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Exploring the history of Mill Hill, Edgware and Hendon.
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Modernism in Metro-Land
3 days ago
White House, Downage, Hendon 1936 C.E. Simmons
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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...
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9 days ago
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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:
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11 days ago
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London Industrial
11 days ago
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.
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Fantastic article on the joys and pains of litter picking at the Welsh Harp (Brent Reservoir) by Leila Taheri
wellcomecollection.org/stories/the-...
16 days ago
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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?
17 days ago
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Jonathan Calder
25 days ago
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.
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Historian's plea over missing Elstree Muppet Show mural - BBC News
Muppet star Dave Goelz says he wants to see photos of the artwork he made 50 years ago.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm244zy60lxo.amp
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The Underground Map
24 days ago
The Edgware Road at Colindale, early 20th century 📷 Old London postcard 📍
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Sounds like this could be very exciting for Barnet's heritage!
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
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28 days ago
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NW London Time Machine
about 1 month ago
The former entrance to Canons, Edgware, circa 1900 and in the present day. For more info please see here -
www.heritageoflondon.org/projects/can...
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Fantastic video from
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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Mobil TS
about 2 months ago
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Merry Christmas from Tempelhof-Schöneberg to Barnet, 1121 km away.
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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"
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London Uncovered - Charting London's lost pubs - BBC Sounds
Looking back at some of the most memorable boozers of London's past.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/p0ktzkb5
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LCC municipal
over 1 year ago
Brent Cross 3
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LCC municipal
over 1 year ago
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.
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NW London Time Machine
about 2 months ago
To my shame, I missed this event. But take heed of Ian, the new Colindale station opens this afternoon.
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A slow burning thread on music relating to Mill Hill, Hendon and Edgware Starting with Mill Hill's
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and the False Dots song "The Burnt Oak Boogie"
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THE FALSE DOTS THE BURNT OAK BOOGIE
YouTube video by Roger Tichborne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c14ittcM5GQ
2 months ago
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NW London Time Machine
2 months ago
CarMart, West Hendon Broadway. Built in the late 1930s, the business (finishing off as Kenning), lasted until the late 1970s. The building that is on the site is now a Travelodge hotel. For a more detailed look, go to my Instagram account via this link
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NW London Time Machine
2 months ago
One hundrerd years seperate these two images of Mill Hill Broadway. Postcard image from the early 1920s.
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Mobil TS
2 months ago
"The town twinning between Tempelhof and Barnet has existed since 1955 and is an expression of the connection between the two districts through the airlift. At that time, the "raisin bombers" refuelled during a stopover at Hendon Airport before continuing to Tempelhof."
www.berlin.de/ba-tempelhof...
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Städtepartnerschaften des Bezirks Tempelhof-Schöneberg - Berlin.de
https://www.berlin.de/ba-tempelhof-schoeneberg/ueber-den-bezirk/staedtepartnerschaften/
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Mobil TS
2 months ago
Greetings from Berlin Tempelhof-Schöneberg! 🇩🇪 The two boroughs Tempelhof and Schöneberg were merged to one in 2001. Now we have 8 international partner towns + 7 domestic. The latest is Mykolajiw 🇺🇦.
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Jane Austen once visited Hendon in the 1810s to visit her newly wed niece Anna Austen Lefroy who along with her husband Ben stayed at Heriot House. Anna was a budding novellist and wrote to her aunt for advice The house, now long gone, is now Heriot Road, off Brent Street
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NW London Time Machine
3 months ago
Another opportunity to see Colindale on screen again. If you miss it, it will be available on the on demand Encore service (red button).
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John Gerveyse of Hendon serving in the garrison of the castle of Guines near Calais during the 100 Years War I wonder how his war and life fared
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NW London Time Machine
3 months ago
195 Hale Lane, Edgware in 1935, 2008 and now. Whilst the modernisation of the house may seem shocking to some, its worth remembering that homes are for living in, not museum exhibits. 1935 image via UK Photo Prints on Ebay. 2008 and 2025 images via Google Maps.
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NW London Time Machine
4 months ago
The North Circular Road at Brent Cross, from Prince Charles Drive, 1976 and yesterday.....
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NW London Time Machine
3 months ago
Urban Explorer Report - The Savoy Cinema, Burnt Oak
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Report - - Savoy Cinema, Burnt Oak, London - July 2021 | Theatres and Cinemas
The Savoy Cinema is a Grade II Listed building located in Burnt Oak, a district of Edgware in northwest London. It opened on 29th June 1936 with Bobby Breen in “Rainbow on the River” and William Garga...
https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/savoy-cinema-burnt-oak-london-july-2021.129469/?fbclid=PAT01DUAN8PHZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAac_qK0jwItNS9KqbQQRQWk8UAK85e_NilzSjnx6Ho3F6Isy4BHWUhy3J_13VA_aem_o4nYaU7uIkNUNm36jV_feA
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NW London Time Machine
3 months ago
Short film No3. The Police Training College at Hendon (Colindale). The narrator is almost certainly Graham Hill, the legendary F1 driver. This film looks like it was made in the very early 1970s.
youtu.be/aiL1_tI7Cz4?...
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1970s Police Driving School, Police Car POVs, HD from 35mm
YouTube video by Kinolibrary
https://youtu.be/aiL1_tI7Cz4?si=T-pLemN3xTgEvsPN
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NW London Time Machine
3 months ago
Meanwhile, over on Instagram. A post that is best viewed on that platform. The 1968 Peter Ustinov and Maggie Smith film that features locations in Burnt Oak and Edgware.
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undefined on Instagram: "nwlondontimemachineThe 1968 Peter Ustinov film, 'Hot Millions' featured a number of NW London locations, most notably Burnt Oak as …"
nwlondontimemachineThe 1968 Peter Ustinov film, 'Hot Millions' featured a number of NW London locations, most notably Burnt Oak as well as Edgware.Looking at the following then and now images, its clear to see that although the shops have changed hands many times since and the vehicles on the road are from the past, the built environment has altered very little. Burnt Oak and Edgware featured quite regularly in film and TV shows in the 1950s and 1960s, and that was due to its proximity to the studios at nearby Borehamwood and Elstree. The 'anytown' feel of the locations were ideal. On this occasion 'Hot Millions' was made by MGM at Borehamwood. That studio closed in 1970.1-3 Peter Ustinov's character, 'Pendleton' on Watling Avenue, Burnt Oak.4. The same location in the present day5&6. Watling Park7&8 Outside Burnt Oak Underground station.9. The exterior of Burnt Oak Underground station in the present.10&11. Deans Lane, Edgware. The building at the far end is the The Green Man, it is now a Harvester restaurant, and has been renamed as The Jolly Badger.12. Deans Lane in the present.13&14. Hale Lane. 15. Hale Lane now.Screen grabs sourced from Reel Streets, London Locations and Geoff Phillips on Facebook. #burntoak #watlingestate #londonfilmlocations
https://www.instagram.com/p/DRWw8CAjZKh/?igsh=OTR3dmg0ZDA2cmFm
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NW London Time Machine
3 months ago
A Northern Line Underground train just outside Hendon Central station in 1960. UK Photo Prints on Ebay.
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Didn't realise that the Borough of Barnet had it's own Pearly Queen! The London tradition which focuses on charity fund raising celebrates its 150th anniversary this year
www.tiktok.com/@whatdoy0udo...
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The Underground Map
3 months ago
HA8 8AH (Brendon Court, Stonegrove, Edgware) is - according to the Dull Men’s Centre - the only Greater London postcode which reads the same in a mirror as on paper
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The Underground Map
3 months ago
My central London London Underground video walks are quite popular. Out in the sticks popularity is understandably bit more niche. But Hendon Central to Brent Cross - "Lonely glory amidst fields" - saw me analyse a couple of incredible photos of a very rural Hendon Central
youtu.be/tw-M7AdrF1I
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Hendon Central to Brent Cross: "Lonely glory amidst fields"
YouTube video by The Underground Map
https://youtu.be/tw-M7AdrF1I
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Some fantastic images of Edgware High Street in 1903 From George Scammell's National Photographic Record and Survey held by the V&A You can see why Edgware was once considered "quaint, curious and ancient" and like "looking at some medieval German town
collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?id_p...
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NW London Time Machine
4 months ago
Some info I recieved from representatives of the developers of the Railway Hotel in Edgware.
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Steve Miller, one of the borough's most remarkable gardeners showcases his wonderful edible tunnel
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He Grew a 40m (130ft) Edible Tunnel - Pumpkins, Pears & More!
YouTube video by Huw Richards
https://youtu.be/ykxHrxP8K6g?si=5naxdcDTbgzwzeXc
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NW London Time Machine
4 months ago
The K Garage, on the A1, near Mill Hill, in 1969, and yesterday. The top image is from the film 'The Reckoning' For more on the K Garage, here's a link to an article I did, originally in 2014)
wordsbymarkamies.com/2014/11/02/b...
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NW London Time Machine
4 months ago
Final reminder that I will be presenting a talk about Hendon Aerodrome for the Pinner Local History Society tomorrow at 8pm. More details here
www.pinnerlhs.org.uk/forthcoming-..
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Minister H I Alexander explains Yom Kippur in The Hendon and Finchley Times in 1937 G’mar chatima tova to all those observing Yom Kippur
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Next Wednesday's lecture on Brent Cross has been replaced by David Keen's talk on Amy Johnson, who flew from London to Australia in 1930, breaking all previous records
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5 months ago
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85 years ago today, 13 lives were lost and many more injured when a German bomb hit Colindale station
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5 months ago
Stonegrove House, Edgware, in 1948, & the present. The caption for the older image described the building as Stone Grove Manor House. Sadly it has been treated to unsympathetic alterations. 1948 image supplied by follower
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5 months ago
View of Edgware, Middlesex, 1802 Artist not stated. From the Wakefield Collection. sourced via Corporation of London's London Picture Archive.
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Edgware, Barnet
View of Edgware, Middlesex; Edgware is now in the London borough of Barnet.
https://www.londonpicturearchive.org.uk/view-item?i=28863
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Modernism in Metro-Land
5 months ago
Former Odeon Cinema, Colindale 1935 A.P. Starkey
www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/colindale-od...
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The London Borough of Barnet which is twinned with 8 towns across 3 continents It is further linked by correspondence to two other towns as well: Jinja in Uganda and Barnet in the state of Vermont in the USA
www.barnet.gov.uk/community/ge...
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5 months ago
At last, we can get to see what two decades of neglect have done to the interior of the Grade 2 listed Railway Hotel in Edgware . Yesterday, I went along to a public presentation by Cavendish Consulting on behalf of the new owners. This is a Hendon Memories image from 1982 and a recent photo.
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NW London Time Machine
5 months ago
The old Railway Hotel on Station Road, Edgware is getting alot of media attention at the moment, with news if its potential refurbishment. However, this was not the first Railway Hotel in the town. Read on in the replies for more.....⬇️
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