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The Birkbeck Freehold Land Society bought land north of Lancaster Road sometime before 1880 and by 1887 had laid out ten streets with kerbed footpaths and full drainage. The estate, was initially called New Enfield, but in 1897 many of the plots remained empty, despite the society’s earlier claim that there was a demand for cottage property. More houses were built near the Birkbeck estate at the end of the 19thCentury, also for working or lower middle class families. By 1896 Rosemary Avenue and Primrose Avenue had been laid out to the east. Like many roads built by Birkbeck, they were named largely after themes in this case after flowers and shrubs. See also Acacia Road; Hawthorn Grove; Myrtle Grove; Lavender Road; Rosemary Avenue; Violet Avenue; and Woodbine Grove.
