This June the London Garden Trust (LGT) will transform its annual summer fundraising event (previously Open Gardens Squares Weekend, now London Open Gardens) into a live, virtual and interactive show giving ticket-holders access to some of London’s most inspirational, normally private, green spaces. Starting at 5.30pm (BST) join us for 90 minutes of discovery, as …
WLHS in conjunction with www.notjustcamden.uk guides , have now run 2 fundraising walks for Brent Mayor Cllr Ernest Ezeajughi 2019 – 2021. One before Covid 19 lockdowns in winter 2019(see full video of link below) and one in April 2019 under the rule of 6. We are asking you to donate for password access to …
Brent Museum and Archives have received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £250,000 to deliver Being Brent – Heritage for Health and Wellbeing, a wide-ranging project delivered to involve the biggest cross-section of community members. Being Brent encompasses the diverse range of Brent’s heritage through parks and green spaces, natural habitats, notable industrial and …
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For our April event, we suggested a walk along the Canal at Ladbroke Grove, including viewing the Victorian Gas Holders. Sadly, the Gas Holders have been demolished by now, but you can still enjoy a pleasant walk along the canal path. The coming of the Canal, and the Western Gasworks beside it, had an effect …
As our route out of Covid Lockdown still seems uncertain, we have planned a short walk in the fresh air for our April event. This will be a self-guided walk to say goodbye to Kensal Green Gas Holders, due for demolition. They are the relics of the Western Gas Company, which established gas works on this …
Womeninspire podcast features Jayaben Desai and the Grunwick Strike, which took place at Grunwick Film Processing Laboratories in Chapter Road, in Willesden. between 1976 and 1978. https://womeninspire.co.uk/podcasts There’s a transcript for the podcast here – https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f646fbe21749c5c6b9d7880/t/602aa4a7b341c828b3b47e05/1613407400085/Jayaben+Desai+Podcast.pdf Find out more about the Grunwick Strike in our publication Willesden Local History Society: 40 Years of History …
Brent Archives is here to help you find out more about the history of the local area. On the days that the Archives are open you are welcome to drop in and use the materials available in the search room including local pamphlet boxes, local history books, directories and electoral registers. For more details and …
Altamira in 2020 The attractive Victorian villa on the corner where Hillside Stonebridge meets Brentfield Road has been part of the local scene since 1876. It was built as part of the new suburb of Stonebridge Park, which was laid out to attract wealthy business people to the area. The house itself and its next-door …
Out and About with Local Historians Over the years, members of WLHS have enjoyed the chance to discover more about Willesden, first hand, taking walks guided by local experts, and often joined along the way by interested passers-by! Despite distractions such as impatient cyclists on the Canal towpath, busy traffic on Kilburn Lane, or noisy …
Gwen Bennett Molloy, WLHS Journal, No. 20, 2004/5, and in the Willesden Local History Society – 40 Years of History Although the Society did not come into existence until 1974, the early seeds were sown when the splendid late Victorian Willesden Town Hall in Dyne Road was demolished. Attempts to save it were made by …
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