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Behind the St John the Baptist Church is Church Passage where the old Chipping Barnet Library used to be. The new library behind the Spires was opened in 1991. The old library had been founded as a literary institute and reading room with £10,000 given by Julia Hyde. Then two sisters called Paget left more money so that a proper hall could be built in Church Passage.

These are buildings, objects or structures considered to be of special architectural or historic interest, which need to be preserved for future generations. The list is compiled by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport following advice from Historic England. Statutory listed buildings are protected by legislation in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. Learn more about how and why buildings are listed from Historic England.

The Mayor has secured more than £4.8 billion from Government to help start building 116,000 genuinely affordable homes by 2022. These new homes will be both for sale and for rent. The Mayor will use this funding to support a range of affordable homes, including:

Moss Hall was built on the edge of Finchley Common. Its name, which may have existed in the 15th century (named after the Mosse family), existed in the 18th century. The house had forty acres when it was sold in 1833, but this was reduced when parts of the estate were sold off for building houses from the 1860s (including Moss Hall Crescent). Moss Hall was demolished in 1927. Further up was a house called Court House which may have been the house in 1664 owned by the Peacock Family who owned Frith Manor.

Part B processes are those which have the potential to cause air pollution.  This means that premises such as:

We provide residential services for children in need of a safe home (sometimes called Children’s Homes). The council has a duty of care to children when we are acting as their corporate parent. Also, the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 requires us to keep a record of information in relation to the quality of care that we provide whilst looking after a young person. We share information with other agencies in order to undertake our duty effectively.

Barnet existed before the Norman Conquest but it does not appear in the Domesday Survey. The oldest part of Barnet is East Barnet, but what had been the centre of the manor and parish gradually declined. By the 11th century an important route north out of London towards St Albans passed through Barnet, and where it did a town developed.

What must I do if I intend to or already foster a child privately? If you are planning to or already foster a child privately, you must: