ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z dʒˈæk nᵻɡˈoʊʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt əvɚ ɹˈeɪlweɪ stˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ðə nˈeɪm "hˈædli wˈʊd"wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt nˈɔːɹðɚn ɹˈeɪlweɪ, ænd ɚɹˈeɪndʒd fɚðə dˈʌtʃi ʌv lˈæŋkæstɚ tə kənvˈɜːt ðə lˈiːsᵻz ɚɹˈaʊnd ðæt ˌɪntʊ bˈɪldɪŋ lˈiːsᵻz.
In the 1880s Jack negotiated the establishment of a railway station (which introduced the name "Hadley Wood") with Great Northern Railway, and arranged for the Duchy of Lancaster to convert the leases around that into building leases.