The most important thing about The Town of Barnet is the road that runs through it. For centuries it has taken people in and out of London and transported thousands of different items. If the road could tell its history you would get tales to fill a book and stories to keep you enthralled. This is the history of our town of Barnet. Barnet Time Line - Chart of Barnet history The
Early Years- History of our town
Tally Ho to Barnet - 150 coaches a day used to pass through the town War
of the Roses- Find out what brought the battle
to the fields of Barnet
Battle
of Barnet- Possibly one of the most important
battles of the War of the Roses.
Where are the bodies buried? Barnet
at the Old Bailey- Court cases regarding Barnet
at The Old Bailey dating from the 17th century
The
Old Well- The history of the Old Physic Well
in Well House
Did
Churchill meet Hess- Did these Churchill meet
Hess in Whetstone?
Barnet
Museum - Link to our local museum
Oliver
Twist - Oliver Twist meets the Artful Dodger
in Barnet High Street
War
of the Words - H G Wells mentions Barnet in
his War of the Worlds novel
Tours
of Barnet- Take a tour of the battlefield and historic Barnet
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