West Kilburn

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West Kilburn is the westernmost slice of London W9, centered around Fernhead Road.

West Kilburn is a rather small part of London. Bravington Road forms the boundary of West Kilburn with its neighbour to the west - the Queens Park Estate.

To the north is Queen's Park station itself. Walterton Road and Saltram Crescent forms the eastern boundary with Harrow Road to the south.

Tall 19th century houses are the predominant feature in this area. Many have now been converted to flats.

The area houses two hitherto notorious estates - the Mozart and the South Kilburn in Brent.


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Lived here
Brenda Jackson   
Added: 13 Aug 2017 21:39 GMT   

83 Pembroke Road
My Gt Gt grandparents lived at 83 Pembroke Road before it became Granville Road, They were married in 1874, John Tarrant and Maryann Tarrant nee Williamson.

Her brother George Samuel Williamson lived at 95 Pembroke Road with his wife Emily and children in the 1881 Census

Apparently the extended family also lived for many years in Alpha Place, Canterbury Road, Peel Road,

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Fumblina   
Added: 27 Mar 2021 11:13 GMT   

St Jude’s Church, Lancefield Street
Saint Jude’s was constructed in 1878, while the parish was assigned in 1879 from the parish of Saint John, Kensal Green (P87/JNE2). The parish was united with the parishes of Saint Luke (P87/LUK1) and Saint Simon (P87/SIM) in 1952. The church was used as a chapel of ease for a few years, but in 1959 it was closed and later demolished.

The church is visible on the 1900 map for the street on the right hand side above the junction with Mozart Street.

Source: SAINT JUDE, KENSAL GREEN: LANCEFIELD STREET, WESTMINSTER | Londo

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Fumblina   
Added: 27 Mar 2021 11:08 GMT   

Wedding at St Jude’s Church
On 9th November 1884 Charles Selby and Johanna Hanlon got married in St Jude’s Church on Lancefield Street. They lived together close by at 103 Lancefield Street.
Charles was a Lather, so worked in construction. He was only 21 but was already a widower.
Johanna is not shown as having a profession but this is common in the records and elsewhere she is shown as being an Ironer or a Laundress. It is possible that she worked at the large laundry shown at the top of Lancefield Road on the 1900 map. She was also 21. She was not literate as her signature on the record is a cross.
The ceremony was carried out by William Hugh Wood and was witnessed by Charles H Hudson and Caroline Hudson.

Source: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1623/images/31280_197456-00100?pId=6694792

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Added: 4 Sep 2022 15:42 GMT   

Superman 2
I worked here in 1977. The scene in the prison laundry in Superman 2 was filmed here.

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Born here
Ron Shepherd   
Added: 18 Sep 2021 17:28 GMT   

More Wisdom
Norman Joseph Wisdom was born in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, West London.

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Patricia Bridges   
Added: 19 Jul 2021 10:57 GMT   

Lancefield Coachworks
My grandfather Tom Murray worked here

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Watts   
Added: 17 May 2022 20:29 GMT   

Baeethoven St School, also an Annex for Paddington College of FE.
In the early 70’s I took a two year science course at Paddington CFE. The science classes were held on weekday evenings at Beethoven Street school, overseen by chemistry teacher, Mr Tattershall.

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ANON   
Added: 20 Jul 2022 13:36 GMT   

The Square & Ashmore park
The Square and Ashmore park was the place to be 2000-2005. Those were the greatest times on the estate. everyday people were playing out. the park was full of kids just being kids and having fun, now everyone is grown up and only bump into eachother when heading to the shops or work. I miss the good days( Im 25yrs old as im writing this)

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PeteR   
Added: 24 Jul 2023 12:41 GMT   

Correction of street name
Text mentions Embrook Street on Queen’s Park Estate. It should read Enbrook Street

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Tony Whipple   
Added: 16 Apr 2024 21:35 GMT   

Frank Whipple Place, E14
Frank was my great-uncle, I’d often be ’babysat’ by Peggy while Nan and Dad went to the pub. Peggy was a marvel, so full of life. My Dad and Frank didn’t agree on most politics but everyone in the family is proud of him. A genuinely nice, knowledgable bloke. One of a kind.

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Theresa Penney   
Added: 16 Apr 2024 18:08 GMT   

1 Whites Row
My 2 x great grandparents and his family lived here according to the 1841 census. They were Dutch Ashkenazi Jews born in Amsterdam at the beginning of the 19th century but all their children were born in Spitalfields.

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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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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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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Kilburn Park Road and Shirland Road meet at a junction in the north of Maida Vale.
Beethoven Street School Beethoven Street School was opened in 1881 to serve the community of the newly-built Queen's Park Estate.
Corner of Caird Street and Lancefield Street (1910) The corner of Caird Street with Lancefield Street.
Harrow Road (1920s) Harrow Road in the 1920s, looking south east towards the Prince of Wales pub and the Emmanuel Church spire.
Hudson’s the chemist (1906) Hudson’s, a chemist shop, stood on the corner of Ilbert Street and Third Avenue in the Queen’s Park estate.
Kilburn Lane Farm A farm existed in Kilburn Lane until the 1860s, by which time it had been disrupted by the railway line.
Lancefield Coachworks Lancefield Coachworks was a builder of bespoke bodies for expensive car chassis always introducing sporting elements into designs.
Wedlake Street Baths In a time when most had somewhere to live but few had somewhere to wash at home, public baths were the place to go...

NEARBY STREETS
Abinger Mews, W9 Abinger Mews is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)
Alperton Street, W10 Alperton Street is the first alphabetically named street in the Queen’s Park Estate, W10 (Kensal Town)
Argo House, NW6 Argo House can be found on Kilburn Park Road (Maida Vale)
Ashmore Road, W9 Ashmore Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Austen House, NW6 Austen House is a block on Cambridge Road (Kilburn Park)
Banister House, W10 Banister House is a block on Bruckner Street (Queens Park Estate)
Bantock House, W10 Bantock House is located on Third Avenue (Queens Park Estate)
Barfett Street, W10 Barfett Street is a street on the Queen’s Park Estate, W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Barnsdale Road, W9 Barnsdale Road runs between Fernhead Road and Walterton Road (West Kilburn)
Beaumonth House, W9 Beaumonth House is a block on Fernhead Road (West Kilburn)
Beethoven Street, W10 Beethoven Street is a street in the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)
Blake Court, NW6 Blake Court is sited on Malvern Road (Kilburn Park)
Boyce House, W10 Boyce House is located on Bruckner Street (West Kilburn)
Bradiston Road, W9 Bradiston Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Bravington Road, W9 Bravington Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Bruckner Street, W10 Bruckner Street is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Burlington Close, W9 Burlington Close is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)
Byron House, W9 Byron House is a block on Shirland Road (Maida Hill)
Caird Street, W10 Caird Street is the ’C’ street on the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)
Cambridge Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Chase House, NW6 Chase House is a building on Hansel Road (Kilburn Park)
Chippenham Gardens, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Chippenham Road, W9 Chippenham Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)
Claremont Court, W9 Claremont Court is located on Claremont Road (West Kilburn)
Claremont Road, W9 Claremont Road runs beside the tracks at Queen’s Park station (West Kilburn)
Coomassie Road, W9 Coomassie Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Courtville House, W10 Courtville House is a block on Parry Road (Queens Park Estate)
Craik Court, NW6 Craik Court is a block on Neville Close (Kilburn Park)
Croft House, W10 Croft House is a block on Parry Road (Queens Park Estate)
Croxley Road, W9 Croxley Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Danby House, W10 Danby House is a block on Bruckner Street (Queens Park Estate)
Dart Street, W10 Dart Street runs eastwards from Third Avenue and becomes Marban Road (West Kilburn)
Denholme Road, W9 Denholme Road connects Fernhead Road with Saltram Crescent (West Kilburn)
Dickens House, NW6 Dickens House is located on Malvern Road (Kilburn Park)
Dowland Street, W10 Dowland Street is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Drakeland House, W9 Drakeland House is a block on Fernhead Road (West Kilburn)
Drayford Close, W9 Drayford Close is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
DSP House, W10 DSP House is a block on Kilburn Lane (Queens Park Estate)
Enbrook Street, W10 Enbrook Street is another street north of Harrow Road, W10 without a pub (Queens Park Estate)
Ernest Harniss House, W9 Ernest Harniss House is a block on Elgin Avenue (Maida Hill)
Essendine Mansions, W9 Essendine Mansions is a block on Essendine Road (Maida Vale)
Essendine Road, W9 Essendine Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Exeter Court, NW6 Exeter Court is a block on Cambridge Road (Kilburn Park)
Farnaby House, W10 Farnaby House is a block on Lancefield Street (Queens Park Estate)
Farrant Street, W10 Farrant Street is the missing link in the alphabetti spaghetti of the streetnames of the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)
Fermoy House, W9 Fermoy House can be found on Fermoy Road (West Kilburn)
Fermoy Road, W9 Fermoy Road was named in 1883 and partly built up by 1884 (West Kilburn)
Fern House, W9 Fern House is a block on Fernhead Road (West Kilburn)
Fernhead Road, W9 Fernhead Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
First Avenue, W10 First Avenue is street number one in the Queen's Park Estate (West Kilburn)
Fordingley Road, W9 Fordingley Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Franklin House, NW6 Franklin House is a block on Carlton Vale (Maida Vale)
Godson Yard, NW6 Godson Yard is a new development dating from 2005 (Maida Hill)
Granville Road, NW6 Granville Road, NW6 was formerly Pembroke Road (Kilburn Park)
Grittleton Road, W9 Grittleton Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)
Hansel Road, NW6 Hansel Road is one of the streets of London in the NW6 postal area (Kilburn Park)
Harrington Court, W10 Harrington Court can be found on Dart Street (West Kilburn)
Hazlewood Crescent, W10 Hazlewood Crescent, much altered by 1970s redevelopment, is an original road of the area (Kensal Town)
Heather Walk, W10 Heather Walk lies in the Queen’s Park Estate (Kensal Town)
Hereford House, NW6 Hereford House can be found on Carlton Vale (Kilburn Park)
Herries Street, W10 Herries Street is a street in the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Hollister House, NW6 Hollister House is a block on Kilburn Park Road (Maida Vale)
James Collins Close, W9 James Collins Close is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
John Fearon Walk, W10 This is a street in the W10 postcode area (Queens Park Estate)
John Ratcliffe House, NW6 John Ratcliffe House is located on Chippenham Gardens (Maida Hill)
Kensal Road, W10 Kensal Road, originally called Albert Road, is the heart of Kensal Town (Kensal Town)
Kilburn Lane, W9 Kilburn Lane is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Kilburn Park Road, NW6 Kilburn Park Road was built along the course of the Bayswater Rivulet (the River Westbourne), starting in 1855 (Maida Vale)
Lancefield Street, W10 Lancefield Street runs from Caird Street to Bruckner Street (West Kilburn)
Lanhill Road, W9 Lanhill Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)
Lawes House, W10 Lawes House is a block on Bruckner Street (Queens Park Estate)
Lydford Road, W9 Lydford Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Macroom House, W9 Macroom House can be found on Macroom Road (West Kilburn)
Macroom Road, W9 Macroom Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Malvern Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Malvern Mews, NW6 Malvern Mews is a road in the W9 postcode area (Kilburn Park)
Malvern Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Kilburn)
Malvern Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Marban Road, W9 Marban Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Mary Seacole House, W9 Mary Seacole House is a block on Warlock Road (Maida Hill)
Masefield House, NW6 Masefield House is a block on Stafford Road (Kilburn Park)
McDonald House, NW6 McDonald House is a block on Malvern Road (Kilburn Park)
Merle Court, NW6 Merle Court is sited on Carlton Vale (Kilburn Park)
Mildrose House, NW6 Mildrose House is a block on Malvern Mews (Kilburn Park)
Mounsey House, W10 Mounsey House is a block on Parry Road (Queens Park Estate)
Mozart Street, W10 Mozart Street was part of the second wave of development of the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)
Nelson Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Neville Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Neville Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Nexus Court, NW6 Nexus Court is a block on Malvern Road (Kilburn Park)
Onslow Close, W10 Onslow Close is in the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Parry Road, W10 Parry Road is on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Pavilion Court, NW6 Pavilion Court is a block on Stafford Road (Kilburn Park)
Peel Precinct, NW6 Peel Precinct is a road in the NW6 postcode area (Kilburn Park)
Pennymore Walk, W9 Pennymore Walk is a close which lies off of Ashmore Road (West Kilburn)
Pentland Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Portnall House, W9 Portnall House is located on Portnall Road (West Kilburn)
Portnall Road, W9 Portnall Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Purday House, W10 Purday House is a block on Bruckner Street (Queens Park Estate)
Riverton Close, W9 Riverton Close is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Saltram Crescent, W9 Saltram Crescent is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Saltram House, W9 Saltram House is a block on Saltram Crescent (West Kilburn)
Second Avenue, W10 Second Avenue is one of the streets of the Queen's Park Estate, W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Selby Square, W10 Selby Square is a walkway in the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)
Severn Avenue, W10 Severn Avenue is a newer thoroughfare in the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Shelly Court, W9 Shelly Court is a building on Lanhill Road (Maida Hill)
Shirland Mews, W9 Shirland Mews is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)
Shirland Road, W9 Shirland Road is one of the main thorughfares of Maida Vale (Maida Hill)
Stafford Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Stafford Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Stansbury Square, W10 This is a street in the W10 postcode area (Queens Park Estate)
Stuart Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Maida Vale)
Third Avenue, W10 Third Avenue is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Tolhurst Drive, W10 Tolhurst Drive is a street in the Queen's Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)
Tollbridge Close, W10 This is a street in the W10 postcode area (Kensal Town)
Trinity Court, W9 Trinity Court is a block on Croxley Road (West Kilburn)
Verdi Crescent, W10 Verdi Crescent is a post-war development, lying off of Herries Street (Queens Park Estate)
Walterton Road, W9 Walterton Road was the central road of a suburb which was originally proposed to called St. Peter’s Park (Maida Hill)
Warlock Road, W9 Warlock Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)
Wedlake Street, W10 Wedlake Street arrived as the second wave of building in Kensal Town was completed (Kensal Town)
Welford House, W9 Welford House is located on Shirland Road (Maida Hill)
Wheatfield House, NW6 Wheatfield House is a building on Kilburn Park Road (Maida Vale)
Widley Road, W9 Widley Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Wordsworth House, NW6 Wordsworth House is a block on Stafford Road (Kilburn Park)
Wymering Mansions, W9 Wymering Mansions is a residential block in Wymering Road (Maida Vale)
Zangwill House, NW6 Zangwill House is a building on Rupert Road (Kilburn Park)

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