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North Finchley history
An urban district of Finchley, part of the then county of Middlesex (since abolished) was created in 1894. In 1932 the Municipal Borough was created, but in 1965 the municipal borough was abolished. Margaret Thatcher was elected as MP for Finchley in 1959; she served until her retirement in 1992.
Tally Ho Corner and the High Road
North End, the old name for the area of North Finchley and Whetstone, was first recorded in 1462. The enclosure of Finchley Common after 1816 and the creation of the Finchley Road turnpike along Ballards Lane in the late 1820s sparked the development of the retail district we see today.
Woodhouse and the Rough Lots
Woodhouse area of Finchley began with three houses called the Woodhouses sometime before 1655. Woodhouse Grammar School (Now Woodhouse College) existed from at least the 18th century as a short cut from the main road through to Friern Barnet. Finchley Lido was a swimming pool opened by Finchley Borough Council in September 1931. During the 1948 Olympic Games the pool was used for the water polo.
Fallow Corner
The area of Fallow Corner was recorded in 1429, probably Cobley’s Farm (so called by the 17th century) By the 18th century there was a small hamlet of houses and the access roads from these to the main road formed the distinct Bow Road we see today. Between 1806 and 1827 the clown Joseph Grimaldi lived here. Charles Dickens probably first stayed at the farm during 1836 and 1837. Later, in 1843, he returned and wrote portions of Martin Chuzzlewit, conceiving the character of ‘Sairey’ Gamp.
Moss Hall and Woodside Park
Moss Hall, a name taken from a house in the area which may have existed in the 15th century (named after the Mosse family) Moss Hall was demolished in 1927 after much of the estate had been built on after the 1860s. The name survives in the names of streets such as Moss Hall Grove and, until the 1990s, a pub called the Moss Hall Tavern.
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