Description
Finchley Garden Village was built on garden city principles by the Finchley Co-Partnership Society, which had been formed in 1908. The architect Frank E Stratton was from the local firm of Bennett and Stratton; he designed cottage-style houses in pairs, each pair individually designed and incorporating traditional rural architectural features, laid out around an informal green. Stratton died in June 1922 and is commemorated by a memorial lamp on the green, which also acts as a war memorial.
Practical Information
| Previously known as | Finchley Garden Village |
|---|---|
| Site location | Village Road/via footpath from Holders Hill Road |
| Postcode | N3 1TJ |
| What3Words | ///bunny.combining.upset |
| Type of Site | Public Open Land |
| Borough | Barnet |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | unrestricted |
| Public Transport | Tube: Mill Hill East (Northern) then bus. Bus 240. |
| Research Updated | 1 September 2000 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ242904 |
|---|---|
| Site Ownership | LB Barnet |
| Site Management | Leisure and Youth Services, Green Spaces Division. |
| Dates | 1909-1914 |
| Designers | Frank E Stratton |
| On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens | No |
| Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965 | No |
| Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931 | No |
| Local Authority | Barnet |
| In Conservation Area | Yes |
| Conservation Area Name | Finchley Garden Village |
| Tree Preservation Order | Not known |
| Nature Conservation Area | No |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
| Other LA Designation | Article 4 Direction |
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Nearby parks and gardens
Hendon Park Cemetery was founded in 1899 by the Abney Park Cemetery Company. Entered through a gatehouse 'inspired by old Hertfordshire churches', the cemetery has a rural ambience, with a stream running through it, and in its early days boasted thousands of trees, now somewhat depleted. In the centre is the flint-faced chapel, to which the Crematorium was added in 1922. The cemetery has separate sections devoted to particular nationalities, including Russian, Greek, Swiss and Japanese, the latter laid out as a traditional garden.
A Norman church existed on the site from C12th but in 1872 Saxon foundations were discovered dating from an earlier church. The tower and main body are C15th with two later aisles. Bombed in WWII, the church was later restored. The churchyard is enclosed with C20th fence and iron railings, and has some good C17th and C18th tombs. An obelisk to Major John Cartwright (d.1824) was raised by public subscription and erected in 1835. The churchyard is densely shaded, and trees include ancient yew, cedar, holly, larch and hornbeam.
Hendon Hall was built in the mid C18th, reputedly as the manor house of Hendon Manor, and once had extensive grounds. In 1765 actor-manager David Garrick purchased it and made alterations to house and grounds, including building a memorial to Shakespeare and a temple, neither of which survive. Subsequent owners made further alterations and it was twice used as a school, but in 1911 it became a hotel. By the 1930s much of estate had been built over, the Great North Way cutting off the house from the lake in 1926. The remains of the grounds at the back of the hotel were laid out with lawns, gravel paths and ornamental beds, with perimeter trees and shrubs. Hendon Hall is now a residential care home.
