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Consultation has concluded

The poll has now closed. We would like to thank those who responded; we received 344 responses. The selected name went through a process of approval including a four-week consultation. Now approved, we are pleased to announce that the Square will now be officially named Patterson Square, after female RAF and ATA pilot Gabrielle Patterson. The Square also celebrates the contribution made by all female pilots.

You can read more about the results here.


We are inviting all who live, work, study and visit the Colindale area to vote on the name for the square outside our office at

The poll has now closed. We would like to thank those who responded; we received 344 responses. The selected name went through a process of approval including a four-week consultation. Now approved, we are pleased to announce that the Square will now be officially named Patterson Square, after female RAF and ATA pilot Gabrielle Patterson. The Square also celebrates the contribution made by all female pilots.

You can read more about the results here.


We are inviting all who live, work, study and visit the Colindale area to vote on the name for the square outside our office at 2 Bristol Avenue, NW9 4EW.

The square is currently in the process of being revamped to create new seating and new landscaping to improve the look of the area.

To reflect Colindale’s close links to the Royal Air Force since 1914, the council has shortlisted four potential names from the eight female Tiger Moth pilots, known as the First Eight, in the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during the second World War. Each pilot played her part during the war and left a lasting legacy to others. Four of the pilot’s names could not be chosen as part of this process as the surnames were either not compliant with street naming policy or recommendations from the Emergency Services.


What are the four choices?

The four shortlisted choices are below, and you can read more about each of the pilots by clicking on their name:


Take part in our online poll

If you live, work, study or have visited the Colindale area please take the time to make your vote count by selecting your choice of name in our online poll below.

If you would like to request more information please email: chris.lloyd@barnet.gov.uk or telephone 020 8359 4215.

Consultation has concluded

  • We asked, you said, we did

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    We asked

    We launched a poll inviting the community, businesses and those that work in Colindale to take part in renaming the square. The names were selected in honour of the first female RAF pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), and Colindale's close links with the RAF museum.


    You said

    The poll was open for four weeks and 344 people responded.


    We did

    Following the closing of the poll, the selected name went through a process of approval including a four-week consultation. Now approved, we are pleased to announce that the Square will now be officially named Patterson Square, after female RAF and ATA pilot Gabrielle Patterson. The Square also celebrates the contribution made by all female pilots.

    Gabrielle Patterson was born 1905 and was Britain’s first female flying instructor. Gabrielle flew 30 different types of aircraft with the ATA, including the De Havilland Mosquito and Wellington bombers and left the ATA in March 1943. There are plans to officially name Patterson Square at an opening event in 2022.