History of Golders Green
Golders Green has been a place in the parish and manor of Hendon since around the 13th century. The earliest references to the name of the adjacent district of "Temple Fortune" is on a map (c1754). However this name reveals a much earlier history. It is likely that the name refers to the Knights of St John, who had land here (c1240). Fortune may be derived from a small settlement (tun) on the route from Hampstead to Hendon. Here a lane from Finchley, called Ducksetters Lane (c1475), intersected. It is likely that the settlement was originally the Bleccanham estate (c900s). By the end of the 18th century Temple Fortune Farm was established on the North Western side of Farm Close.
The building of the Finchley Road (c1827) replaced Ducksetters Lane as a route to Finchley, and resulted in the development of a small hamlet. Hendon Park Row (c1860s) is of this period, and consisted of around thirty small dwellings built by a George Stevens, which were, with two exceptions, demolished (c1956). A small dame school and prayer house run by Anglican Deaconesses existed in the 1890s and 1900s, and developed to become St Barnabas (1915). Along the Finchley Road were a number of villas (c1830s), joined by the Royal Oak public house (c1850s). By the end of the 19th century there were around 300 people living in the area, which included a laundry and a small hospital for children with skin diseases. The principal industry was brick making.
Golders Green tube station
In 1895 a cemetery was established adjacent to Hoop Lane, with the first burial in 1897. Golders Green Crematorium was opened in 1902 (although much of it was built after 1905). A significant moment in Temple Fortune's development into a suburban area occurred in 1907, when transport links were vastly improved by the opening of Golders Green tube station. The Carmelite Monastery was established in Bridge Lane in 1908.
Although the area had been served by horse-drawn omnibuses (since at least the 1880s) and later motor buses (from 1907), the tram line of 1910, connecting Finchley Church End with Golders Green Station, led to the development of the area west of the Finchley Road. The establishment of Hampstead Garden Suburb brought major changes to the area east of the Finchley Road. Temple Fortune Farm was demolished, and along the front of the road the building of the Arcade, and Gateway House (c1911) established the Hampstead Garden Suburb's retail district.
Both the Golders Green Hippodrome, former home of the BBC Concert Orchestra, and the Police Station opened in 1913. St Edward the Confessor, a Roman Catholic church, was built in 1916. The now-demolished Orpheum Theatre (1930) was intended to rival the Hippodrome in Golders Green.
Famous people connected with the area are on whole connected to the Aida Foster School of Drama (1929–1969) Finchley Road. Former students include Barbara Windsor, Elizabeth Taylor, and Jean Simmons. New York Giants defensive lineman Osi Umenyiora was born in Golders Green and lived there for seven years.
There is also a very large student population in Golders Green, most notably those attending the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Originally Golders Green was part of the NW4 (Hendon) postal district, but due to expanding population the district was split in two, creating the new NW11 district. This is why it does not follow the London postal districts alphabetical pattern, starting from the second district in each area.
Golders Green is a very cosmopolitan district. It has had a prominent Jewish community since the 1900s. The area benefits from restaurants exhibiting cuisines from all over the world, from the obvious choice of Kosher food restaurants (notably Bloom's (with traditional Ashkenazi fare) and the larger Solly's (Israeli restaurant)) to Indian, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Italian eateries. These are complemented by over a dozen coffee bars; together with a number of niche food stores, including two Japanese, two Iranian, one Korean and one Malaysian. The area is well known for late-night bagels and a growing street café culture - by contrast, the area has relatively few pubs. One is The White Swan, on Golders Green Road towards Hendon, and the other is what was The Refectory, under the railway bridge crossing Finchley Road. In the 1960s, The Refectory was a well known and popular venue where many great musicians played, including John Mayall's band featuring Eric Clapton, Paul Butterfield's Blues Band, Lee Dorsey, Doris Troy and many others. Dunstan Road Synagogue opened in 1922. There are now a number of synagogues and schools in the area, with one of the best schools in the borough of Barnet, Henrietta Barnett School, found in Hampstead Garden Suburb. During the winter festival of Hanukkah a large menorah a nine-branch candle holder, is lit each night of the festival's eight days. The expanding Orthodox, and particularly Haredi, Jewish community is considered to be one of the most important in the United Kingdom with several yeshivas (seminaries) and prominent rabbis. The area also forms one of the main centres for Israeli citizens in the UK.
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