EPW058512 ENGLAND (1938). The Franco Signs Works on Aerodrome Road, Colindale, 1938
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| Title | [EPW058512] The Franco Signs Works on Aerodrome Road, Colindale, 1938 |
| Reference | EPW058512 |
| Date | 5-August-1938 |
| Link | |
| Place name | COLINDALE |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 521713, 189926 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.24266300160205, 51.594542782561 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ217899 |
Pins
 Two 'Dutch Barn'-style houses built to infill area at the end of the road. |
 ken |
Wednesday 14th of October 2015 08:42:24 PM |
| Wooded area known locally as 'The Backs'. |
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Wednesday 14th of October 2015 08:40:22 PM |
| Colindale Tube Station, Northern Line, platform. |
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Saturday 15th of August 2015 03:32:09 PM |
| Seesaws, swings and a roundabout were here, together with a sandpit. |
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Saturday 15th of August 2015 03:30:33 PM |
| Aerodrome Road |
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Saturday 15th of August 2015 03:28:45 PM |
| A tributary of the Silkstream River ran in the gully here. |
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Saturday 15th of August 2015 03:28:03 PM |
| Titanine Dope and Paint factory |
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Saturday 15th of August 2015 03:25:06 PM |
| Drinking water fountain. |
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Saturday 15th of August 2015 03:23:47 PM |
| Colindale Park |
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Saturday 15th of August 2015 03:22:51 PM |
| Fire engines? awaiting signing? |
Brightonboy |
Wednesday 13th of August 2014 09:50:56 PM |
| Colindeep Lane |
 Class31 |
Monday 10th of March 2014 08:28:00 PM |
| Marked as Cable Works on 1932 Ordnance Survey map. |
Class31 |
Monday 10th of March 2014 08:26:36 PM |
| Marked as "Skid Patch" on 1932 Ordnance Survey map. |
Class31 |
Monday 10th of March 2014 08:23:07 PM |
My guess would be for bus driver training. |
John Wass |
Wednesday 13th of August 2014 09:20:49 PM |
This was one of two skid pans later used by the Met Police Driving School which was sited here. However, in 1938 I am not sure if this establishment existed on the site. It might have been a legacy of the nearby W C Gaunt, Packard Motors site. |
The Laird |
Saturday 10th of October 2015 08:28:40 PM |
| Northern Line |
Class31 |
Monday 10th of March 2014 08:21:48 PM |
| Sheaveshill Avenue |
Class31 |
Monday 10th of March 2014 08:21:21 PM |
| British Museum Newspaper Repository |
Class31 |
Monday 10th of March 2014 08:19:27 PM |
User Comment Contributions
View looking south west. |
Class31 |
Monday 10th of March 2014 08:29:14 PM |