"John Rowland" wrote in message
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Hi all,

There is a plaque in De Havilland Road stating that the aerodrome used to
be
on this site. Which area did it cover, i.e. which roads or parts of roads
are built on its site?

A lot of interesting information has come from this conversation and it
reminded me of the six years in the 1980's when I managed a carpet shop on
Burnt Oak Broadway. I got to know quite a few of the older residents of the
area and one gentleman, who was 86 at the time, told me that he remembered
the introduction of trams along the Edgware Road and apparently rides were
free on the first day of operation. He also remembered that one of the
circuses (I think Bertram Mills) used to have their winter quarters nearby,
to the east of the Edgware Road.
I was there during the time of the rebuilding of the old Co-Op and at the
time the new flats were alleged to be very posh - certainly a lot better
than the derelict hulk which the old shop had become.
Barry Emmott


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