Brondesbury

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Brondesbury was originally "Brand’s manor" - a small hamlet in Middlesex.

Brondesbury was an ancient hamlet in Willesden parish owned by St.Paul’s Cathedral in medieval times.

A rural area for much of its history, some houses were built on Willesden Lane only in 1847. It was on a hill, which made it suitable for better quality housing and larger villas were built in Brondesbury. Several of them served as hostels for Belgian refugees during the First World War.

Brondesbury station opened on 2 January 1860 as Edgeware Road (Kilburn) station on the Hampstead Junction Railway. It was renamed several times: Edgware Road on 1 November 1865, Edgware Road and Brondesbury on 1 January 1872, Brondesbury (Edgware Road) on 1 January 1873 and finally Brondesbury on 1 May 1883.

A mill stood in adjacent Mapesbury, which was destroyed by fire in 1863. This incident led to the creation of a volunteer fire services in Kilburn.

In 1866 the parish of Christchurch, Brondesbury, was formed, the first new parish within the original parish of Willesden.

The first entirely new developments, at Brondesbury from the 1860s, took place in estates bordering main roads and served by the railway. Houses were aimed at merchants and professional men working in the City.

The decline in the housing market at the turn of the 20th century meant that the western part of Brondesbury was not built over until 1920, and Brondesbury Manor House remained standing until 1934.

A number of plans were put forward between 1890 and 1926 to build an underground railway along the Edgware Road, and would have seen the construction of a Tube station at Brondesbury. None of the schemes succeeded and no such line was ever built.

In the 1870s a wave of Jewish immigrated came to Brondesbury, both from East End and directly from Eastern Europe. Initially the Jews in Brondesbury walked to synagogues in St.John’s Wood or Hampstead. The first temporary synagogue was built in 1902 and a permanent one in 1905. By 1914 the Synagogue had 413 male seatholders.

Later the Jewish population moved to Willesden, Cricklewood, Dollis Hill and beyond. The Synagogue closed in 1974 and the building is now part of Muslim school.




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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
Brondesbury Brondesbury was originally "Brand’s manor" - a small hamlet in Middlesex.
Cannon Stream The Cannon Stream was, before it was sent underground, a tributary of the Westbourne River.
Kilburn Grange Park Kilburn Grange Park is a three hectare open space adjacent to Kilburn High Road.
The Grange The Grange was a large mansion situated on Kilburn High Road until the turn of the twentieth century.
Victoria Hotel The Victoria Tavern was built on the corner of Kilburn High Road and Willesden Lane in the middle of the nineteenth century.

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Albion Mews, NW6 Albion Mews is one of the streets of London in the NW6 postal area (Kilburn)
Alma Kirk House, NW6 Alma Kirk House is a block on Cavendish Road
Ariel Road, NW6 Ariel Road was formed from the 1885 combination of Ariel Street and Spencer Terrace (West Hampstead)
Ash House, NW6 Ash House is a block on Netherwood Walk (Kilburn)
Ashby House, NW6 Ashby House is a block on Streatley Road (Brondesbury)
Athelstan Gardens, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury Park)
Avenue House, NW6 Avenue House is a block on The Avenue (Brondesbury Park)
Barlow Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Beech House, NW6 Beech House is a block on Netherwood Street (Kilburn)
Bembridge Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6
Brondesbury Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Brooklands Court, NW6 Brooklands Court is a block on Cavendish Road
Buckley House, NW6 Buckley House is sited on Buckley Road (Brondesbury)
Buckley Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury)
Burton Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury Park)
Caesar House, NW2 Caesar House is a block on Garlinge Road (Mapesbury)
Callcott Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury Park)
Cavendish Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury)
Cavendish Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6
Cedar House, NW6 Cedar House is a block on Netherwood Street (Kilburn)
Cherry House, NW6 Cherry House is a block on Netherwood Street (Kilburn)
Claire Court, NW2 Claire Court is a block on Shoot-Up Hill (Mapesbury)
Clarence Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury Park)
Colmar Court, NW6 Colmar Court is sited on Willesden Lane (Brondesbury)
Cotleigh Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Drakes Courtyard, NW6 Drakes Courtyard is one of the streets of London in the NW6 postal area (Kilburn)
Dunster Gardens, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Dyne Road, NW6 Dyne Road dates from the just after the opening of Kilburn Station in 1879 (Brondesbury)
Dynham Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Elm House, NW6 Elm House is a block on Netherwood Street (Kilburn)
Eresby Road, NW6 Eresby Road ran from Kingsgate Road to Kilburn High Road with a turning for Kingsgate Place about halfway down (Kilburn)
Espalier Gardens, NW6 Espalier Gardens is a location in London (Kilburn)
Exeter Parade, NW2 Exeter Parade is a street in Cricklewood (Mapesbury)
Fountain House, NW6 Fountain House is a building on The Avenue (Brondesbury Park)
Garlinge Court, NW2 Garlinge Court can be found on Garlinge Road (Mapesbury)
Garlinge Road, NW6 Garlinge Road connects Shoot Up Hill with Fordwych Road (Kilburn)
Gascony Avenue, NW6 Gascony Avenue is an east-west road lying both sides of Kingsgate Road, NW6 (West Hampstead)
Gladstone Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Gladys Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Grange Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Grangeway, NW6 Grangeway, NW6 lies off of Messina Avenue (Kilburn)
Hall Oak Walk, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Hawthorne House, NW6 Hawthorne House can be found on Netherwood Street (Kilburn)
Hemstal Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Interlink House, NW6 Interlink House is a building on Maygrove Road (West Hampstead)
Iverson Road, NW6 The first part of Iverson Road, NW6 was laid out in 1872. (West Hampstead)
John Wilson House, NW6 John Wilson House is a location in London (Brondesbury Park)
Kilburn Grange Park Head House, NW6 Kilburn Grange Park Head House is a block on Kilburn High Road (Kilburn)
Kimberley Court, NW6 Kimberley Court is a location in London (Brondesbury Park)
Kimberley Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury Park)
Kingsgate Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Kingsgate Road, NW6 Kingsgate Road runs between Quex Road and Hemstal Road (Kilburn)
Kingston House, NW6 Kingston House is a block on The Avenue (Brondesbury Park)
Kylemore Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Landau House, NW6 Residential block
Lee Court, NW6 Lee Court is a block on Willesden Lane (Brondesbury Park)
Leff House, NW6 Leff House is a block on Winchester Avenue (Brondesbury Park)
Liddell Road, NW6 Liddell Road was named after an old West Hampstead estate (West Hampstead)
Linburn House, NW6 Residential block (Kilburn)
Linstead Street, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Loveridge Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Loveridge Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Lowfield Road, NW6 Lowfield Road is the northern extension of Kingsgate Road, NW6 (West Hampstead)
Mapes House, NW6 Mapes House is a block on Winchester Avenue (Brondesbury Park)
Maple House, NW6 Maple House is located on Netherwood Street (Kilburn)
Maygrove Road, NW6 Maygrove Road runs between the Edgware Road and Iverson Road, NW6 (West Hampstead)
Mazenod Avenue, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Medley Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Messina Avenue, NW6 Messina Avenue stretches from West End Lane over to Kilburn High Road (West Hampstead)
Mowbray Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6
Mowbray Road, NW6 Mowbray Road is a road in the NW2 postcode area
Netherwood Street, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
New Priory Court, NW6 New Priory Court is a block on Mazenod Avenue (Kilburn)
Oak House, NW6 Oak House is a block on Netherwood Street (Kilburn)
Palmerston Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Peascroft House, NW6 Peascroft House is a building on Willesden Lane
Plympton Avenue, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury)
Plympton Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury)
PO Box 4, NW6 Family Cafe & Kebab House is a block on Willesden Lane (Brondesbury Park)
Queensgate Place, NW6 Queensgate Place is a location in London (Kilburn)
Sherriff Court, NW6 Sherriff Court is sited on Sherriff Road (West Hampstead)
Smyrna Road, NW6 Smyrna Road is a small road to the west of West End Lane (West Hampstead)
Spring Court, NW6 Spring Court is a block on Iverson Road (Kilburn)
Streatley Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury)
Sycamore House, NW6 Sycamore House is located on Netherwood Street (Kilburn)
Templar House, NW2 Templar House is located on Garlinge Road (Mapesbury)
The Arches, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Torbay Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Brondesbury Park)
Trojan Court, NW6 Trojan Court is sited on Willesden Lane (Brondesbury Park)
Waterloo Passage, NW6 Waterloo Passage is one of the streets of London in the NW6 postal area (Kilburn)
Webheath Estate, NW6 The Webheath Estate is an estate in Kilburn (Kilburn)
Weston House, NW6 Weston House is a block on Winchester Avenue (Brondesbury Park)
Willesden Lane, NW6 Willesden Lane is an original thoroughfare of the area (Brondesbury)
Willow House, NW6 Willow House is a block on Netherwood Street (Kilburn)
Windmill Court, NW2 Windmill Court is located on Windmill Court (Mapesbury)


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