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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grahame_Park

Grahame Park, located on the site of the old Hendon Aerodrome in North West London, is the largest housing estate in the London Borough of Barnet with 1,777 homes.
The project to build the estate was approved by the Ministry Of Housing and local Government in 1964 and the first family moved in on October 23 1971.
The building of the estate was a joint project between the Greater London Council and Barnet Council.
The estate is named in honour of Claude Grahame-White, the pioneer of aviation who established the original air-teaching school and aerodrome.
Most building names, walkways and roads on the estate have names linked to the aviation history of the site.
A typical characteristic of the estate is the plain square brick style terraced houses, also known as "block" style, and long winding low-rise flats with flat roofs

In the late 1980s the estate went through its first regeneration process which split the blocks of flats into smaller blocks and added arched roofs to many of the buildings.
In 2003, residents voted in favour of a full regeneration of the estate. The Housing Corporation has earmarked £15 Million for the redevelopment. [1]
The redevelopment is managed by Choices For Grahame Park, a subsidiary of Genesis Housing Group, with new houses being built by Countryside Properties PLC.
In 2007 a web-site was launched by Countryside Properties PLC renaming part of the redevelopment as "New Hendon Village"

There is often confusion over the spelling of Grahame Park with many omitting the 'e' in Grahame, including Barnet Council.

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