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La Delivrance Finchley has two famous pieces of public art. La Delivrance is a 16-foot statue in bronze of a naked woman holding a sword aloft, and is the work of the French sculptor Emile Guillaume. It's at Henley's Corner, at the bottom of Regents Park Road. Because she has no clothes the statue has a number of local names including 'Dirty Gertie', 'The Wicked Woman', and most popularly (to the exclusion of its real name) 'The Naked Lady'.

Fortis Green was an opening made by an ancient lane which probably connected the manor of Finchley in East End Road with what was the north road out of London, predating the High Road. How it got its name is not clear. 'Fortis' suggests a place before something, but the 'something' is obscure. It appears in 1558 when it was considered part of Finchley Common. The green may simply have been a gap in woods and ran as far as where Muswell Hill Odeon is today.

Revaluation 2017 and transitional relief arrangements All rateable values are reassessed at a general revaluation typically every five years. The 2017 revaluation took effect on 1 April 2017. Revaluations make sure each ratepayer pays their fair contribution and no more, by ensuring that the share of the national rates bill paid by any one ratepayer reflects changes over time in the value of their property relative to others.

The purpose of the evidence base It is important that our strategy for the future development of the borough is based on an understanding of the characteristics that make Barnet what it is, and a knowledge of how it is likely to change. We have been collecting information from many sources to help us identify the key issues and opportunities for the future of the borough and provide a strong basis for our planning strategy and policies. This information is usually known as the “evidence base”.

While much of this part of Middlesex developed in the interwar period, the larger institutions (such as convents and schools) and many landowners decided not to sell land to builders. After World War Two the establishment of the green belt restricted the use of land in Mill Hill Village and along the Folly Valley between Mill Hill and Totteridge. Mill Hill has a number of interesting buildings as a result.

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Local Studies Centre The Local Studies Centre holds a wide range of information to help you to:

Find out more about the story of our borough with Pocket Histories. These will build up to cover nearly every corner of the borough down to the smallest district, such as Parson Street in Hendon, Red Lion Hill in Finchley and Underhill in Barnet.  Topics include: