Professional Oven Cleaning Norwood Green UB2

The first mention of Norwood Green comes from an 832 document that places the manor under the ownership of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Northuuda was the Saxon name of the settlement. Many cottages are named after Northcotte and Southhall manors. Friars Lawn and the Grange are two 18th-century houses. In 1936, the area became a municipal borough. For almost 30 years, it was called Southhall. In 1965, the borough was discontinued and the area got its old name back and became part of Ealing. Norwood Green features a part of engineering heritage. Famous Victorian civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed the Three Bridges transport intersection. He got second place after Sir Winston Churchill in BBC’s 100 Greatest Britons TV series. Diana, Princess of Wales is number three on this list.

This UB2 area has a few buildings of historical importance. Norwood Hall was built in 1803. Sir John Soane designed this house for his friends, the Unwin family. Builders Warren and Wood bought a large part of Norwood Hall estate in the 1920s. St Mary the Virgin church is a grade II listed building. The church features a bell tower. The Plough is another grade II listed building. This Norwood Green pub is part of a Campaign for Real Ale selection thanks to its special beers. The Plough was established in the 14th century to serve the workers that were involved in the restoration of the church. In the 17th century, the pub was rebuilt.

The other two local pubs, The Wolf and The Lamb, are also popular. Village Day is an annual event that takes place on the second Saturday of July. The Norwood Green Residents’ Association organizes casual activities and a fair on the local green. Gary Mervin Thain, a New Zealand rock musician who joined the famous British rock band Uriah Heep in February 1972, died of a heroin overdose on 8th of December 1975 at the age of 27 at his flat in Norwood Green.