Grahame Park
Grahame Park | |
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The South entrance to the estate, looking towards Lanacre Avenue from Grahame Park Way | |
Location within Greater London | |
OS grid reference | TQ217905 |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | NW4 NW9 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
London Assembly | |
Grahame Park, located on the site of the old
History
The estate is named in honour of Claude Grahame-White, the pioneer of aviation who established the original aerodrome and aviation school on the site.
The building of the estate was a joint project between the
A typical characteristic of the estate was the plain, square, brick terraced houses and long winding low-rise flats, with flat roofs, also known as "Brick Brutalist" style. Most building names, walkways and roads on the estate have names linked to the aviation history of the site.
Not all of the old aerodrome was sold off for development; the Royal Air Force Museum is situated immediately to the south-east of the estate (with free entrance).[1][2]
A secondary road called Grahame Park Way, a typical 1970s-style
The estate became the sole site of St James' Catholic High School, Colindale in 1996.
Transport
Colindale station, on the Edgware branch of London Underground's Northern line, is within comfortable walking distance of at least the south-east corner of the estate. The next tube station north, Burnt Oak is also accessible. Mill Hill Broadway Thameslink station lies to the north, a bus ride away. Several bus routes run into or near the estate.
Development
In the late 1980s, the estate went through its first regeneration process, which split the blocks of flats into smaller blocks, by removing connecting walkways, and added pitched roofs to many of the buildings.
In 2003, residents voted in favour of a full regeneration of the estate. The Housing Corporation earmarked £15 million for the redevelopment.[3]
The redevelopment is managed by Choices For Grahame Park, a subsidiary of Genesis Housing Association, with new houses being built by
In 2007 a website was launched by Countryside Properties, renaming part of the redevelopment as "New Hendon Village".[4]
Colindale, including Grahame Park, has been designated by the
Transport development
In early 2008, the London Group of the
References
- ^ Video of RAF Museum Archived 23 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RAF Museum web site
- ^ London Borough of Barnet Grahame Park Regeneration Homepage Archived 13 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New Hendon Village Web-Site Archived 4 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Colindale Area Action Plan (search on this web site for other web pages as well)". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ London Campaign for Better Transport Archived 14 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine North and West London light railway (NWLLR) / Brent Cross Railway (BCR) plan