In East End Road facing Squires Lane stands the mansion known as
the Finchley Manor House. The grandson of Sir Thomas Allen built
the stately house in 1723. The Allen family had held the manor
for about a century before the Georgian house was erected. It
then remained in their possession until the early 19th century.
After 1830 the buildings were used as a Catholic School. They
now form part of the Sternberg Educational and Cultural To the
rear of the property can be seen the remains of a moat. This was
part of the earlier manor of Bibsworth. This manor is thought to
have been the residence of Michael Tovey, who was Mayor of
London from 1247-8. By 1418 the manor had passed to Edward
Bibsworth from whom it obtained its name. It was the largest
manor in the parish and included fishponds that can still be
seen on the north side of East End Road. Search the London
archaeological Archive and Research Centre catalogues