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Clapboard cottages in Wades Hill, Winchmore Hill, a reminder of how Winchmore Hill used to be a separate village rather than just a suburb of London.

Old pink painted clapboard cottage on the left of the image, brick built on the right hand side. Note the fanlight over the door of the brick built house.

Built in 1790, replacing an earlier building of 1682. Grade II listed: description at this https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359012.

The Alexandra Palace-Hertford-Stevenage loop was built mainly as a by-pass for the approaches to King's Cross on the main line from Hatfield and was built to main line standards for much of its length. However, it has never carried regular long-distance passenger services and has always primarily been a suburban branch, apart from when there is engineering work or other disruption on the East Coast Main Line through Hatfield. The line was opened as far as Enfield, which was then the terminus, on 1st April 1871. The line was extended to Cuffley from 4th April 1910 and on to Stevenage for freight on 4th March 1918, but passenger trains only started beyond Cuffley on 2nd June 1924. At the time it opened Winchmore Hill was 'undulating, abundantly wooded and agreeable' and was already a favourite place of residence for City men. The Piccadilly line extension to Cockfosters took much of the traffic from the line between Bowes Park and Gordon Hill and the late 1940s and 1950s were described by Alan A Jackson in 'London's Local Railways' as "doldrum years for a line which smelt of decay and declines as grotty 'quad-arts' were trundled to and from Hertford North by filthy and now wheezing N2 tanks." The line was electrified in the 1970s. This view is from the down platform. The next station in this direction is Grange Park.

The Alexandra Palace-Hertford-Stevenage loop was built mainly as a by-pass for the approaches to King's Cross on the main line from Hatfield and was built to main line standards for much of its length. However, it has never carried regular long-distance passenger services and has always primarily been a suburban branch, apart from when there is engineering work or other disruption on the East Coast Main Line through Hatfield. The line was opened as far as Enfield, which was then the terminus, on 1st April 1871. The line was extended to Cuffley from 4th April 1910 and on to Stevenage for freight on 4th March 1918, but passenger trains only started beyond Cuffley on 2nd June 1924. At the time it opened Winchmore Hill was 'undulating, abundantly wooded and agreeable' and was already a favourite place of residence for City men. The Piccadilly line extension to Cockfosters took much of the traffic from the line between Bowes Park and Gordon Hill and the late 1940s and 1950s were described by Alan A Jackson in 'London's Local Railways' as "doldrum years for a line which smelt of decay and declines as grotty 'quad-arts' were trundled to and from Hertford North by filthy and now wheezing N2 tanks." The line was electrified in the 1970s. This view is from the down platform as a Great Northern train for Letchworth Garden City is just leaving. The next station in this direction is Grange Park.

Looking towards Wades Hill.

Wonderful display of crocuses on the Green in this view looking towards the shops.