Pinner
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History
Pinner was originally a hamlet dating back to at least medieval times. The oldest part of the town has a church dating back from at the least the early 1200s as well as some Tudor buildings.Pinner has had an annual street fair since 1336, when it was granted by Royal Charter by Edward III. (It is the last of its kind in Middlesex.) The fair started as market-style affair and has over time evolved in to a funfair.
Attractions
Pinner has three main shopping areas; Bridge Street, High Street and Marsh Road. Bridge Street (the central business district) has the majority of the shops and is far more urban in its character. Its popularity is partly because the H11, H12 and H13 bus routes run the length of the shopping area and the 183 bus route starts off here on its run to Golders Green.In recent years many chain stores have opened up on Bridge Street, making the suburb less 'village like' and more in line with other suburban shopping developments. These stores include a Woolworths, a Subway sandwich bar, a McDonalds, a Boots chemist, a Clintons card and gift store and a Cafe Nero. The chain stores themselves have created a fair amount of retail competition, especially as almost all the stores have equivalents run by independent owners that are nearby.
Rents are high on Bridge Street and consequently many banks are located here. Charity shops also line the road, there is an Oxfam store as well as outlets belonging to PDSA, Cancer Research and St. Luke's Kenton Grange Hospice.
The High Street, in contrast, is mostly made up of mock tudor and 18th century buildings and has a distictly rural character. It is quieter and more attractive than Bridge Street; therefore many estate agents cluster here using the location's charm to lure future clients into buying properties. The road also contains several restaurants including a Cafe Rouge, Cafe Uno and a Pizza Express.
Marsh Road runs south from the main town centre and has a variety of lower order retail, including a DIY store, a Tandoori restaurant and several off-licences. Other town amenities situated in this area include Pinner Library and the Pinn Medical Centre.
Individuals associated with Pinner
The following people have an association with Pinner:-
- The singer Elton John was born in Pinner in 1947 and attended Pinner County Grammar School.
- Kyle Conde, an American Football player, for the Minnesota Vikings, was born in Pinner.
- The cartoonist Heath Robinson spent several years living in Pinner.
- The actor and presenter Bob Holness lives in Pinner.
- Henry James Pye, Poet Laureate from 1790 died in Pinner.
- The astronomer Patrick Moore was born in Pinner in 1923.
- Sir Christopher Clitherow Lord Mayor of London 1635 built a mansion on Pinner Hill.
- Horatia Nelson, daughter of Lord Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton, is buried in Pinner Parish old cemetery.
- The actor/writer Ronnie Barker lived in Pinner.
- The actor Jim Dale lived in Pinner.
- Joachim von Ribbentrop, the Nazi foreign minister, had a house built for him on Pinner Hill.
- The actress Molly Weir lived in Pinner up to her death in 2004.
- Former Steps singers Faye Tozer and Lee Latchford-Evans currently have houses in Pinner.
- Simon Le Bon, singer with new romantic group Duran Duran, grew up in Tewksbury Avenue during the 1970s and attended Cannon Lane primary school, West Lodge School and Pinner Grammar School
- Poirot actor David Suchet OBE lives in Pinner.
- Actress Jane March grew up in Pinner and attended Nower Hill school. She was famously dubbed "The Sinner from Pinner" by the press for appearing in Jean-Jacques Annaud's risque French movie "The Lover" whilst still a teenager.
- Norman Kember, former hostage in the 2005-2006 Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis lives in Pinner.
- Janice Graham, violinist, grew up in Pinner. She is a professor at the Royal College of Music and Leader of the English Sinfonia since 1995. She was previously Leader of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales for six years, and Assistant Leader of the London Symphony Orchestra.
- Charlie Dore, actress, Charlie Dore band (circa 1980) songwriter (inc. for Tina Turner, Jimmy Nail) raised in Pinner.
- Lindsey Knight, actress and model, lives in Pinner.
- Paul Sherman, Thinker, lives and thinks in Pinner
Nearby places
Public Transport
Pinner tube station on the London Underground's Metropolitan Line is situated in the centre of Pinner.
The following London Bus routes operate through Pinner to surrounding towns:
- 183 (Towards Golders Green)
- H11 (Towards Harrow and Mount Vernon Hospital)
- H12 (Towards South Harrow and Stanmore)
- H13 (Towards Ruislip Lido and Mount Vernon Hospital)
External links
- [Pinner Local History Society] (Used as reference for this article)
- [The Pinner Association]
- [Rotary Club of Pinner]
- [Pinner Rugby Football Club]
- [Pinner Synagogue]
- [Pinner Players Theatre Company]
- [Pinner Bridge Club]
- [Pinner Cricket Club]
- [Pinner Local Directory]
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