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Based in Essendon, Hertfordshire, I&B Electrical have been supplying electrician services since 2001. Our staff are highly professional and qualified electricians. We have extensive experience in various electrical works in the domestic, commercial and industrial environments. I&B Electrical was awarded The Guild of Master Craftsmen’s coveted Certificate of high Quality and Service in the electrical business in 2004 and one of our major objectives is to continue achieving these very high standards.

I&B Electrical are available for work in Southgate.

Some Southgate History

Southgate was originally the South Gate of Enfield Chase, where the King liked to hunt. This is reflected in the street names Chase Road and Chase Side. There is a blue plaque on a building on the site of the south gate. A little further to the south was another small medieval settlement called South Street which had grown up around a village green; by 1829 the two settlements had merged and the village green became Southgate Green.

Becoming separate from Edmonton in 1881, Southgate had a population in 1891 of just 10,970. By 1901 the figure had moved up to 14,993, and by 1911 the figure had grown to 33,612, aided by the nearby railway station in Palmers Green.

Southgate was predominantly developed in the 1930s: large houses were built on the hilly former estates. In 1933, the North Circular Road was completed through Edmonton and Southgate, and also in 1933, the London Underground Piccadilly Line was extended from Arnos Grove, through Southgate tube station, on to Enfield West which is now known as Oakwood. This started a building boom, and by 1939 the area had become almost fully developed.

By 1951, the population of Southgate had grown to 73,377.