Edith's Streets

Moselle River Tributaries to the Moselle flow eastwards. St.James Brook is met by the Cranley/Etheldene stream from the south west which has itself converged in the area of The Chine. It later meets the stream from Queens Wood from the south east. Post to the north Alexandra Park Post to the west Muswell Hill Post to the south Crouch End Post to the east Hornsey Alexandra Park This square takes in the southern half of the palace Race meeting entrance Sea cadet site Garden centre and ecological area opened in 1986. Commercially run Tennis courts : there were once three in The Grove, six at The Avenue. Old oak tree – boundary oak between old local authority areas still remaining and fenced off Phoenix Bar . Pub in the room at the south western corner of the palace with panoramic views of North London. There is a palm court to the rear. Baden Road One of the first roads to be developed on the Warner estate, around 1900 Beechwood Avenue Hornsey Borough Council pion...

River Moselle Various tributaries of the Moselle flow eastwards: Queens Wood Stream, Priory Brook and Cholmondley Brook TQ 30135 88161 Suburban area to the south of Crouch End with Hornsey School of Art and much else. Post to the west Highgate Post to the north Hornsey Post to the south Archway Post to the east Crouch End Avenue Road Cholmondley Brook passes along the north side of the road 1 old people’s flats which use an arched wall feature from the previous house as part of garden terrace. The architects were Marden and Knight and they won a competition set by the Avenue Road Residents Association. 2 Avenue Hall . Flats which date from 1964 5 Avenue Heights. This 12 floor tower block was built in 1964 as sheltered accommodation for elderly Jewish refugees. It was originally named after Eleanor Rathbone, MP who campaigned for the entry into the UK of refugees from the Nazis. Barrington Road The Priory Brook crosses the road from Carisfort Road and enters Priory P...

Moselle River A number of streams which feed into the Moselle start in this area:   Etheldene Stream. Priory Stream and Queens Wood Stream all flow eastwards. Post to the north Muswell Hill Post to the east Crouch End Post to the south Highgate Post to the west Highgate Archway Road Archway Road is a bypass road opened in 1813 to avoid the steep gradients though Highgate Village. It was intended to carters, coaches and drovers from Finchley to Holloway Road and Smithfield. It was intended to pass under the hill but this proved not to be possible. The road is named from the arched viaduct which carries Hornsey Lane across the road to the south of here. It was a toll road and tolls were levied by lessees of the Archway Road Co. until 1876. Highgate Common Before the Enclosure Act of 1813 the area around the Woodman Pub was Highgate Common. The Highgate Inn . Shop converted to a pub. Boogaloo Pub . Originally this was The Birkbeck Public House and for a while the Shepher...

Moselle River The Moselle rises from a number of sources in this area. Both St. James Brook and Cranley Gardens Brook rise here and flow eastwards. Post to the north Muswell Hill Post to the south Highgate Post to the east Hornsey Post to the west East Finchley Alexandra Gardens Laid out when the station opened 29 On the front of the house is "VILLAGE CLUB” on a terracotta plaque. To be used by local residents as a social centre. Avenue Mews Stable buildings and other service facilities - when Muswell Hill was built up horse-drawn traffic was the norm. There are granite setts in the entrance. Burlington Road Houses built on the site of Muswell Lodge.   The murder in 1886 of the Lodge's occupant drew attention to Muswell Hill. Blanche Neville School . Secondary department of school for deaf children. Church Crescent Built by developer Collins on land from Upton Farm purchased from the railway company. At the east end trees of Parkland Walk provide a...