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Charles Jack
Charles Jack (1810 – 22 April 1896) was an Irish farmer and landowner who was primarily responsible for the construction of Hadley Wood from the late 1880s, and the building of Hadley Wood railway station. Hadley Wood Jack was born in Ballinasloe, Ireland. He was the tenant of Beech Hill Park and estate outside London. The estate was created in 1777 by Francis Russell, secretary to the Duchy of Lancaster, when Enfield Chase was broken up."Hadley Wood" in Seeing the potential of the area, Jack developed plans for a housing estate on the land that he owned and adjacent land that he leased from the Duchy. The estate was originally to be known as Beech Hill Park Estate, but became Hadley Wood after the railway station opened under that name in April 1885.Clark, 1978, pp. 37-38. Jack negotiated with the Duchy for the grant of a building lease, which he received for 99 years from 20 March 1882 on 20 March 1884. In return he surrendered his original lease with the Duchy which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company incorporated in 1846 with the object of building a line from London to York. It quickly saw that seizing control of territory was key to development, and it acquired, or took leases of, many local railways, whether actually built or not. In so doing, it overextended itself financially. Nevertheless, it succeeded in reaching into the coalfields of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire, as well as establishing dominance in Lincolnshire and north London. Bringing coal south to London was dominant, but general agricultural business, and short- and long-distance passenger traffic, were important activities too. Its fast passenger express trains captured the public imagination, and its Chief Mechanical Engineer Nigel Gresley became a celebrity. Anglo-Scottish travel on the East Coast Main Line became commercially important; the GNR controlled the line from London to Doncaster and allied itself with the North Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Date Of Birth Missing
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Real Estate And Property Developers
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19th-century English Farmers
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century English Landowners
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 Deaths
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1810 Births
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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. Area The common is a large area of about between Monken Hadley and Cockfosters; it is long and wedge shaped, wide at the Monken Hadley end and tapering to a point at the Cockfosters end. Access There is access from Camlet Way, Parkgate Crescent, Covert Way, Games Road, Northfield Road, Baring Road (via Pymmes Brook Trail), Bakers Hill, and Hadley Common. The London Loop and Pymmes Brook Trail pass through the common. History The Common is a remnant of the former Royal Forest of Enfield Chase, which was enclosed by an Act of Parliament of 1777. A small part was allotted to the village of Monken Hadley, and this is the only land which has remained as a common. Until the 1950s, the commoners exercised thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potters Bar Railway Station
Potters Bar railway station serves the town of Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, England. It is located on the Great Northern Route north of London King's Cross railway station, London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Potters Bar station is the highest on the East Coast Main Line between London King's Cross and . History The first section of the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain), Great Northern Railway (GNR) - that from to a junction with the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway at Grimsby Town railway station, Grimsby - opened on 1 March 1848, but the southern section of the main line, between and , was not opened until August 1850. Potter's Bar was one of the original stations, opening with the line on 7 August 1850. On 1 May 1923, the station was renamed ''Potter's Bar and South Mimms''; on 3 May 1971 it reverted to its original name of ''Potter's Bar''. The current station building, in a "post modern" style, is the third on this site. It replaced a 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Barnet Railway Station
New Barnet railway station is in the London Borough of Barnet in north London, England. It is down the line from , in Travelcard Zone 5. The station is managed and served by Great Northern. Oyster card pay-as-you-go can now be used to and from this station as well as on the majority of National Rail services in Greater London. History The main line of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) between and London () was opened on 7 August 1850; and ''Barnet'' was one of the original stations on the line. On 1 May 1884, the station was renamed ''New Barnet''. The goods yard closed in 1966. In 1896, the station was rebuilt to its modern form by re-siting the down platform opposite the existing up platform and providing a new brick structure on the new platform. On 7 July 1989, the original station booking office, mounted on the station bridge linking the platforms, was badly damaged in an arson attack. The building had just undergone an expensive restoration which made it one of the be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enfield Chase
Enfield Chase is an area of Enfield that is named for a former royal hunting ground. Much of the former area of the Chase has been developed, but a large part survives between Cockfosters in the west and Enfield in the east as Trent Country Park. Etymology Enfield Chase was recorded as ''Enefeld Chacee'' in 1325 and ''chace of Enefelde'' in 1373, from the Middle English ''chace'', meaning "a tract of ground for breeding and hunting wild animals". History In the reign of Henry II the parish of Edmonton and adjoining parishes were for the most part a forest which was then so extensive that it reached from the City of London to about north. Enfield Chase was part of this forest and also belonged to the citizens of London. By 1154 what had been known as the Park of Enfield or Enfield Wood had been converted into a hunting ground, or chase. It appears it was not known as Enfield Chase until the early 14th century. For hundreds of years the chase was owned at first by the Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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