Station brings housing boom
This photograph was taken just after Winchmore Hill Station opened in 1871. Before the station opened, Winchmore Hill was a fairly isolated hamlet in north London. The coming of the Enfield branch of the Great Northern Railway changed the area completely.
Growth of Winchmore Hill
By the First World War, Winchmore Hill had become a popular place to live. Many houses were built as a result of the improved transport brought by the railway. The opening of the Piccadilly Line extension in 1933 brought further development to the west.
Winchmore Hill was one of a circle of small settlements in north London including Palmers Green, Colney Hatch, Bowes and Southgate. There were several large estates in the area, including Grovelands. The house at Grovelands was built in 1797 to designs by John Nash for the Quaker brewer, Walker Gray. As housing increased in the area, the Grovelands Estate preserved the surrounding park from over-development in this popular suburb.
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