Entrance to West Harrow Recreation Ground
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Entrance to West Harrow Recreation Ground
Image: © Marathon Taken: 23 Dec 2015
West Harrow Recreation Ground dates from between the two World Wars but many of its its trees predate the park layout. The area was predominantly rural before the arrival of the railway brought housing development. The Metropolitan Railway extended the line from Harrow-on-the-Hill to Uxbridge in 1904. Traffic was at first extremely disappointing. West Harrow halt was opened on 17th November 1913 as a response to house building west of Bessborough Road which had begun in about 1905. Within three years it was handling 40,000 passengers a month. As housing grew up the park was provided for the new residential population. This is the entrance from Shaftesbury Avenue. For more information see http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=HRW055
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