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This notice is in the front window of the Santander Bank branch in South Harrow. It has the following wording: Important Information We're sorry this branch is permanently closing on 22nd July 2021 Your nearest Santander branch(es): . 64-66 St Anns Road, Harrow, HA1 1JX . 514 High Road, Wembley, HA9 7BT We look forward to welcoming you there. It is rather unfortunate that no explanation is mentioned on this notice of the reason for this closure.

Located at 285 Northolt Road HA2 8JS, this branch is due to be closed permanently on Thursday 22nd July 2021, it being one of one hundred and eleven such branches to shut down during Summer 2021. A Lease for Sale board can be seen above this branch.

The District Railway opened its new extension from north of Ealing Common to Park Royal & Twyford Abbey on 23rd June 1903. The line was opened fully to South Harrow on 28th June 1903. A well-built station house was built at the same time next to the up platform. This can be seen here in the distance - a closer view can be seen at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4761822 ‘South Harrow’ was a railway renaming of Roxeth, the community on the southern slopes of Harrow Hill. Few passengers were attracted at the start, the fact that trains terminated at South Harrow not helping. District line trains started to run beyond South Harrow on 1st March 1910 to Rayners Lane and Uxbridge, but they were only hourly for much of the day, increasing to a 20 minute service the following year. A few streets of small houses appeared close to South Harrow station between 1910 and 1914 so that by 1913 South Harrow was generating a little commuter traffic. As a result, in 1915 a morning business express named ‘The Harrovian’ left South Harrow for the City missing out some intermediate stations. This new extension was, together with the existing tracks between Ealing Common and Acton Town, the first section of the Underground's surface lines to be electrified and operate electric instead of steam trains. In the early 1930s, Government money was on offer to combat unemployment and using some of this the Piccadilly line was extended to run west of its original terminus at Hammersmith sharing the route with the District line to Ealing Common. This change took place from 4th July 1932. From Ealing Common to South Harrow, the District line was replaced by the Piccadilly line on the same date. Starting in the 1920s but really taking off in the 1930s the surrounding area was covered with housing estates. A new station was opened on 5th July 1935 with its entrance on the main road.

The District Railway opened its new extension from north of Ealing Common to Park Royal & Twyford Abbey on 23rd June 1903. The line was opened fully to South Harrow on 28th June 1903. A well-built station house was built at the same time next to the up platform. This can be seen here in the distance - a closer view can be seen at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4761822 ‘South Harrow’ was a railway renaming of Roxeth, the community on the southern slopes of Harrow Hill. Few passengers were attracted at the start, the fact that trains terminated at South Harrow not helping. District line trains started to run beyond South Harrow on 1st March 1910 to Rayners Lane and Uxbridge, but they were only hourly for much of the day, increasing to a 20 minute service the following year. A few streets of small houses appeared close to South Harrow station between 1910 and 1914 so that by 1913 South Harrow was generating a little commuter traffic. As a result, in 1915 a morning business express named ‘The Harrovian’ left South Harrow for the City missing out some intermediate stations. This new extension was, together with the existing tracks between Ealing Common and Acton Town, the first section of the Underground's surface lines to be electrified and operate electric instead of steam trains. In the early 1930s, Government money was on offer to combat unemployment and using some of this the Piccadilly line was extended to run west of its original terminus at Hammersmith sharing the route with the District line to Ealing Common. This change took place from 4th July 1932. From Ealing Common to South Harrow, the District line was replaced by the Piccadilly line on the same date. Starting in the 1920s but really taking off in the 1930s the surrounding area was covered with housing estates. A new station was opened on 5th July 1935 with its entrance on the main road. This view is from the down platform. The next station in this direction is Sudbury Hill.

The District Railway opened its new extension from north of Ealing Common to Park Royal & Twyford Abbey on 23rd June 1903. The line was opened fully to South Harrow on 28th June 1903. A well-built station house was built at the same time next to the up platform. This can be seen here on the left. ‘South Harrow’ was a railway renaming of Roxeth, the community on the southern slopes of Harrow Hill. Few passengers were attracted at the start, the fact that trains terminated at South Harrow not helping. District line trains started to run beyond South Harrow on 1st March 1910 to Rayners Lane and Uxbridge, but they were only hourly for much of the day, increasing to a 20 minute service the following year. A few streets of small houses appeared close to South Harrow station between 1910 and 1914 so that by 1913 South Harrow was generating a little commuter traffic. As a result, in 1915 a morning business express named ‘The Harrovian’ left South Harrow for the City missing out some intermediate stations. This new extension was, together with the existing tracks between Ealing Common and Acton Town, the first section of the Underground's surface lines to be electrified and operate electric instead of steam trains. In the early 1930s, Government money was on offer to combat unemployment and using some of this the Piccadilly line was extended to run west of its original terminus at Hammersmith sharing the route with the District line to Ealing Common. This change took place from 4th July 1932. From Ealing Common to South Harrow, the District line was replaced by the Piccadilly line on the same date. Starting in the 1920s but really taking off in the 1930s the surrounding area was covered with housing estates. A new station was opened on 5th July 1935 with its entrance on the main road. This view is from the up platform. The next station in this direction is Sudbury Hill.

Up until 1935 this building on the eastbound platform was the main station building, accessed from South Hill Avenue. Its forecourt is now the station car park. With no particular architectural merit, it is remarkable it has survived. It is not accessible for the public from either side.

Two takeaways, a bank and a small supermarket - which is made unusual by being a main distributor of South Indian classical and Sri Lankan music CDs