🏴 Architect/Furniture Designer Henry Percival Shapland is associated with Chipping Barnet. Shapland was a conscientious objector in World War One as part of the Friends Ambulance Unit General Service.
Chipping Barnet, Barnet, England, United Kingdom
🏴 Chipping Barnet or High Barnet is a suburban market town in north London, forming part of the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is a suburban development built around a 12th-century settlement, and is located 10+1⁄2 miles (17 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross, 3 miles (4.8 km) east from Borehamwood, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) west from Enfield and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south from Potters Bar. Its population, includes its localities East Barnet, New Barnet, Hadley Wood, Monken Hadley, Cockfosters and Arkley.
Its name is very often abbreviated to just Barnet, which is also the name of the borough of which it forms a part; the town has been part of Greater London since 1965 after the abolition of Barnet Urban District in Hertfordshire. Chipping Barnet is also the name of the Parliamentary constituency covering the local area – the word "Chipping" denotes the presence of a market, one that was established here at the end of the 12th century and persists to this day. Chipping Barnet is one of the highest urban settlements in London, with the town centre having an elevation of about 427 feet (130 m).
Hendon Town Hall, Barnet
Chipping Barnet has a population of over 47,359 people. Chipping Barnet also forms the centre of the wider Barnet District which has a population of over 395,869 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Chipping Barnet has links with:
🇩🇪 Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany
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Henry Percival Shapland |
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John Carrick Stuart Soutar |
🏴 Architect John Carrick Stuart Soutar is associated with Chipping Barnet. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1926.
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Clifford Copeman Makins |
🏴 Architect Clifford Copeman Makins is associated with Chipping Barnet. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1928.
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