Hadley Hurst

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Hadley Hurst rear which faces Hadley Common road.
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Path to King George's Field from Hadley Common.

Hadley Hurst is a grade II* listed building on Hadley Common road, in Monken Hadley, north of Chipping Barnet. [1]

Monken Hadley human settlement in United Kingdom

Monken Hadley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. An ancient country village north of Barnet, it is now a suburban development on the very edge of Greater London 11 miles (18 km) north north-west of Charing Cross, while retaining much of its rural character.

Chipping Barnet area in the London Borough of Barnet, England, United Kingdom

Chipping Barnet or High Barnet is a market town in the London Borough of Barnet, England. Historically in Hertfordshire, it is a suburban development built around a 12th-century settlement, and is located 10 1⁄2 miles (17 km) north north-west of Charing Cross, east from Borehamwood, west from Enfield and south from Potters Bar. Its name is very often abbreviated to just Barnet, which is also the name of the borough of which it forms a part. Chipping Barnet is also the name of the Parliamentary constituency covering the local area - the word "Chipping" denotes the presence of a market, one that was established here at the end of the 12th century and persists to this day. Chipping Barnet is one of the highest-lying urban settlements in London, with the town centre having an elevation of about 427 feet (130 m).

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History

The house was reputedly designed by Christopher Wren and dates from at least 1707. In 1936 the owner, Gordon Saunders, who at different times also lived at Monkenholt and The Chase, sold land adjacent to the house to the local council who created King George's Field recreation ground. A footpath to the field passes the house on its eastern side. The house is known for the giant cedar trees on the Hadley Common side lawn. [2] The house faces south so that the elevation seen from Hadley Common road is actually the rear of the house.

Christopher Wren English architect

Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS was an English anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist, as well as one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including what is regarded as his masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710.

Monkenholt Barnet, Greater London, EN5

Monkenholt is a grade II listed building in Hadley Green Road, Monken Hadley.

King Georges Fields (Monken Hadley)

King George's Fields is a 28 hectare Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, in Monken Hadley in the London Borough of Barnet.

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Hadley Green nature reserve in the United Kingdom

Hadley Green is a 10 hectare Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation in Monken Hadley in the London Borough of Barnet. The reserve straddles the Great North Road between Hadley Green Road and Fold Lane.

Monken Hadley Common

Monken Hadley Common lies within the Monken Hadley Conservation Area, and is listed as a “Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I,” by the London Borough of Barnet. It is registered common land, and it is owned by the Trustees of Monken Hadley Common.

Tudor Sports Ground park in the United Kingdom

Tudor Sports Ground is a public park between Clifford Road and the East Coast Main Railway Line in New Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet. It is one of Barnet's 'Premier Parks'.

Covert Way

Covert Way is the only Local Nature Reserve in the London Borough of Enfield. It is also part of the Hadley Wood Golf Course and Covert Way Field Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I, and it has an area of 7 hectares. It is on the southern border of Enfield between the road named Covert Way and Monken Hadley Common in Barnet.

Ossulston House Barnet, Greater London, EN5

Ossulston House is a Grade II listed building in Hadley Green Road, Hadley, to the north of Chipping Barnet. It is one of an almost complete line of houses that once stood between Chipping Barnet and Monken Hadley along the east side of Hadley Common which were built in the 18th and 19th centuries as wealthy merchants from London populated the area.

Hurst Cottage grade II listed house in London Borough of Barnet, United kingdom

Hurst Cottage is a grade II listed building on Hadley Common road, in Monken Hadley, north of Chipping Barnet. The building was completed in the late 17th or early 18th century and faces Monken Hadley Common. It was first listed in 1949, originally under the name Coach House Cottage.

The Chase, Hadley Common Barnet, Greater London, EN5

The Chase is a grade II listed building on Hadley Common road to the north of Chipping Barnet.

Hollybush, Monken Hadley house in Monken Hadley, London

Hollybush is a grade II listed building on Hadley Green Road to the north of Chipping Barnet. The main house was built around 1790 and the adjoining small buildings on the left even earlier.

Gate House and Gate, Monken Hadley Barnet, Greater London, EN5

The Gate House and Gate, Monken Hadley, in the London Borough of Barnet, are grade II listed buildings The house is in the Gothic style, early nineteenth century. The gates are of timber and are one of a number of white timber gates that mark the main access points to Monken Hadley Common.

Pagitts Almshouses Barnet, Greater London, EN5

Pagitts Almshouses, 1–6 Hadley Green Road, Monken Hadley, in the London Borough of Barnet, are grade II listed buildings. The almshouses are on the north side of the road between St Mary, Monken Hadley church and the Monken Hadley Common Gate House and Gates.

Beech Hill Park building in Hadley Wood, London

Beech Hill Park is a Grade II listed building off Beech Hill in Hadley Wood, north London, that is today used as the club house of Hadley Wood Golf Course. It was built in 1781 for Francis Russell, secretary and surveyor to the Duchy of Lancaster, on land he received when Enfield Chase was broken up. It was later in the ownership of Charles Jack, a property developer who was primarily responsible for the development of Hadley Wood.

Games Road

Games Road is a road in Cockfosters, London, that runs from Chalk Road in the east into Monken Hadley Common in the west. The road falls into the Monken Hadley Conservation Area.

Baptist Church, New Barnet demolished church in New Barnet, London

A Baptist Church once stood on the north side of Station Road, New Barnet. The church was designed by W. Allen Dixon and construction was underway by 21 May 1872, when a memorial stone was laid. The building was in a Renaissance style with elements of the Romanesque. It was built of gault and yellow stock brick with stone dressings. The front featured a three bay Palladian temple front. The church was a grade II listed building with English Heritage. It was demolished to make way for flats around 1982.

Beacon House and Grove Cottage Barnet, Greater London, EN5

Beacon House and Grove Cottage are grade II listed buildings in Hadley Green Road, Monken Hadley.

Folly Farm, Barnet

Folly Farm, originally Folly House, on the southern edge of Monken Hadley Common, was a farm that dated from 1686 and became a popular recreation site in the early 20th century. The site is now occupied by the Jewish Community Secondary School.

Monkenhurst

Monkenhurst is a house in the Victorian Gothic style at 15 The Crescent on the north edge of New Barnet in London, England. It overlooks Monken Hadley Common. The house was built in 1880 to a design by Peter Dollar and was once the home of the comedian Spike Milligan. In 2002 Mr & Mrs Dervish, Solicitors purchased Monkenhurst.

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Hadley Hurst (1188803)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Pamela, & Joanna Corden. (1994) Barnet, Edgware, Hadley and Totteridge: A pictorial history. Chichester: Phillimore. Image caption 43. ISBN   0850339189

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