Friern Barnet and Finchley Photo Archive

We lived here at number 10 until I was 5. We moved in 1968 as the house was being demolished. I remember everything about that house and loved living in New Southgate.

Why on earth did they demolish these beautiful houses?

I lived almost opposite to these. You need to view the masterplan as the whole junction was remodelled, however I still think the whole plan totally ruined New Southgate forever but planners at the time felt they may had been right to focus on redeveplopment rather than refurbishment as compulsary was a way of providing new homes at the time. And many of the houses sadly had been in poor condition. We had no indoor toilet for example

Thanks Gordon, that's very interesting. Is there a copy of the masterplan or redevelopment plans somewhere?

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