New North Road, Islington
The New North Road is a road in northern central
This part of the link begins at the Essex Road crossroads in the London Borough of Islington: Canonbury Road enters from the north-west, whilst New North Road continues in a south-easterly direction. It continues south-east and crosses into the London Borough of Hackney, passing to the west of Shoreditch Park. It bears to the south, and ends at a junction with Pitfield Street. A link road continues shortly before the end of New North Road, becoming East Road for a short distance, before meeting up with City Road near Moorfields Eye Hospital and Old Street station.
History
New North Road was built to provide a new route northwards from Old Street to Highbury, as outlined in a
The road was completed in 1822 as one of several roads built to connect with the Great North Road. This was during a period of land development in south-east Islington.[3] It was paid for by tolls which were abolished in 1864.[4]
Buildings
- Rydon Arms, 225 New North Road, (formerly 2 Russell Place, New North Road) London N1 7BG. No longer a public house this is a Grade II Listed Building.[5] It is on the junction with Arlington Avenue and was part of a development by Henry Rydon.
References
- ^ The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69]. London: His Majesty's Statute and Law Printers. 1812.
- ^ Reading, Michael (2013). "Letters and your questions" (PDF). Journal of the Islington Archaeology & History Society. 3 (4 Winter 2013-14): 6–7.
- ^ A. P. Baggs, Diane K. Bolton and Patricia E. C. Croot, "Islington: Growth, South-east Islington", in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8, Islington and Stoke Newington Parishes, ed. T. F. T. Baker and C. R. Elrington (London, 1985), pp. 20-24. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol8/pp20-24] accessed 24 July 2019]
- ISBN 9780300096538.
- ^ "The Rydon Arms Public House, Islington, London". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2019.