"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
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The newish flats on De Havilland Road have wire
sculptures of aeroplanes on their fronts.

Odd, aren't they?

Barnard House on Burnt Oak Broadway (east side) bears an informative
plaque.

Thanks, I'll look out for that.

I am a Stag Lane inhabitant. My next-door neighbour
moved into the house when it was completed in 1932.

Although Stag Lane itself is much older than that, and predates the
existence of aeroplanes.

OT: What do you know about Staburn Court, at the north end of Stag Lane? I
suspect that it's not that nice inside, and is a bit run down-looking on the
outside, but it is definitely striking, if you like Art Deco.

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On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:14:41 -0000, "John Rowland"
wrote:


OT: What do you know about Staburn Court, at the north end of Stag Lane? I
suspect that it's not that nice inside, and is a bit run down-looking on the
outside, but it is definitely striking, if you like Art Deco.


I believe it used be a cinema and was derelict when I moved into the area
back in 1987. It was expensively rebuilt/refurbished in the early 90s as a
kwiksave (I know the guy who had the contract to do the concrete
internally) IIRC, however it was closed not long afterwards when they were
going through a rough patch.

It was never that good when compared to tescos just over the road.


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On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:45:27 +0000, Greg Hennessy
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:14:41 -0000, "John Rowland"
wrote:


OT: What do you know about Staburn Court, at the north end of Stag Lane? I
suspect that it's not that nice inside, and is a bit run down-looking on the
outside, but it is definitely striking, if you like Art Deco.


I believe it used be a cinema and was derelict when I moved into the area
back in 1987. It was expensively rebuilt/refurbished in the early 90s as a
kwiksave (I know the guy who had the contract to do the concrete
internally) IIRC, however it was closed not long afterwards when they were
going through a rough patch.

It was never that good when compared to tescos just over the road.

Is this the old Co-op building? When I lived in Kingsbury, 1967 to
1988, it was a Co-op which sold furniture, electrical good etc, but
it was closed as it did not meet fire (I think) regulations. I seem
to recall it was converted into flats, but my memory could be playing
me up in this.
--
Stuart Johnson in Peterhead, Scotland

Stuart Johnson typed

Is this the old Co-op building?
Yes

When I lived in Kingsbury, 1967 to
1988, it was a Co-op which sold furniture, electrical good etc, but
it was closed as it did not meet fire (I think) regulations. I seem
to recall it was converted into flats, but my memory could be playing
me up in this.

Peacock's occupies the ground floor. The upper floors are flats,
accessed from an entrance on Stag Lane.

Graffitti on the sidewalls was a major problem until July 2002, when
Barnfield Primary School painted a lovely, lively mural. There is still
some grafitti but it usually gets overpainted fairly rapidly.

--
Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

"John Rowland" typed


"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
...

The newish flats on De Havilland Road have wire
sculptures of aeroplanes on their fronts.

Odd, aren't they?

Barnard House on Burnt Oak Broadway (east side) bears an informative
plaque.

Thanks, I'll look out for that.

I am a Stag Lane inhabitant. My next-door neighbour
moved into the house when it was completed in 1932.

Although Stag Lane itself is much older than that, and predates the
existence of aeroplanes.

OT: What do you know about Staburn Court, at the north end of Stag Lane? I
suspect that it's not that nice inside, and is a bit run down-looking on the
outside, but it is definitely striking, if you like Art Deco.

Staburn Court is on top of what used to be the Co-Op store, now
Peacocks. I've never been inside and believe it to be run by the London
Borough of Brent.

(Barnard House is in Barnet & Amy Johnson Court is in Harrow...)

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Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

The cinema was just along the Edgware road (heading north) just past the
Woolworths which is still there (actually on the site of ICELAND) Look at
the brickwork closley and you can make out where the cinema was.

The Co-Op was the department store and the Tescos used to be around the cnr
(now Superdrug) before the New Tescos was built.

Green shield stamps anyone?

"Roger the cabin boy" typed


The cinema was just along the Edgware road (heading north) just past the
Woolworths which is still there (actually on the site of ICELAND) Look at
the brickwork closley and you can make out where the cinema was.

The Co-Op was the department store and the Tescos used to be around the cnr
(now Superdrug) before the New Tescos was built.

Green shield stamps anyone?


Nah, Green Shield House (now Premier House) was on Station Road Edgware.
It's still a local landmark.

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Edgware.