, N12 St Michael’s Close is a road in the N12 postcode area (North Finchley)

St Michael’s Close, N12

Stanhope Road, N12 Stanhope Road is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)

Stanhope Road, N12

The Lindens, N12 The Lindens is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)

The Lindens, N12

Torrington Avenue, N12 Torrington Avenue was built in 1935 as part of the Cardrew House Estate (North Finchley)

Torrington Avenue, N12

Torrington Close, N12 A street within the N12 postcode (North Finchley)

Torrington Close, N12

Torrington Grove, N12 Torrington Grove is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)

Torrington Grove, N12

Torrington Park, N11 Torrington Park is a road in the N11 postcode area

Torrington Park, N11

Torrington Park, N12 Torrington Park had been part of Henry Holden’s Friern Park estate lying east of the Great North Road (North Finchley)

Torrington Park, N12

Valley Avenue, N12 Valley Avenue is a road in the N12 postcode area (North Finchley)

Valley Avenue, N12

Victoria Grove, N12 This is a street in the N12 postcode area (North Finchley)

Victoria Grove, N12

Warnham Road, N12 Warnham Road is one of the streets of London in the N12 postal area (North Finchley)

Warnham Road, N12

Welbeck Close, N12 Welbeck Close is a road in the N12 postcode area (North Finchley)

Welbeck Close, N12

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The Artsdepot, Nether Street Credit: Grim23 TUM image id: 1526150227 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Swan and Pyramids (1960) Credit: Friern Barnet & District Local History Society TUM image id: 1527516358 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Gaumont Finchley (1937) In north Finchley, the Gaumont opened in 1937 and closed in 1980, before being demolished in 1987. TUM image id: 1681222354 Licence:	The Tally Ho (1978). The pub was named after the Tally Ho stage coach company that had stables nearby. Prior to the building of the current pub in 1927 this was the Park Road Hotel. Credit: Friern Barnet & District Local History Society TUM image id: 1527092391 Licence:	Malt and Hops Credit: Pubology TUM image id: 1527517651 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Park Road Hotel, Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley. TUM image id: 1527518172 Licence:	Torrington House Credit: Pubology TUM image id: 1527518697 Licence: CC BY 2.0