Ruislip Manor

Ruislip Manor is an area of Ruislip inside the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is placed approximately thirteen miles north west of Charing Cross. The construction of a halt at the Metropolitan Railway within the region in 1912 caused the improvement of Ruislip Manor, on what turned into rural land. Ruislip Manor changed into in the beginning owned with the aid of King's College, Cambridge, as part of the Manor of Ruislip. At the turn of the 20th century, Ruislip Manor was undeveloped rural land until a halt changed into constructed in 1912 as part of the Metropolitan Railway strolling between Harrow and Uxbridge.

George Ball later purchased 186 acres to the south of the railway line from King's College with construction of the new property taking vicinity between 1933 and 1939. Ball was hoping the brand new housing could be to be had to the operating guy who wished to buy his personal home. The unique plan underneath the "Manor Homes" call have been for 2,322 homes which Ball agreed would now not iety greater than 14 consistent with acre. The overall quantity of houses changed into steadily reduced by way of 50 in 1934, then a similarly 35 in 1935, to permit the inclusion of Lady Bankes Primary School, St. Paul's Church and the Black Bull public house.