Shetland Close, WD6

Shetland Close, like other roads on the ’Horses Home’ estate was named after a breed of horse.

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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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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
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Froghall Cottages Frog Hall Cottages were built in the late 1860s along Barnet Lane.

Froghall Cottages

Home of Rest for Horses The Home of Rest for Horses was situated at the corner of Furzehill Road and Barnet Lane, near Borehamwood.

Home of Rest for Horses

Manor Farm Manor Farm was originally a farm in Boreham Wood.

Manor Farm

Stirling Corner Stirling Corner is the road junction of the A1 Barnet Bypass and Barnet Lane.

Stirling Corner

NEARBY STREETS

Arkley Park, EN5 Arkley Park is a road in the EN5 postcode area (Arkley)

Arkley Park, EN5

Ashley Drive, WD6 Ashley Drive was one of the original Laing estate roads (Borehamwood)

Ashley Drive, WD6

Atlantic Business Centre, WD6 Atlantic Business Centre is a location in London (Borehamwood)

Atlantic Business Centre, WD6

Barnet Way, WD6 Barnet Way is a road in the WD6 postcode area (Arkley)

Barnet Way, WD6

Burghley Avenue, WD6 Burghley Avenue is a road in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Burghley Avenue, WD6

Clydesdale Close, WD6 Clydesdale Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Clydesdale Close, WD6

Cobb Close, WD6 This is a street in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Cobb Close, WD6

Connemara Close, WD6 Connemara Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Connemara Close, WD6

Dacre Gardens, WD6 Dacre Gardens is a road in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Dacre Gardens, WD6

Dales Path, WD6 Dales Path is a location in London (Borehamwood)

Dales Path, WD6

Dales Road, WD6 Dales Road is a road in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Dales Road, WD6

Elstree Park, WD6 Elstree Park is a mobile home park (Borehamwood)

Elstree Park, WD6

Farriers Way, WD6 Farriers Way was built on the site of the former Home of Rest for Horses (Borehamwood)

Farriers Way, WD6

Froghall Cottages, WD6 Froghall Cottages is a location in London (Borehamwood)

Froghall Cottages, WD6

Grantham Green, WD6 Grantham Green is a road in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Grantham Green, WD6

Hackney Close, WD6 Hackney Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Hackney Close, WD6

Halter Close, WD6 Halter Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Halter Close, WD6

Hamilton Business Park, WD6 Hamilton Business Park is a location in London (Borehamwood)

Hamilton Business Park, WD6

Hunter Close, WD6 Hunter Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Hunter Close, WD6

Hunter Walk, WD6 Hunter Walk is a location in London (Borehamwood)

Hunter Walk, WD6

Linster Grove, WD6 Linster Grove is a road in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Linster Grove, WD6

Percheron Road, WD6 Percheron Road like many roads on the site of the Home of Rest for Horses has an equine theme (Borehamwood)

Percheron Road, WD6

Pinnacle House, WD6 Pinnacle House is a block on A1 Barnet Way (Borehamwood)

Pinnacle House, WD6

Pinto Close, WD6 This is a street in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Pinto Close, WD6

Saddlers Close, WD6 This is a street in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Saddlers Close, WD6

Saddlers Path, WD6 Saddlers Path is a location in London (Borehamwood)

Saddlers Path, WD6

Sadlers Close, WD6 Sadlers Close is a location in London (Borehamwood)

Sadlers Close, WD6

Shetland Close, WD6 Shetland Close, like other roads on the ’Horses Home’ estate was named after a breed of horse (Borehamwood)

Shetland Close, WD6

St Paul’s Close, WD6 St Paul’s Close is a road in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

St Paul’s Close, WD6

St. Pauls Close, WD6 St. Pauls Close is a location in London (Borehamwood)

St. Pauls Close, WD6

Stirling Court Yard, WD6 Stirling Court Yard is a location in London (Borehamwood)

Stirling Court Yard, WD6

Stirling Industrial Centre, WD6 Stirling Industrial Centre is a location in London (Borehamwood)

Stirling Industrial Centre, WD6

Stirling Industrial Estate, WD6 Commercial area (Borehamwood)

Stirling Industrial Estate, WD6

Stirling Way, WD6 Stirling Way was built as the 1930s began (Borehamwood)

Stirling Way, WD6

Suffolk Close, WD6 This is a street in the WD6 postcode area (Borehamwood)

Suffolk Close, WD6

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Barnet grass speedway in operation (1930s) This track was situated beside the A1 Barnet By Pass in what is now Borehamwood, south of the Thatched Barn. Saffron Green primary school was built over the site in the 1950s. TUM image id: 1526569186 Licence:	Manor Farm and its outbuildings, c.1900 Credit: Elstree and Borehamwood Museum TUM image id: 1515070304 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Cranes Farm, lies towards the centre of this 1939 image. The Horses Home and Furzehill Road at the bottom with the chalk outline of the future Ashley Drive clearly visible. Delayed by the war, Borehamwood Estate’s housing covered the scene in the early 1950s. Credit: Aerofilms TUM image id: 1525280040 Licence:	292A bus at the Bull and Tiger (1970s) TUM image id: 1534096995 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Looking northeast along the future path of Ashley Drive. Credit: Britain From Above TUM image id: 1515078058 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Ely Gardens (2009) Credit: Google Street View TUM image id: 1522760117 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Barnet grass speedway in operation (1930s) This track was situated beside the A1 Barnet By Pass in what is now Borehamwood, south of the Thatched Barn. Saffron Green primary school was built over the site in the 1950s.
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Manor Farm and its outbuildings, c.1900
Credit: Elstree and Borehamwood Museum
Licence: CC BY 2.0

Cranes Farm, lies towards the centre of this 1939 image. The Horses Home and Furzehill Road at the bottom with the chalk outline of the future Ashley Drive clearly visible. Delayed by the war, Borehamwood Estate’s housing covered the scene in the early 1950s.
Credit: Aerofilms
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292A bus at the Bull and Tiger (1970s)
Licence: CC BY 2.0

Looking northeast along the future path of Ashley Drive.
Credit: Britain From Above
Licence: CC BY 2.0

Ely Gardens (2009)
Credit: Google Street View
Licence: CC BY 2.0