Ballater Close
Probably named after Ballater Golf Club, founded in 1892, in Ballater, Royal Deeside, Scotland.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Ballater Close probably takes its name from Ballater Golf Club. James Braid and Harry Vardon played an exhibition match there in August 1906, to mark the course being extended to eighteen holes.
Where the club's facts come from: Club History - Ballater Golf Club, the club's own history.
How sure we are of the match: Likely
The estate's streets were named after golf courses. The streets page explains how each match was made.
In the story
- Rebuilding the centre: Phase 1: the first four sites
The Maylands Road site gave 26 more affordable homes, in two blocks on Ferndown Road called Warburton Court and Pugh Court and in two houses on Ballater Close.
Close by
Buildings
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 140 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Church 180 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 250 m
- Silkin House and Corbett House (site) 320 m
- The Cow Shed and Fayer Hall (site) 350 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, northern part (Old and Young Hangings, Little Furze Field, The Plantation) 140 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Beck Mason's Wood) 200 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 330 m
Walk stops
- St Joseph's 180 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Beck Mason's Wood 350 m
Oxhey Woods walk - Park Pond and Pond Wood 360 m
Farms and lost houses walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.