Hawthorne Dene (house)

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Ordnance Survey map from the 1910s showing Hawthorne Dene before the construction of the North Circular Road and the Strawberry Vale Estate. The house is immediately above the words "B.M.207.9". Strawberry Vale 1910s.jpg
Ordnance Survey map from the 1910s showing Hawthorne Dene before the construction of the North Circular Road and the Strawberry Vale Estate. The house is immediately above the words "B.M.207.9".

Hawthorne Dene is a grade II* listed building in Strawberry Vale, East Finchley, in London. [1] It borders the North Circular Road.

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References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Hawthorne Dene (1359105)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Red Lion Hill and Strawberry Vale (finchley N2). London Borough of Barnet. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

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Coordinates: 51°36′06″N0°10′19″W / 51.6017°N 0.1720°W / 51.6017; -0.1720

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