Kilburn High Road

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MARCH
4
2015
What was Watling Street in earlier times, became Edgware Road and finally Kilburn High Road.

It is a varied street. AA Milne lived at one end of the High Road and WH Smith at the other. Dickens once drank in The Black Lion. Ella Fitzgerald once sang in The Gaumont State Theatre, later a bingo hall, later still, a church. Ian Dury's original band was called "Kilburn And The High Roads".

Kilburn High Road railway station opened in 1852 as Kilburn & Maida Vale station by the LNWR. The current footbridge and street-level buildings are not so much the result of modernisation but of three or four major fires which have occurred here since the early 1970s. It is now part of the London Overground.


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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

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The Underground Map   
Added: 8 Mar 2021 14:30 GMT   

Kilburn Park - opened 1915
Kilburn Park station was opened at the height of the First World War

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The Underground Map   
Added: 8 Mar 2021 14:49 GMT   

A bit of a lift....
Kilburn Park was the first station to be designed around escalators, rather than lifts.

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GRaleigh   
Added: 23 Feb 2021 09:34 GMT   

Found a bug
Hi all! Thank you for your excellent site. I found an overlay bug on the junction of Glengall Road, NW6 and Hazelmere Road, NW6 on the 1950 map only. It appears when one zooms in at this junction and only on the zoom.

Cheers,
Geoff Raleigh

Source: Glengall Road, NW6

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The Underground Map   
Added: 25 Feb 2021 13:11 GMT   

Glengall Road, NW6
Thanks Geoff!

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Fumblina   
Added: 26 Dec 2022 18:59 GMT   

Detailed history of Red Lion
I’m not the author but this blog by Dick Weindling and Marianne Colloms has loads of really clear information about the history of the Red Lion which people might appreciate.


Source: ‘Professor Morris’ and the Red Lion, Kilburn

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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Gillian   
Added: 17 Feb 2024 00:08 GMT   

No 36 Upper East Smithfield
My great great grandfather was born at No 36 Upper East Smithfield and spent his early years staring out at a "dead wall" of St Katharine’s Docks. His father was an outfitter and sold clothing for sailors. He describes the place as being backed by tenements in terrible condition and most of the people living there were Irish.

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 16 Feb 2024 20:32 GMT   

Name origin
Interestingly South Lambeth derives its name from the same source as Lambeth itself - a landing place for lambs.

But South Lambeth has no landing place - it is not on the River Thames

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C Hobbs   
Added: 31 Jan 2024 23:53 GMT   

George Gut (1853 - 1861)
George Gut, Master Baker lived with his family in Long Lane.
George was born in Bernbach, Hesse, Germany and came to the UK sometime in the 1840s. In 1849, George married an Englishwoman called Matilda Baker and became a nauralized Englishman. He was given the Freedom of the City of London (by Redemption in the Company of Bakers), in 1853 and was at that time, recorded as living at 3 Long Lane. In the 1861 census, George Gut was living at 11 Long Lane.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
The Elms - also known as Elm Lodge - stood at the junction of Kilburn High Road and Willesden Lane.
Bayswater Rivulet The Bayswater Rivulet was the original name for the Westbourne River
Kilburn Bridge Kilburn Bridge once marked the spot where the Edgware Road crossed the River Westbourne.
Kilburn Bridge Farm Kilburn Bridge Farm stood beside Watling Street until the late 1830s.
Kilburn High Road What was Watling Street in earlier times, became Edgware Road and finally Kilburn High Road.
Kilburn House Kilburn House - a simple suburban villa - was notable in its role as a base for the growing WH Smith newsagent.
Kilburn Library Kilburn Library on Kilburn High Road is one of two sites called Kilburn Library, the other being in Salusbury Road, NW6.
Kilburn Park Kilburn Park station was opened on 31 January 1915 as the temporary terminus of the Bakerloo line’s extension from Paddington.
Kilburn Park Farm Kilburn Park Farm was situated almost opposite the Red Lion along the Edgware Road.
Kilburn Toll The Kilburn Toll Gate dated from 1710.
Kilburn Wells Kilburn Wells, a medicinal spring, existed between 1714 and the 1860s.
Red Lion The Red Lion was situated at 34 Kilburn High Road.
St Augustine’s Church of England High School St Augustine’s Church of England High School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England comprehensive school in the West London borough of Westminster, Kilburn.
St Augustine’s, Kilburn St Augustine’s was founded by Richard Carr Kirkpatrick in the Anglo-Catholic tradition in 1870 and listed as a Grade I building by Historic England.
The Old Bell The (Old) Bell is a very old Kilburn Pub.

NEARBY STREETS
Abbey Lane, NW6 Abbey Lane disappeared from the map as the Kilburn Vale Estate was built (Kilburn)
Abbey Mews, NW6 Abbey Mews ran off Belsize Road (South Hampstead)
Abbey Road, NW6 A small section of the north of Abbey Road lies in NW6 (South Hampstead)
Abbey Road, NW8 Abbey Road, after which the Beatles album was named, runs from St John’s Wood to West Hampstead (St John’s Wood)
Abbot’s Place, NW6 Abbots Place runs from Priory Road to West End Lane and Abbey Road (South Hampstead)
Academy Court, NW6 Academy Court is a building on Glengall Road (Brondesbury Park)
Addison Court, NW6 Addison Court is sited on Brondesbury Road (Kilburn)
Adil House, NW6 Adil House is a block on Aldershot Road (Brondesbury Park)
Ainsworth House, NW8 Ainsworth House can be found on Abbey Road (St John’s Wood)
Aldershot Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury Park)
Alexandra Mews, NW8 Alexandra Mews existed between the 1850s and the 1960s (St John’s Wood)
Algernon Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury Park)
Alpha House, NW6 Alpha House is a block on Alpha Place (Kilburn Park)
Alpha Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Andover Place, NW6 Andover Place runs between Kilburn Park Road and Carlton Vale (Maida Vale)
Barrett House, NW6 Barrett House can be found on Victoria Road (Brondesbury Park)
Belgrave Gardens, NW8 Belgrave Gardens was originally the east side of Bolton Road (St John’s Wood)
Belsise Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (South Hampstead)
Belvedere House, NW6 Belvedere House is a block on Belsize Road (South Hampstead)
Besant House, NW8 Besant House is named after local Sir Walter Besant who wrote extensively about London history (St John’s Wood)
Birchington Road, NW6 Birchington Road runs from the Edgware Road to West End Lane (Kilburn)
Bishopsdale House, NW6 Bishopsdale House is a block on West End Lane (Kilburn)
Bolton Road, NW8 What is now Bolton Road began life as Ordnance Terrace in 1858 (St John’s Wood)
Bradby House, NW8 Bradby House is a block on Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)
Bradwell House, NW6 Bradwell House is a block on Mortimer Place (Kilburn)
Bransdale Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Bravo House, NW6 Bravo House is a block on Kilburn High Road (Kilburn)
Bristol Walk, NW6 Bristol Walk is a location in London (Kilburn Park)
Broadoak House, NW6 Broadoak House is sited on Mortimer Crescent (Kilburn)
Bron Court, NW6 Bron Court is a block on Brondesbury Road (Brondesbury Park)
Brondesbury Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury Park)
Brondesbury Villas, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Cambridge Avenue, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Cambridge Court, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Cambridge Gardens, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Canterbury Court, NW6 Canterbury Court is sited on Gorefield Place (Kilburn Park)
Canterbury House, NW6 Canterbury House is a block on Canterbury Road (Kilburn Park)
Canterbury Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Canterbury Terrace, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Canterbury Works, NW6 Canterbury Works is a road in the NW6 postcode area (Kilburn Park)
Carlton House, NW6 Carlton House is sited on Canterbury Terrace (Kilburn Park)
Carlton Vale, W9 Carlton Vale is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Casterbridge, NW6 Casterbridge is a location in London (South Hampstead)
Cathedral Walk, NW6 Cathedral Walk is one of the streets of London in the NW6 postal area (Kilburn Park)
Charteris Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury Park)
Cheshunt House, NW6 Cheshunt House is a block on Greville Road (Kilburn)
Chichester House, NW6 Chichester House is located on Chichester Road (Kilburn Park)
Chichester Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Clifton Hill, NW8 Clifton Hill began as sections either side of Abbey Road - Clifton Road and Clifton Road East (St John’s Wood)
Colas Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Conway House, NW6 Conway House is a block on Quex Road (Kilburn)
Coventry Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Daynor House, NW6 Daynor House is located on Quex Road (Kilburn)
Dibdin House, NW6 Residential block (Kilburn Park)
Elmfield House, NW8 Elmfield House is a block on Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)
Ely Court, NW6 Ely Court is a block on Gorefield Place (Kilburn Park)
Falcon House, NW6 Falcon House is a block on Springfield Lane (Kilburn)
Farndale House, NW6 Farndale House can be found on Kilburn Vale (Kilburn)
Felbridge House, NW6 Felbridge House is a block on Belsize Road (South Hampstead)
Fiona Court, NW6 Fiona Court is sited on Brondesbury Villas (Kilburn Park)
Foss House, NW8 Foss House is located on Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)
Garlands House, NW8 Garlands House is a block on Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)
Glengall House, NW6 Glengall House is a block on Glengall Road (Brondesbury Park)
Glengall Road, NW6 Glengall Road was laid out after Kilburn House was demolished (Brondesbury Park)
Glenross House, NW6 Glenross House is sited on Belsize Road (South Hampstead)
Goldsmith Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Gorefield House, NW6 Gorefield House is a building on Canterbury Road (Kilburn Park)
Gorefield Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Greville Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Greville Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (St John’s Wood)
Greville Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Haliwell House, NW6 Haliwell House is sited on Mortimer Place (Kilburn)
Hampton House, NW6 Hampton House is located on Belsize Road (South Hampstead)
Harcourt House, NW6 Harcourt House is a block on Belsize Road (South Hampstead)
Havenpool, NW8 Havenpool is a location in London (St John’s Wood)
Hazelmere Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury Park)
Hermit Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Hillsborough Court, NW6 Hillsborough Court is sited on Mortimer Crescent (Kilburn)
Hillside Close, NW8 Hillside Close is a cul-de-sac off of Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)
Hinchinbrook House, NW6 Hinchinbrook House is located on Greville Road (Kilburn)
Holmesdale House, NW6 Holmesdale House is a building on Kilburn Vale (Kilburn)
Holtham Road, NW8 Holtham Road disappeared when replaced by the Abbey Road Estate development (St John’s Wood)
Kilburn High Road, NW6 Part of Watling Street/Edgware Road, Kilburn High Road is the main road through Kilburn (Kilburn)
Kilburn Place, NW6 Kilburn Place was originally Providence Place (Kilburn)
Kilburn Priory, NW6 Kilburn Priory is now a road - - it was once the site of a real priory (Kilburn)
Kilburn Priory, NW8 Kilburn Priory is a road in the NW8 postcode area (Kilburn)
Kilburn Square, NW6 Kilburn Square was built around St Paul’s Chapel, which dates from 1825 (Brondesbury Park)
Kilburn Vale, NW6 Kilburn Vale leads to the Kilburn Vale estate (Kilburn)
Knoll House, NW8 Knoll House is a block on Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)
Kyle House, NW6 Kyle House is a block on Priory Park Road (Brondesbury Park)
Langtry Road, NW8 Langtry Road is a road in the NW8 postcode area (South Hampstead)
Langtry Walk, NW8 Langtry Walk was named for Lily Langtry (South Hampstead)
Len Williams Court, NW6 Len Williams Court can be found on Granville Road (Kilburn Park)
Lorton House, NW6 Lorton House dates from the first development of the Kilburn Vale Estate (Kilburn)
Mallard Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Manor Mews, NW6 Manor Mews is one of the streets of London in the NW6 postal area (Kilburn Park)
Maple Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Marrick House, NW6 Marrick House is a block on Mortimer Crescent (Kilburn)
Marshwood House, NW6 Marshwood House is a block on Kilburn Vale (Kilburn)
Merlin House, NW6 Merlin House is a block on Kilburn High Road (Kilburn)
Morland House, NW6 Morland House is a block on Brondesbury Road (Brondesbury Park)
Mortimer Crescent, NW6 Mortimer Crescent is a notable street in Kilburn, full of literary connections. (Kilburn)
Mortimer Place, NW6 Mortimer Place runs east from Kilburn Priory (Kilburn)
Mutrix Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Newton House, NW8 Newton House is a block on Abbey Road (South Hampstead)
Opal Mews, NW6 Opal Mews is a location in London (Brondesbury Park)
Oriel House, NW6 Oriel House is a block on Priory Park Road (Brondesbury Park)
Oxford Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Plaza Parade, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Princess Road, NW6 Princess Road was once known as Alexandra Road (Kilburn Park)
Priory House, NW6 Priory House is a building on Kingsgate Place (Kilburn)
Priory Park Road, NW6 Priory Park Road dates from 1882 (Brondesbury Park)
Priory Terrace, NW6 Priory Terrace runs between Abbey Road and Belsize Road (South Hampstead)
Prospect Place, NW6 Prospect Place was a group of houses built fronting Edgware Road south of the junction with West End Lane (Kilburn)
Quex Mews, NW6 Quex Mews is named after an estate in Kent (Kilburn)
Quex Road, NW6 Quex Road is an important road in NW6 linking the Edgware Road and West End Lane (Kilburn)
Randolph Gardens, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Rathbone House, NW6 Rathbone House is a block on Brondesbury Road (Brondesbury Park)
Regents Plaza, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Remsted House, NW6 Remsted House is a block on Kilburn Priory (Kilburn)
Ribblesdale House, NW6 Ribblesdale House is a block on Kilburn Vale (Kilburn)
Rudolph Road, NW6 Rudolph Road is one of the streets of London in the NW6 postal area (Kilburn Park)
Ryde House, NW6 Ryde House is a block on Priory Park Road (Brondesbury Park)
Sandbourne, NW8 Sandbourne is a location in London (South Hampstead)
Sandby House, NW6 Sandby House is a block on Brondesbury Road (Brondesbury Park)
Scolars House, NW6 Scolars House is a building on Glengall Road (Brondesbury Park)
Snowman House, NW6 Snowman House is a location in London (South Hampstead)
Spencer Court, NW8 Spencer Court is a block on Marlborough Place (St John’s Wood)
Springfield Lane, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Springfield Walk, NW6 Springfield Walk has a set of very old steps that give access to Kilburn Priory (Kilburn)
St Julian’s Road, NW6 St Julian’s Road runs between Willesden Lane and Priory Park Road (Brondesbury Park)
Stanley House, NW6 Stanley House is a block on Belsize Road (South Hampstead)
Syndon Court, NW6 Syndon Court is a block on Abbey Road (South Hampstead)
The Terrace, NW6 The Terrace is one of the streets of London in the NW6 postal area (Brondesbury Park)
Thurso House, NW6 Thurso House is a location in London (Kilburn Park)
Tollgate Gardens, NW6 Tollgate Gardens is a location in London (Kilburn Park)
Tollgate House, NW6 Tollgate House is a block on Kilburn High Road (Kilburn Park)
Torridon House, NW6 Residential block (Kilburn Park)
Valeside House, W9 Valeside House is on Kilburn Park Road (Kilburn Park)
Varley House, NW6 Varley House is a block on Brondesbury Road (Brondesbury Park)
Victoria Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury Park)
Victorian Road, NW6 Victorian Road is a location in London (Brondesbury Park)
Vivian Court, W9 Vivian Court is a block on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)
Wells Court, NW6 Wells Court is a block on Alpha Place (Kilburn Park)
Westbourne House, NW6 Westbourne House is a block on Kingsgate Road (Kilburn)
Wharfedale House, NW6 Wharfedale House is a block on Kilburn Vale (South Hampstead)


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