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Golders Green is an area in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. It is a suburban development and retail district situated 5.3 miles (8.5 km) north west of Charing Cross and centred on the cross roads of Golders Green Road and Finchley Road. The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ...

History

Main article: History of Golders Green

Golders Green has been a place in the parish and manor of Hendon since around 13th century. The earliest references to the name "Temple Fortune" is on a map (c1754). However this name reveals a much earlier history. It is likely that the name refers to the Knight of St John, who had land here (c1240). Fortune may be derived from a small settlement (tun) on the route from Hampstead to Hendon arrived at before arriving at 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 northern side of Farm Close. Golders Green is a place in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. ... For other places with the same name, see Hendon (disambiguation). ... , Finchley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, London, England. ...

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, which developed to become St Barnabas (1915). Along the Finchley Road was 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, a small hospital for children with skin diseases. The principal industry was brick making.

In 1895 a Jewish Cemetery was established adjacent of Hoop Lane, with the first burial in 1897. Golders Green Crematorium was opened in 1902 (although much of it was built after 1905). The significant moment in Temple Fortune's development into a suburban area occurred in 1907. The Carmelite Monastery was established in Bridge Lane in 1908. Golders Green Crematorium and Mausoleum is one of the oldest crematoria in Britain and opened in 1901 having been designed by the architect Sir Ernest George. ...

Transport links were vastly improved in 1907 with the opening of Golders Green tube station. Although the area had been served by horse-drawn omnibuses (since at least the 1880s) and later motor buses (from 1907), it was the tram line of 1910, connecting Church End Finchley with Golders Green Station, which led to the development of the area west of the Finchley road. The establishment of the 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 Arcade, and Gateway House (c1911) established the Hampstead Garden Suburbs retail district. Golders Green tube station is a station of the London Underground on the Northern Line. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... Hampstead Garden Suburb is an example of where of early 20th Century domestic architecture and town planning located in the London Borough of Barnet in North West London. ...

Both the Golders Green Hippodrome, former home of the BBC Concert Orchestra, and the Police Station opened in 1913.^[1] 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. Golders Green Hippodrome was built in 1913 by Bertie Crewe as a 3000-seat Music Hall, to serve North London and the new tube rail expansion into Golders Green. ... The BBC Concert Orchestra is based in London and is one of the British Broadcasting Corporations five orchestras. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

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 and reaised in Golders Green for seven years. For other persons named Elizabeth Taylor, see Elizabeth Taylor (disambiguation). ... Ositadinma Osi Umenyiora (born November 16, 1981 in London, England) is an American football defensive end in the NFL for the New York Giants. ...

There is also a very large student population in Golders Green, most notably those of the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Originally Golders Green was part of the NW4 (Hendon) postcode,^{[citation needed]} but due to expanding population the code was split in two, creating the new code of NW11. This is why it does not follow the London postcodes' alphabetical pattern, starting from the second district in each area. The NW (North Western) postcode area, also known as the London NW postcode area, is a group of postal districts in north west London, England. ...

Community

Golders Green is a very cosmopolitan district.^{[citation needed]} It has had a prominent Jewish community since the 1900s.^[2] The upmarket area boasts top quality restaurants exhibiting cuisines from all over the world, from the obvious choice of Kosher food, restaurants (notably "Bloom's") to Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Italian and Halal Food (Turkish, Bengali, Arab) eateries. These are complemented with over a dozen coffee bars; a number of niche food stores, including two Japanese, two Iranian and one Oriental, exist. The area is considered an affluent, well-to-do district^{[citation needed]} and is also well known for late-night bagels and a growing street cafe culture - by contrast, the area does not house pubs in abundance. 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 Chanukia, a nine-branch candle holder, is lit each night of the festival's eight days. The expanding Orthodox, and particularly Haredi, Jewish communities are considered to be one of the most important in the United Kingdom with several yeshivas (seminaries) and prominent rabbis.^{[citation needed]} The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Blooms restaurant is the longest-standing kosher restaurant in the United Kingdom, well-known beyond the Jewish community. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... Grand Rabbi Israel Abraham Portugal of Skulen Hasidism lighting Hanukkah lights Hanukkah (‎, also spelled Chanukah), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may fall anytime from late November to late December. ... A nine branched Chanukkiyah lit during Hanukkah Hanukiah, Chănukkiyah (Hebrew: ) is a nine branched candelabra lit during eight-day holiday of hanukkah. ... Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonised in the Talmudic texts (Oral Torah) and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim. ... Haredi or chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Jewish male educational system. ... For the town in Italy, see Rabbi, Italy. ...

Golders Green also has a sizeable Japanese and Korean population as can be seen by the aforementioned Japanese and Korean restaurants, food stores, and estate agents.

Attractions

Golders Hill Park, adjoining Hampstead Heath, is a formal park in Golders Green. The site of a large house which burnt down in the 1930s, it has a walled garden, ponds, a water garden and a small children's zoo. The zoo has been renovated and contains many varieties of birds and other animals. The park also contains a cafe and an ice-cream bar. Golders Hill Park, adjoins Hampstead Heath is a formal park in Golders Green, Lonson. ... Hampstead Heath (locally known as The Heath) is a public open space in the north of London. ...

During the summer, children's activities are organised and there is often live music on the bandstand. The park is adjoined by The Hill, a formal garden with an extensive and imposing pergola.

Golders Green Crematorium is perhaps the area's most famous feature, an extensive crematorium garden with a range of features such as a special children's section and a pond. Its main buildings have a distinct Italianate air. It is sometimes referred to as the 'celebrity crematorium' because of the high proportion of nationally and internationally renowned public figures to have been cremated there. Famous people whose cremations have taken place there include Anna Pavlova, Stanley Baldwin, Marc Bolan, Neville Chamberlain, Kingsley Amis, T. S. Eliot, Keith Moon, John Inman, Ivor Novello and Sigmund Freud. Golders Green Crematorium and Mausoleum is one of the oldest crematoria in Britain and opened in 1901 having been designed by the architect Sir Ernest George. ... Photographic postcard of Anna Pavlova as Aspicia in The Pharoahs Daughter, circa 1910 Anna Pavlova as Nikiya in the Grand Pas Classique of the Shades from Act III of La Bayadere, circa 1902 Anna Pavlova is also the name of an Olympic gymnast. ... Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (3 August 1867 – 14 December 1947) was a British statesman and thrice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 - 16 September 1977), was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist whose hit singles, fashion sensibilities and stage presence with T Rex in the early 1970s helped cultivate the glam rock era and made him one of the most recognisable stars in British... This article is about the British prime minister. ... Sir Kingsley William Amis (April 16, 1922 – October 22, 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. ... Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26, 1888 – January 4, 1965), was a poet, dramatist and literary critic. ... Keith John Moon (August 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer of the rock group The Who. ... Frederick John Inman (28 June 1935 – 8 March 2007) was an English actor who was best known for his role as Mr. ... Ivor Novello David Ivor Davies (January 15, 1893 – March 6, 1951), better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the early 20th century. ... Sigmund Freud (IPA: ), born Sigismund Schlomo Freud (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939), was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. ...

Appearances in popular culture

Pete Ham, guitarist/vocalist with the group Badfinger, recorded a number of demos in the late 1960s until his death in 1975 that were grouped together into a posthumously-released 1999 album titled Golders Green. Ham and his fellow bandmates in his previous band The Iveys lived here at 7 Park Avenue (behind Golders Hill Park) for a time prior to his joining Badfinger. William Peter Ham (April 24, 1947 - April 23, 1975) was a Welsh singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the ill-fated group, Badfinger. ... Badfinger were a rock/pop band formed in Swansea, Wales in 1965, and one of the earliest representatives of the power pop genre. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... Golders Green is the second posthumous CD release of demo material recorded by Badfinger frontman Pete Ham. ...

In the Hollywood film Marathon Man, Laurence Olivier, playing a Nazi torturer, tries in vain to disguise his identity when stopped in the street in New York, by saying that he actually runs a jewellery shop in Golders Green. Marathon Man is a 1974 paranoid thriller novel by William Goldman that was made into a 1976 film directed by John Schlesinger. ... Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM, (IPA: ; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... This article is about the state. ...

Harold Abrahams who was immortalised in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, lived at Hodford Lodge, 2 Hodford Road, from 1923 to 1930, years in which he achieved great success including his famous 1924 Olympics win in Paris for the 100m sprint. Abrahams has been recognised with an English Heritage Blue Plaque at his former home. Harold Maurice Abrahams (December 15, 1899 – January 14, 1978) was a Jewish British athlete. ... Chariots of Fire is a British film released in 1981. ... (Redirected from 1924 Olympic Games) 1924 Olympics may refer to either of two sporting competitions held in France during 1924 and officially designated as Olympic Games. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... A blue plaque showing information about The Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey in Torquay. ...

The area is the setting of the humorous short story "The Ghoul of Golders Green".(May Fair, 1925) by Michael Arlen 1927 Time cover featuring Arlen Michael Arlen (born Rousse, Bulgaria, November 16, 1895, died June 23, 1956), original name Dikran Kouyoumdjian, was an Armenian essayist, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and scriptwriter, who had his greatest successes in the 1920s while living and writing in England. ...

George Harrison recorded an unreleased track called "Going Down to Golders green". This because he would visit members of the pop group "Badfinger" who lived at 7 Park Avenue, off North End Road situated on the borders of Golders Hill Park For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation). ...

Places of interest

• Wessex Gardens Primary School
• Golders Green Beth Hamedrash [1]
• Golders Green Crematorium
• Hampstead Heath Youth Hostel
• Golders Green Hippodrome
• Golders Hill Park
• Ginger Bread House

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Nearest places

• south is Childs Hill
• west is Hendon and Brent Cross
• east is Hampstead and North End
• north is Hampstead Garden Suburb

Childs Hill, now the southernmost ward of the London Borough of Barnet, although of historic origin, is a late-19th-century suburban development situated 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Charing Cross bordered by the A41 (Hendon Way) and Dunstan Road, and centred on the junction of Cricklewood Lane and... For other places with the same name, see Hendon (disambiguation). ... Brent Cross in London is best known as the first shopping centre of its kind to be built in the UK. Situated on the North Circular between the southern terminus of the M1 motorway and the Brent Cross Flyover in the London Borough of Barnet and taking its name from... For other places with the same name, see Hampstead (disambiguation). ... North End can refer to: North End, the Northern part of the island of Lundy in England. ... Hampstead Garden Suburb is an example of where of early 20th Century domestic architecture and town planning located in the London Borough of Barnet in North West London. ...

Transport links

Golders Green bus station.

Golders Green Underground Station

• Golders Green tube station
• Buses and Coaches

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References

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External links

• Singles Club in Golders Green for the over 40s
• The White Swan Pub
• Golders Green Library
• The Hendon and Finchley Times
• Hampstead and Highgate Express
• Golders Green on GlobalGuide.Org