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Finchley Central Station
Hob Uid: 509295
Location : Greater London Authority Barnet Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ2528090680
Summary : Finchley Central Station opened as Finchley and Hendon on 22nd August 1867 on the GNR's single line of 8.75 miles from Seven Sisters to Edgware. It became Finchley (Church End) on 1st February 1894 and Finchley Central on 1st April 1950. As part of the 1935-40 New Works Programme, it became an underground station on the Northern Line on 14th April 1940. In the late 1990s, London Underground unveiled a plaque at Finchley Central in honour of Harry Beck, a draughtsman from North Finchley, who designed the now famous Tube map.
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Opened 1867
Monument End Date : 1867
Monument Start Date : 1867
Monument Type : Railway Station
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Opened 1940
Monument End Date : 1940
Monument Start Date : 1940
Monument Type : Underground Railway Station
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : 1990s
Monument End Date : 1999
Monument Start Date : 1990
Monument Type : Commemorative Monument
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 22198
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External Cross Reference Number : TQ 29 SE 38
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