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10 unusual facts about Hendon


Al Saunders

Saunders was born in the north London suburb of Hendon as part of a sporting family; his great-uncle, Ron Saunders, played soccer for a number of teams in The Football League and later became a manager, winning honours with Norwich City and Aston Villa.

Avro Baby

On 24 July, he won second place in the handicap category of the Aerial Derby at Hendon, and on 11 April 1921 set a new distance record in Australia when he flew the Baby non-stop from Sydney to his home town of Bundaberg 800 mi (1,280 km) away, making the flight in 8 hours 40 minutes.

Gareth Cyril Williams

Gareth Cyril Williams (born 30 October 1941 in Hendon, Middlesex) is a Welsh former professional footballer.

Hawker Cygnet

It was later transferred to their new facility at Dunsfold, where it stayed, coming out for various displays and airshows, until 1972, when it was transferred to the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon.

Hendon and District Archaeological Society

HADAS was founded in 1961 by Themistocles Constantinides to investigate the Saxon origins of Hendon and since has grown to over 200 members covering the whole of the London Borough of Barnet, and addressing all archaeological periods.

Hendon Brewery

Hendon Brewery (originally Kingsbury and Hyde Brewery and not to be confused with the Darwin Brewery in Hendon, Sunderland) was started by James Robb for Mr William Field of Kingsbury House in Hendon, and seems originally to have been a domestic brewery for the house with Robb conducting a little business on the side by 1851.

Hendon, Sunderland

Partly on its site now is the Raich Carter Sports Centre, named after a famous footballer born in the area.

Jewish Military Museum

The Jewish Military Museum is a museum located in Hendon, Barnet, North London.

Miles Master

Kestrel trainer that was first demonstrated at the Hendon Air show in July 1937, although it never entered production.

Stanley Kirby

Major-General Stanley Woodburn Kirby, CB, CMG, CIE, OBE MC and bar (b. 13 February 1895, Hendon, Middlesex - d. 19 July 1968, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire) was a British army officer who served in both World Wars.


Ashleigh Brilliant

Brilliant attended Hendon School (then Hendon County School), London, in the 1940s–50s.

ASL Viking

The ASL Viking was a single-engined two seater biplane aircraft designed by Horatio Barber and built by the Aeronautical Syndicate Ltd. at Hendon.

Boulton Paul Bourges

Frank Courtney demonstrated the Bourges at Hendon at the end of May 1919 for a reception for Commander Read who had led the crossing of the Atlantic by US seaplanes.

Brian Abrey

Born in Hendon, London, Abrey was invited to join Chelsea in 1955 by manager Ted Drake, but never managed to break into the first-team during his five-year stay.

Bristol Prier monoplane

The Bristol Prier Monoplanes were a series of tractor configuration monoplanes designed for the Bristol and Colonial Aeroplane Company by Pierre Prier, the former head pilot of the Bleriot school at Hendon, who had joined Bristol in July 1911.

De Havilland DH.14 Okapi

The third aircraft was the first to fly, and it was completed by Airco at Hendon as the DH.14A, a two-seat long-range mail plane.

Eileen Colwell

In 1965 Eileen was made an MBE and in 1967 she left Hendon, and for a while lectured at Loughborough University.

Fash FC

After the closure of Claremont Road, Hendon's home games were played at Harrow Borough's Earlsmead ground, Northwood's Chestnut Avenue, Staines Town's Wheatsheaf Road and Wembley's Vale Farm.

Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

The Reverend Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener, LL.D. (September 29, 1813, Bermondsey, Surrey – October 30, 1891, Hendon, Middlesex) was an important text critic of the New Testament and a member of the English New Testament Revision Committee which produced the Revised Version of the Bible.

Gertrude Hiscox

Gertrude Blount Hiscox (1910 Hendon, Middlesex - 1966 Ipswich) was a British collaborator with Nazi Germany in World War II.

Grahame-White Ganymede

In 1918, the Grahame-White Aviation Company of Hendon, London developed a large, long-range heavy bomber intended to equip the Royal Air Force.

Gustav Hamel

In the exploit for which he is best remembered, Hamel flew a Blériot on Saturday 9 September 1911, covering the 21 miles between Hendon and Windsor in 18 minutes (took off at 4:55pm and arrived at 5:13pm) to deliver the first official airmail to the Postmaster General.

Hendon and District Archaeological Society

Hendon and District Archaeological Society (HADAS) is an amateur archaeological society based in the London Borough of Barnet, U.K., and is registered as a charity with the UK Charity Commission (Registration number 269949).

Hendon Band of The Salvation Army

In June 2000, Hendon Band took part in an inter-denominational service, marching at the head of the Christian clergy and congregations parading from Westminster Cathedral along Whitehall to Trafalgar Square, and culminating in a further march up The Mall to Buckingham Palace for the performance of a short concert.

Hendon Brewery

Messrs Michell and Aldous continued at Hendon until 1920 when the site was sold to Truman's Brewery.

Hendon railway line

The line branched from Albert Park station, and ran for 1.1 km, with just one station, the terminus, Hendon.

History of Church End, Barnet

Nether Street has one claim to fame as the childhood home of the actor Terry-Thomas who received some of his early education at Fernbank School in Hendon Lane.

John Gorst

John Michael Gorst (1928–2010), Conservative MP for Hendon North 1970–1997

Joseph Stone, Baron Stone

Joe Stone was a General Practitioner, originally from Llanelli in Wales, who after qualifying in Cardiff worked as a GP in and around Hendon.

Marcel Desoutter

Learning to fly with the Blériot Company at their Hendon works, he passed the flying tests at the age of 17, but could not receive his licence until he was 18, receiving Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificate no. 186 on 27 February 1912.

Desoutter's accident occurred at the London Aviation Meeting held at Hendon Aerodrome at Easter 1913: whilst flying his 50-h.p. Gnome-Blériot on the afternoon of 23 March, the control stick slipped from his hand and the Blériot dived into the ground at the edge of the aerodrome.

MUBS

Middlesex University Business School - The business school of Middlesex University, in Hendon, north-west London, England

Short Scion

The first production aircraft (G-ACUV) was flown at the SBAC's airshow at Hendon in 1934.

The Burroughs

Eileen Colwell, the pioneer children’s librarian worked at Hendon in the 1930s.

Hendon’s first proper fire station (1914) was built to designs by A. Welch, and superseded another close by in Church End.

West Hendon

Hendon Mosque held the funeral for Nazia Hassan, a pioneer of Indian and Pakistani Pop music 2001.