Abbey Road, NW6

A small section of the north of Abbey Road lies in NW6.

Abbey Road was a track leading from Lisson village to Kilburn Priory. Until dissolution in the 1500s, Kilburn Priory was attached to the Abbey of Westminster, which owned the fields through which the path ran. These were known as the Abbey Fields so the path became Abbey Road in the early nineteenth century. An offshoot of Abbey Road was named Abbey Gardens in 1880.

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Red Lion

Added: 26 Dec 2022 18:59 GMT

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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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The Gaumont State Cinema on Kilburn High Road (2007) Designed by George Coles and commissioned and built by Phillip and Sid Hyams, the cinema opened in 1937. The Gaumont State was one of the biggest auditoria in Europe, with seating for 4004 people. The suffix ’State’ is said to come from the huge 120 feet tower, inspired by the Empire State Building in New York City. Credit: Wiki Commons/oxyman TUM image id: 1630398244 Licence:	Extract from the London Gazette Credit: The London Gazette TUM image id: 1556827514 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Meadowland with buttercups and daisies TUM image id: 1483540144 Licence:	Aerial view of Goldhurst Open Space Credit: Google Maps TUM image id: 1557150945 Licence:	Victorian art work TUM image id: 1557403841 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Eustace Hamilton Miles TUM image id: 1557162230 Licence:	Remains of Kilburn Priory as it appeared in 1722 Engraved by I Quilley for "The topography and natural history of Hampstead, in the County of Middlesex" (1814) by John J. Park Credit: I Quilley TUM image id: 1646136358 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Concrete walkway in the Alexandra Road Estate Credit: Stephen Richards/Wikimedia TUM image id: 1589290216 Licence:	Kilburn Grange Park TUM image id: 1453363351 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Broadhurst Gardens in West Hampstead, photographed here in 2009, was home to Decca Studios. From the late 1870s building had spread on Spencer Maryon Wilson’s lands. Near the Metropolitan railway line was Broadhurst Gardens, where 116 houses were built between 1882 and 1894. The last ever Beatles single (’Now And Then’) was issued on 2 November 2023. Decca Studios on Broadhurst Garden famously turned down the Fab Four. Credit: Geograph/Christine Matthews TUM image id: 1615377577 Licence:
Houses in Dennington Park Road Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1605007232 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Built in the period immediately following the First World War, Grangeway NW6 is tucked into a corner of Kilburn Grange Park. TUM image id: 1453361516 Licence:	The Brownie - a bargain at 5/- Credit: Kodak TUM image id: 1647343031 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Mortimer Place, NW6 TUM image id: 1492961898 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Narcissus Road, an album by The Hours. Credit: The Hours TUM image id: 1484675399 Licence:

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Extract from the London Gazette
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Meadowland with buttercups and daisies
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Concrete walkway in the Alexandra Road Estate
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Broadhurst Gardens in West Hampstead, photographed here in 2009, was home to Decca Studios. From the late 1870s building had spread on Spencer Maryon Wilson’s lands. Near the Metropolitan railway line was Broadhurst Gardens, where 116 houses were built between 1882 and 1894. The last ever Beatles single (’Now And Then’) was issued on 2 November 2023. Decca Studios on Broadhurst Garden famously turned down the Fab Four.
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The Brownie - a bargain at 5/-
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Mortimer Place, NW6
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Billy Fury Way, West Hampstead
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Kilburn Wells
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Kilburn Park Farm
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The Bell, Kilburn Wells (around 1800)
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