M25 Abbots Langley East Lane
Post to the west Abbots LangleyPost to the east M25 WaterdaleEast LaneCemetery– this was the burial ground for Leavesden Hospital. It is totally derelict and overgrown – although there you can see that...
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Post to the west East Lane Abbots LangleyPost to the north Chiswell JunctionChequers LaneChequers. This was once a pub. It is a 16th house with a timber frame, and rendered brick casing, part...
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Post to the south WaterdalePost to the east Noke LaneBlunts LaneHanrox Meadows. This is a farm rearing free range turkeys. Established in the early 2000s.Holt WoodWoodlandM1Junction 6A. This is the...
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Post to the west Chiswell JunctionM25Noke LaneMiriam Lane and Entrance to the Gardens of the Rose. (the gardens are in the square to the north)Noke Lane Business Centre. Holt Farm. Livery stables. The...
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Post to the north Noke LanePost to the west WaterdaleM25North Orbital RoadOakwood RoadFive Acres Country Club. Nudist club. In 1945 the site was bought by Gerald Gardner who wanted to found a coven...
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Post to the west Bricket WoodPost to the east Smug Oak LanePost to the south Bricket WoodBlackboy WoodScouts Hall. This is round behind the shops near the pylon. It is the 4th North Watford Scouts....
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Acacia RoadAcacia Club tennis courts. This was present on the north side of the road until the 1950s. There is now housing on the site – more modern than the rest of the road.Acton ParkActon Park....
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Post to the south Acton CentrallAcorn GardensBuilt by Acton District Council in 1932 on what was known as the Friars Estate. ACOrn was the name of the Acton Telephone ExchangeAllison RoadLaid out by...
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Avenue CrescentPart of estate laid out by William Willatt in the 1880s.11 Blue plaque to 19th lawyer, Richard White, co-founder of the Law Society, and creator of the Mill Hill Park estate. The house...
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Post to the north AddingtonAddington Village RoadWar Memorial. This is at the junction with Lodge Lane and is a square base surmounted tapering plinth, shaft and silver grey granite cross crusader’s...
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Post to the west AddlestoneAlexandra RoadPerfect Detail – family firm established in the 1950s for Car Detailing Products.Bridge over the BourneBois Hall RoadThis is part of the Bois Hall EstateBois...
View ArticleAlbany Park
Post to the north BlendonPost to the east North CrayPost to the south Foots CrayAlbany ParkAlbany Park is a name purely made up by the developers of the area who used the land from two farms - Tanyard...
View ArticleAlexandra Palace Station - Wood Green
Post to the south HornseyPost to the east Wood GreenPost to the north Bowes ParkPost to the west Alexandra ParkAlexandra ParkThe park is on the site of Tottenham Wood Farm which had belonged to Thomas...
View ArticleAmpere Way Waddon Marsh
Post to the south BeddingtonAmpere WayThis is a spine road leading from Purley Way up into the IKEA store, or beyond. It follows the tram line and hence it follows the line of the preceding railway...
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Post to the north ArchwayThis posting is only the north west corner of a larger square. The other three sections are:Upper Holloway to the north eastUpper Holloway to the south eastTufnel Park to the...
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Post to the north Finsbury ParkAvenell RoadHighbury Stadium. This is on the high ground in what were the grounds of Highbury House. Arsenal Football Club was originally founded in 1886 by Scottish...
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Post to the north AshteadPost to the west Lower AshteadBarnett Wood LaneAshtead Recreation Ground. This is the only public recreation ground in Ashtead and is surrounded by houses. It is an area of...
View ArticlePenge - Beckenham
Post to the west AnerleyPost to the south BirkbeckPost to the east BeckenhamArrol RoadAllotments. These are on the site of the Crystal Palace Brickworks, extant in the 1870sAsh GroveHouses on the south...
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Barnehurst RoadThe Red Barn. This red brick pub of 1936 is the home of British jazz. It provided the inspiration for the British postwar revival of New Orleans jazz. This was largely due to the...
View ArticleBarnes Common
Post to the west Barnes CommonPost to the north BarnesPoist to the east Putney BoathousesBarnes CommonBarnes Common. This is common land - one of the largest such areas in London , It has been owned by...
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