Football fans who were at Wembley Stadium on 30 July 1966 came together at Hendon Hall where England's squad were based during the tournament www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Happy Middlesex Day! A map from from “The English Counties Illustrated” showing the major monuments of this historic county in times past from Tottenham in the east to Hampton in the South West

If you want to object to the demolition of the Masons Arms in Kensal Green, you have until May 28th to do so. Follow this link to do so - The Masons Arms in Kensal Green NW10 is under threat from demolition - North London CAMRA share.google/fXpDhvy2YmvA...

Thank you. Here's a bigger image of the building. It is from a 1935 architectural magazine.

Here's a razor set that was made at the factory.

Here are the four factories of Rolls Razor (Cricklewood), Gillette (Brentford), Ever Ready (Colindale) and Wilkinson Sword (Acton). The two aerial images were taken by Aerofilms.

Another great segment from Mark Amies on London's industrial history and the manufacturer of razors including Ever Ready at Colindale A lost building that many people of Colindale will remember

Anyone recognise these locations in 1970s suburban London? youtu.be/R2esGxMN0lA?...

Jumping from his van as it comes to a halt, Ian Hendry urges the residents of Glendale Avenue in Edgware, Middlesex to 'Live Now, Pay Later'. www.reelstreets.com/...

1960 National Benzole ad, featuring Hillside Garage, Edgware.

In October 1950 28 lives were lost when a Douglas DC-3 plane crash landed into the grounds of Highwood Ash on Highwood Hill youtu.be/HGOgglVHSj4?...

Happy St George's Day! As well as patron saint of England, he is generated in many countries including Malta In the 1960s Maltese workers moved to Colindale to work at Phoenix Telephone Ltd

Another video of Hendon Aerdrome recently released on YouTube by Reuters This time from 1930 with crowds watching airplanes in formation, parachutists and a strange plane which appears to have a rota-blade

Nice little display of historic items at Hendon Golf Club

RAF planes showcase war maneuvers and aerial bombardment at Hendon in 1929 youtu.be/huDH5-nHKbo?...

Footage of Barnet Horse Fair in 1928 youtu.be/5PXjjwVB0m0?...

Mind Your Own Middlesex, a wonderful little planning consultation document from the late 1940s: lccmunicipal.com/2026/04/07/m...

Brent Cross opened fifty years ago this month. I wrote a small piece about it. wordsbymarkamies.com/2026/03/31/b...

White House, Downage, Hendon 1936 Designed by Evelyn Simmons for Haymills Ltd www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/spec-houses-...

Brent Cross Shopping Centre turns 50 - historic photos | Ham & High share.google/PKGleksPKhU1...

Grown up in Barnet is an exciting new collaboration between the Museum of Youth Culture and Barnet Council uncovering and collecting youth culture stories Get out your family albums, dig out your old outfits, and share your stories, reach out to [email protected]

Inspired by Paul Wood's excellent "1,000 Trees to find in Britain and Ireland's Towns and Cities" I'm starting a slow burn thread on the most interesting trees of Hendon, Mill Hill and Edgware

The Royal Air Force Museum site at Colindale, in the early 1980s. Postcard image.

An excursion of the Railway Correspondence & Travel Society (London Branch) arrives at the old Edgware Great Northern Station on Oct 1st 1960 The station had been closed to passengers in 1939, & closed to freight in 1964 Site now covered by a Sainsbury's & it's car park. Photo by David Pearson

The marathon event of the 1948 Olympics left the old Wembley Stadium and looped through Kingsbury, Stanmore, Canon's Park, Stanmore, Elstree, Radlett, Mill Hill and Edgware youtu.be/k2kP-IBxrpQ?...

⚠️ Important London air pollution update for Friday 6 March. ⚠️ I’ve triggered a high pollution alert due to a forecast of particulate levels mainly caused by Saharan dust. ⚠️ Protect the most vulnerable by avoiding unnecessary car trips, engine idling and burning garden waste.

No idea where this is actually filmed but the most weirdly nostalgic film for someone who grew up in Edgware / Mill Hill in the 1990s Quiet summer days with birdsong (which you don't quite get anymore) and the houses and gardens looking like they used to www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukNK...

Mill Hill Broadway in 1924 and 2024. A lot of differences, but the major change was the arrival in the 1960s of the M1, running alongside the railway. That saw the station building demolished. 1924 image by Aerofilms. 2024 image Google. #millhillbroadway

The M1 Approaches London. A high-angle view of the M1 motorway extension alongside the LMR main line at Mill Hill, Barnet, London, England, 24th November 1969. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)'

Mill Hill Village turn back the clock for 80th anniversary clash The cricket club mark a milestone at Burtonhole Lane by hosting the same opposition they faced in their very first home match in 1946 barnetpost.co.uk/2026/02/21/m...

Cadets of 120 Squadron return to Hendon over 60 years after life-changing training Having met in the late 1950s, former RAF Air Training Corps cadets reunite at the RAF Museum in Hendon to revisit their roots and remember lost friends. barnetpost.co.uk/2026/02/21/c...

White House, Downage, Hendon 1936 C.E. Simmons www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/white-house-...

Upcoming play centres on an Edgware Jewish family in crisis At the Menier Chocolate Factory in Borough from Feb 27 to the May 2nd www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/m...

Photos of the Boosey and Hawkes factory on Deansbrook Road, Edgware in the 1940s where they manufactured brass instruments and drums. Images from Horniman Museum who hold their museum and archive:

Today, I was on the Robert Elms Show, talking to him about musical instrument manufacturers in London. You can listen in on BBC Sounds here, I come in 1 hour and 10 minutes into the show. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... The recording is available for 28 days.

Fantastic article on the joys and pains of litter picking at the Welsh Harp (Brent Reservoir) by Leila Taheri wellcomecollection.org/stories/the-...

Had an inquiry from an old Edgware resident Does anyone know of a 1941 film promoting school lunches filmed mainly at Edgware Council School and a home kitchen?

There was a mural depicting ATV performers in the canteen which cast members defaced with Muppet characters as a prank. But the artwork was painted over 40 years ago, and Elstree historian Howard Berry is trying to find picture evidence.

The Edgware Road at Colindale, early 20th century 📷 Old London postcard 📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=2526 #london #colindale

Sounds like this could be very exciting for Barnet's heritage! www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...

The former entrance to Canons, Edgware, circa 1900 and in the present day. For more info please see here - www.heritageoflondon.org/projects/can...

Fantastic video from @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social of celebrities playing cricket in Mill Hill Park on the Watford Way in the 1950s Featuring Tommy Cooper, the 3rd Doctor Jon Pertwee and local musician Edmundo Ros amongst other celebrities of the day tptvencore.co.uk/product/cele...

After moving to London, she set up an antiques shop called "Edgware Antiques" in 1972 which traded for several decades May her memory be a blessing

If you are ever stranded in 1820s Edgware, Mill Hill and Hendon, you can use these pages of Pigot's Directory to find the services you need Edgware "of rather ancient appearance" while Mill Hill is full of famous names: Wilberforce and Raffles as well as Lord Mayors Charles Flowers and John Wilkes

The museums of Hendon (Church Farm House and the RAF Museum) as they were in the late 1990s Many happy childhood visits to them at this time!

@mhhistsoc.bsky.social @incediblebarnet.bsky.social Merry Christmas from Tempelhof-Schöneberg to Barnet, 1121 km away.

The lost social hub of the Bald Faced Stag in Burnt Oak: "its sturdy clientele filled a robust football team, two darts teams, male and female, Christmas parties for young and old, raised whip rounds when needed and organised legendary day trips to seaside towns" www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Four Brent Cross postcards incoming…. One of my earliest childhood memories is of a long car trip in the mid-70s from Sutton to Brent Cross to see the new shopping centre. This domed roof with its little rectangles of colour created a lasting impression.

To my shame, I missed this event. But take heed of Ian, the new Colindale station opens this afternoon.