▁and ▁have ▁been ▁granted ▁conservation ▁area ▁and ▁locally ▁listed ▁building ▁status . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Wor ship ful ▁Company ▁of ▁Dy ers ▁received ▁its ▁royal ▁char ter ▁in ▁ 1 4 7 1 , ▁but ▁the ▁profession ▁had ▁a ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 2 th ▁century . ▁The ▁Company ' s ▁first ▁al m sh ouse ▁dated ▁from ▁ 1 5 4 5 , ▁when ▁Robert ▁T yr wh itt ▁ ▁gave ▁the ▁company ▁a ▁mess u age ▁in ▁London . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 0 0 ▁years , ▁another ▁ 2 5 ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁across ▁London . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁al m sh ouses ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁Is ling ton ▁in ▁North ▁London ▁to ▁replace ▁these ▁older ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Before ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁C raw ley ▁was ▁a ▁slowly ▁growing ▁market ▁town ▁based ▁around ▁a ▁north – s outh ▁High ▁Street . ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁buildings ▁front ing ▁the ▁road , ▁ancient ▁fields ▁and ▁all ot ments ▁surv ived . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁street , ▁a ▁foot path ▁ran ▁sout heast wards ▁between ▁buildings ▁and ▁through ▁the ▁fields . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁this ▁foot path ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁into ▁a ▁long ▁cul - de - s ac ▁called ▁North gate ▁Road , ▁taking ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁northern ▁to ll gate ▁on ▁the ▁High ▁Street — part ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁London