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'''Brunswick Park''' is a district of the [[London Borough of Barnet]]. It is located to the north of [[New Southgate]] and to the south of [[Oakleigh Park]].
'''Brunswick Park''' is a neighbourhood, public park and electoral ward<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barnet.gov.uk/sites/default/files/assets/citizenportal/documents/councilanddemocracy/wardprofiles/BrunswickwardprofileCTMarch2013v2.pdf|title=Profile of Brunswick Park Ward|website=Barnet Council}}</ref> in the [[London Borough of Barnet]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/brunswick-park/ |title=Brunswick Park, Barnet |publisher=Hidden London |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref> It is north of [[New Southgate]] and to the south of [[Oakleigh Park]]. Roads include Brunswick Park Road, Brunswick Avenue and Brunswick Crescent.


==Amenities==
Within the suburb of Brunswick Park are a recreation ground with sports field and tennis courts, and a small industrial estate. The many surrounding roads include Brunswick Park Road, Brunswick Avenue and Brunswick Crescent. The main entrances to both [[New Southgate Cemetery]] and North London Business Park are on Brunswick Park Road. The former, opened in 1861, was previously called the Great Northern Cemetery. A modern housing estate now occupies land once forming part of the cemetery grounds, in the vicinity of the original main entrance.
Its eponymous park consists of a playground and sports fields. Area amenities include Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School,<ref>{{cite web|title=Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School|url=http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/li/primary_schools.detail.101264/|publisher=Enfield Independent}}</ref> [[St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School]] and Osidge library. [[New Southgate Cemetery]], the North London Business Park, Brunswick Industrial Park and New Southgate Recreation Ground all front Brunswick Park Road.


==History==
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The business park was previously the site of a large Northern Telecom factory, originally built for [[Standard Telephones and Cables]] (STC). Opened in 1922, the factory became a major local landmark and for many years was referred to by its workers and the local population as 'The Standard'. During [[World War II]] a [[London Blitz|German bomb]] landed on the factory, killing 33 people.
[[File:Colney Hatch Station 1861.png|thumb|left|The cemetery station, 1861]]
In the 1860s, East Barnet Lane (now Brunswick Park Road) was the location of a [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] station and adjoining chapel serving the Great Northern Cemetery (opened 1861), linked by a single track to ''Southgate & Colney Hatch'' (now [[New Southgate railway station|New Southgate]]) station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/onceweek05londuoft/page/614/mode/2up|title=Once a Week|year=1859}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ietarchivesblog.org/2018/02/23/standard-telephones-cables-stc-factory-at-new-southgate/|title = Standard Telephones & Cables (STC) Factory at New Southgate|date = 23 February 2018}}</ref> The service was discontinued in the 1870s and the station later demolished some time after 1912.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/104202409|title=View map: Hertfordshire XLVI.9 (East Barnet; Friern Barnet; Southgate) - Ordnance Survey 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952}}</ref>


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A large factory, built for [[Standard Telephones and Cables]] (STC), opened in 1922 on and north of the former site of the station. The factory became a major local landmark and for many years was referred to by its workers and the local population as 'The Standard'. During [[World War II]] a [[London Blitz|German bomb]] fell on the factory, killing 33 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://admin.barnet.gov.uk/libraries-old/local-studies-and-archives/pocket-histories/finchley-friern-barnet-and-totteridge-3|title=Brunswick Park and Osidge (Finchley N11)}}</ref> The site was later developed as the North London Business Park.
==Geography==

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{{Geographic Location
Brunswick Park had parish status between 1896 and 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/96c810c4-20e6-4eb4-927d-36aac7a4cbd3|title=Saint Michael and All Angels, Brunswick Park: Barnet}}</ref> St Michael's church was built in 1902 and demolished in 1973 after which the site was developed for housing. On the opposite side of Brunswick Park Road, another housing development has taken part of the original cemetery grounds, in the vicinity of the original main entrance.
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|Northwest = [[Oakleigh Park]]
Previously within the [[East Barnet Urban District]], [[Hertfordshire]], the district transferred to the [[London Borough of Barnet]] in 1965 and the borders of Brunswick Park electoral ward later expanded to include [[Osidge]], previously its own ward.
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|North = [[Osidge]]
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|Northeast = [[Southgate, London|Southgate]]
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|West = [[Whetstone, London|Whetstone]]
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|Centre = Brunswick Park
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|East = [[Arnos Grove]]
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|Southwest = [[North Finchley]]
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|South = [[Friern Barnet]]
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|Southeast = [[New Southgate]]
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==Transport==
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*[[Oakleigh Park railway station]]
*[[Oakleigh Park railway station]]
*[[New Southgate railway station]]
*[[New Southgate railway station]]
*[[Arnos Grove tube station]]
*[[Arnos Grove tube station|Arnos Grove Underground station]]

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|Northwest = [[Oakleigh Park]]
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|North = [[East Barnet]]
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|Northeast = [[Osidge]]
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|West = [[Friern Barnet]]
|Centre = Brunswick Park
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|East = [[Southgate, London|Southgate]]
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|Southwest = [[Colney Hatch]]
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|South = [[New Southgate]]
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|Southeast = [[Arnos Grove]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Areas of London]]
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 8 December 2023

This article is about the Brunswick Park in Barnet. For the street and park in south London, see Brunswick Park, Southwark. For the park in the West Midlands, see Brunswick Park, Wednesbury.

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51°37′34″N 0°08′53″W / 51.626°N 0.148°W / 51.626; -0.148

Brunswick Park is a neighbourhood, public park and electoral ward[2] in the London Borough of Barnet.[3] It is north of New Southgate and to the south of Oakleigh Park. Roads include Brunswick Park Road, Brunswick Avenue and Brunswick Crescent.

Amenities[edit]

Its eponymous park consists of a playground and sports fields. Area amenities include Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School,[4] St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School and Osidge library. New Southgate Cemetery, the North London Business Park, Brunswick Industrial Park and New Southgate Recreation Ground all front Brunswick Park Road.

History[edit]

The cemetery station, 1861

In the 1860s, East Barnet Lane (now Brunswick Park Road) was the location of a Great Northern Railway station and adjoining chapel serving the Great Northern Cemetery (opened 1861), linked by a single track to Southgate & Colney Hatch (now New Southgate) station.[5][6] The service was discontinued in the 1870s and the station later demolished some time after 1912.[7]

A large factory, built for Standard Telephones and Cables (STC), opened in 1922 on and north of the former site of the station. The factory became a major local landmark and for many years was referred to by its workers and the local population as 'The Standard'. During World War II a German bomb fell on the factory, killing 33 people.[8] The site was later developed as the North London Business Park.

Brunswick Park had parish status between 1896 and 1972.[9] St Michael's church was built in 1902 and demolished in 1973 after which the site was developed for housing. On the opposite side of Brunswick Park Road, another housing development has taken part of the original cemetery grounds, in the vicinity of the original main entrance.

Previously within the East Barnet Urban District, Hertfordshire, the district transferred to the London Borough of Barnet in 1965 and the borders of Brunswick Park electoral ward later expanded to include Osidge, previously its own ward.

Transport[edit]

Nearest stations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Barnet Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Profile of Brunswick Park Ward" (PDF). Barnet Council.
  3. ^ Brunswick Park, Barnet, Hidden London, retrieved 9 January 2020
  4. ^ "Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School". Enfield Independent.
  5. ^ "Once a Week". 1859.
  6. ^ "Standard Telephones & Cables (STC) Factory at New Southgate". 23 February 2018.
  7. ^ "View map: Hertfordshire XLVI.9 (East Barnet; Friern Barnet; Southgate) - Ordnance Survey 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952".
  8. ^ "Brunswick Park and Osidge (Finchley N11)".
  9. ^ "Saint Michael and All Angels, Brunswick Park: Barnet".
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