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Barnet, formed in 1965, is part of outer London and as per the 2018 census is the largest borough by population with 384,774 individuals residing there.
The borough is one of the 'greener' areas of London and boasts 16 open spaces that the district describes as 'premier parks', 9 of which achieved a green flag award in 2008/2009, and 8 are nature reserves.
The local authority is Barnet London Borough Council, based in Hendon, their website can be found here https://www.barnet.gov.uk/
Demographically Barnet has the largest Chinese population of any of the London Boroughs; also 15.5% of the population is Jewish, which is the highest population percentage in England. 41% of the population identify themselves as Christians, and 16.1% identify themselves as no religion. 13.3% of the population is aged 65 or over, estimated at 47,400, the area has the second largest number of individuals aged 65 or older, only being beaten by Bromley.
Barnet is home to La Délivrance, named La Victoire initially, the statue created by Émile Oscar Guillaume in 1914 was to celebrate the First Battle of the Marne, when the German army was halted before capturing Paris in August 1914.
In 1920 Guillaume exhibited the statue at the Paris Salon, where it won the Hors Concours Medal. While on exhibition Lord Rothermere purchased the statue and Rothermere presented it to Finchley Council. The council decided to use the statue as a war memorial, and they intended on placing it at the main entrance at Victoria Park, Finchley. However, Rothermere disagreed and informed Finchley that the statue was to be placed at its present location so that he might see it when driving to see his mother.
The statue was mounted on a granite plinth and was unveiled on 20 October 1927 by the former Prime Minister, David Lloyd George. The figure has had several local names including "Dirty Gertie", "The Wicked Woman", "Gangrene Gertie" and "The Naked Lady".
Barnet has two Grade I listed buildings, The church of St Jude and the Free Church. Edwin Lutyens designed both, The Church of St Jude is the parish church of Hampstead Garden, and has a sizeable Gothic Spire. The Free Church, located on the opposite side of Central Square, is very similar but has a concrete dome instead of the Spire.
One of the more famous attractions in Barnet is the Royal Air Force Museum located in Hendon. The last flight to Hendon by a fixed-wing aircraft took place on 19 June 1968. A Blackburn Beverley performed the final trip to the Museum before its royal opening in 1972. Soon afterwards, the runways were removed to make way for the Grahame Park Housing Estate. The closure of RAF Hendon took place on 1 April 1987. The Museum has a fantastic collection of Spitfires, Hurricanes, Lancasters, Wellingtons, Harriers, Lightenings, and other aircraft. There is also a great interactive area for children.
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