Gerrards Cross in Buckinghamshire lies on the A40 twenty miles north-west of central London, close to the M25/M40 motorway intersection and with a fast rail connection to London Marylebone provided by Chiltern Railways.
History of The Station
The arrival of the Great Western and Great Central Joint railway at Gerrards Cross was the driving force behind the founding of modern Gerrards Cross. Originally the route was intended to pass through the centre of Gerrards Cross common but the parish council persuaded the railway company to move the line to the north and follow its present course. The railway was opened to goods traffic in Gerrards Cross in 1905 and to passengers in 1906. However, plans to develop the area were already in motion before the railway had opened. Land adjacent to the railway line belonging to the Orchehill Estate was bought by local estate agents James and William Gurney who could see the commercial opportunity for wealthy Londoners to live in this fashionable part of Buckinghamshire.
The heart of the new town was a commercial area near the railway station centred on Station Parade and Packhorse Road. The shops and offices on Station Parade were the first to be built, designed in 1907 by renowned architects Kerkham, Burgess and Myers.