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Hendon Park on a 1933 map
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Plough with horses
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Brent station (1923) This photograph shows the future site of Brent Cross station on the Edgware branch of the Northern line. The Edgware extension utilised unused plans dating back to 1901 for the Edgware and Hampstead Railway (E&HR) which the UERL had taken over in 1912. It extended the CCE&HR line from its terminus at Golders Green to Edgware in two stages - to Hendon Central in 1923 and to Edgware in 1924. The line crossed undeveloped open countryside and, apart from a short tunnel north of Hendon Central station, was on the surface. Five new stations were constructed to pavilion-style designs by Stanley Heaps, stimulating the rapid northward expansion of suburban developments in the following years. In the mid 1970s, this Northern Line station was renamed Brent Cross.
Credit: London General Omnibus Company
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The site of Hendon Central station (1896) The future site of the 1920s Hendon Central station (at the red marker) was anticipated on the late nineteenth century Ordnance Survey map of the area. Butcher’s Lane, later to be Queen’s Road, headed west out of Hendon proper and made a sharp northward turn towards The Burroughs on the later site of Hendon Central Circus. The site is marked with GP (Guide Post) where a sign post pointed the way. Goosebury Gardens, at the bottom of the map, was located north of what became Brent Cross Flyover. The lane which ran north all the way The Burroughs became the route of Watford Way. The North Circular Road, Watford Way and the new Hendon Central station were all part of a coordinated 1920s scheme, transforming the area completely.
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In the neighbourhood...

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Brent Cross (1947) Brent Cross roundabout was named after its nearby river, the Brent. The junction was transformed by a flyover over the North Circular Road followed by the 1970s construction of Brent Cross Shopping Centre. The latter was built next to Hendon’s former greyhound stadium.
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Hendon House (1890)
Credit: Louise surrey
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Highfield (1920)
Credit: London Borough of Barnet
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White Swan, Golders Green (2011)
Credit: Flickr/Ewan Munro
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1920 map showing the future route of the Northern Line Edgware Branch - completed four years later
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1912 map of Golders Green, extending to Brent Cross and Temple Fortune. It is notable for showing how quickly Golders Green developed - in 1904 it was simply a lonely crossroads. Eight years later the street layout was just about complete, even if housing wasn’t quite there yet.
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Brent station (1923) This photograph shows the future site of Brent Cross station on the Edgware branch of the Northern line. The Edgware extension utilised unused plans dating back to 1901 for the Edgware and Hampstead Railway (E&HR) which the UERL had taken over in 1912. It extended the CCE&HR line from its terminus at Golders Green to Edgware in two stages - to Hendon Central in 1923 and to Edgware in 1924. The line crossed undeveloped open countryside and, apart from a short tunnel north of Hendon Central station, was on the surface. Five new stations were constructed to pavilion-style designs by Stanley Heaps, stimulating the rapid northward expansion of suburban developments in the following years. In the mid 1970s, this Northern Line station was renamed Brent Cross.
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Highfield Court (built 1935)
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Western Avenue - looking towards the North Circular Road (2015)
Credit: Geograph/David Howard
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Aerial shot of Brent Cross area in the early 1970s
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