Hill Close, NW11

Hill Close forms an intimate cul de sac rising towards Central Square.

Hampstead Garden Suburb
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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
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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
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Hampstead Garden Suburb Hampstead Garden Suburb is an example of early twentieth-century domestic architecture and town planning and is located in the London Borough of Barnet.

Hampstead Garden Suburb

Temple Fortune Temple Fortune is a place in the London Borough of Barnet to the north of Golders Green. It is principally a shopping district used by residents of the Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Temple Fortune

NEARBY STREETS

Alyth Gardens, NW11 Alyth Gardens is a Temple Fortune cul-de-sac, situated off Finchley Road (Temple Fortune)

Alyth Gardens, NW11

Arcade House, NW11 Arcade House is in the Temple Fortune part of the NW11 area (Temple Fortune)

Arcade House, NW11

Bigwood Road, NW11 Bigwood Road leads up to Big Wood (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Bigwood Road, NW11

Central Square, NW11 Central Square was the original centre of Hampstead Garden Suburb due to the further development of the Suburb in the 1920s and 1930s, it is now located towards the west (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Central Square, NW11

Clifton Gardens, NW11 Clifton Gardens is a crescent situated on the east side of Finchley Road (Temple Fortune)

Clifton Gardens, NW11

Constable Close, NW11 Constable Close runs southwest from Wildwood Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Constable Close, NW11

Dingwall Gardens, NW11 Dingwall Gardens is in Temple Fortune (Temple Fortune)

Dingwall Gardens, NW11

Farm Walk, NW11 In Farm Walk, there are roughcast terraces with brick doorways and bay windows designed by Parker and Unwin in 1911 (Temple Fortune)

Farm Walk, NW11

Forres Gardens, NW11 Forres Gardens is a road in the NW11 postcode area (Golders Green)

Forres Gardens, NW11

Hampstead Gardens, NW11 Hampstead Gardens backs onto the Jewish Cemetary (Temple Fortune)

Hampstead Gardens, NW11

Hampstead Way, NW11 Hampstead Way was one of the major roads designed for Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Hampstead Way, NW11

Heathgate, NW11 Heathgate is part of Lutyen’s grand design for Central Square (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Heathgate, NW11

Hill Close, NW11 Hill Close forms an intimate cul de sac rising towards Central Square (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Hill Close, NW11

Hoop Lane, NW11 Hoop Lane was originally called Wheel Lane (Golders Green)

Hoop Lane, NW11

Hurst Close, NW11 Hurst Close extends west from Bigwood Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Hurst Close, NW11

Linnell Close, NW11 Linnell Close, like nearby Linnell Drive, was named for a Victorian artist - it is accessed by a private road from Meadway. (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Linnell Close, NW11

Linnell Drive, NW11 Linnell Drive was named for the painter John Linnell (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Linnell Drive, NW11

Litchfield Square, NW11 Litchfield Square is a large formal composition designed by Parker and Unwin (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Litchfield Square, NW11

Lucas Square, NW11 Lucas Square was named after its architect, Geoffrey Lucas (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Lucas Square, NW11

Meadway Close, NW11 This is one of a number of Meadway-named road in the area (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Meadway Close, NW11

Meadway Court, NW11 Meadway Court was designed by G.L. Sutcliffe in 1913 (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Meadway Court, NW11

Meadway Gate, NW11 Meadway Gate marks the western end of Meadway as it joins Temple Fortune Lane (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Meadway Gate, NW11

Meadway, NW11 Meadway and the Great Wall form parallel axes running through the central area of Hampstead Garden Suburb. (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Meadway, NW11

Middleway, NW11 The majority of Middleway was designed by J.C.S. Soutar in the 1920s in his neo-vernacular style (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Middleway, NW11

Nicolas Court, NW11 Nicolas Court is a block on Finchley Road (Golders Green)

Nicolas Court, NW11

North Square, NW11 North Square part of the original central area of Hampstead Garden Suburb, forming a rectangle with Central Square and South Square (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

North Square, NW11

Portsdown Mews, NW11 Portsdown Mews, forms part of Temple Fortune (Temple Fortune)

Portsdown Mews, NW11

Queens Court, NW11 Queens Court, a later Hampstead Garden Suburb block, was constructed on Hampstead Way in the 1920s (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Queens Court, NW11

Ruskin Close, NW11 Ruskin Close contains six houses (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Ruskin Close, NW11

Sheridan Walk, NW11 Sheridan Walk backs onto the Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Sheridan Walk, NW11

South Square, NW11 South Square is the name of the southern part of Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

South Square, NW11

Southway, NW11 Southway is one of a series of three roads with geographical names: Southway, Middleway and Northway (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Southway, NW11

St Edward’s Close, NW11 St Edward’s Close lies off Finchley Road (Golders Green)

St Edward’s Close, NW11

Templars Avenue, NW11 The Finchley Road and Golders Green Syndicate began to build an estate south of Temple Fortune, including Templars Avenue and Wentworth Road, in 1907 (Temple Fortune)

Templars Avenue, NW11

Temple Fortune Court, NW11 Temple Fortune Court is a block on Temple Fortune Lane (Temple Fortune)

Temple Fortune Court, NW11

Temple Fortune Hill, NW11 Temple Fortune Hill is within the oldest part of Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Temple Fortune Hill, NW11

Temple Fortune Lane, NW11 Temple Fortune Lane leads from Temple Fortune itself into Hampstead Garden Suburb (Temple Fortune)

Temple Fortune Lane, NW11

Temple Grove, NW11 Temple Grove is a cul-de-sac running off Temple Fortune Lane (Temple Fortune)

Temple Grove, NW11

The Orchard, NW11 57 flats were built in The Orchard in 1909, one of the earliest developments of Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

The Orchard, NW11

Thornton Way, NW11 Thornton Way is a visually diverse road with large detached and semi-detached homes from a range of 1920s architects (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Thornton Way, NW11

Turner Close, NW11 Turner Close contains some of the the more grand detached buildings, overlooking a green and showcasing the work of several architects. (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Turner Close, NW11

Turner Drive, NW11 Turner Drive is one of a number of Hampstead Garden Suburb roads named after artists (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Turner Drive, NW11

Wild Hatch, NW11 Wild Hatch, now a small road, is part of an ancient route (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Wild Hatch, NW11

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Constructing Golders Green station (c. 1904) This is a view from above the Northern Line tunnel entrance Credit: London Transport Museum TUM image id: 1660648864 Licence:	Golders Green crossroads (1905) Credit: London Transport Museum TUM image id: 1489497573 Licence:	View towards Central Square Credit: Hampstead Garden Suburb trust TUM image id: 1556568888 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Constructing Golders Green station (c. 1904) This is a view from above the Northern Line tunnel entrance Credit: London Transport Museum TUM image id: 1660648864 Licence:	Meadway Gate (c.1924) An album of watercolours depicting a variety of Hampstead Garden Suburb scenes was painted between 1923 and 1925 by William Isaac Aston. Credit: William Isaac Aston (1857-1939) TUM image id: 1674232869 Licence:
North End Road, NW11 TUM image id: 1492987726 Licence:	Hampstead Garden Suburb from Willifield Way (1914) Golders Green crematorium can be seen in the background Credit: William Whitehead Ratcliffe/Tate TUM image id: 1657883252 Licence:	Bute Mews Credit: Godfrey and Barr TUM image id: 1658403397 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Waterlow Court, a Grade II* listed building in Hampstead Garden Suburb Waterlow Court was designed for ’businesswomen’ by Baillie Scott and built by the Improved Industrial Dwellings Company - opening in 1909. Credit: Wiki Commons/Dudley Miles TUM image id: 1674151048 Licence:	Addison Way Credit: Raymond Lowe Collection TUM image id: 1712162222 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Excerpt from Unwin’s 1905 plan showing a more rounded treatment of the central area Credit: Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust TUM image id: 1712313860 Licence: CC BY 2.0	South Square Credit: Hampstead Garden Suburb Heritage TUM image id: 1556626310 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The corner of Corringway and Corringham Road in Hampstead Garden Suburb (2021) Credit: Instagram/@audsbitsnbobs TUM image id: 1630938723 Licence:	Falloden Way, Hampstead Garden Suburb in 1983 Credit: Geograph/David Howard TUM image id: 1712241381 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The villages of Golders Green and Hendon. This map, while published in 1908, had been overtaken by events and was out of date. The arrival of the Hampstead Tube (Northern Line) at Golders Green coincided with an explosion of house building. This new housing soon reached the River Brent. Likewise, Hampstead Garden Suburb was under way by 1908. Credit: Geographers TUM image id: 1713789686 Licence: