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Kilburn is an area which straddles both sides of the Edgware Road (Kilburn High Road).

Kilburn High Road originated as an ancient trackway, part of a Celtic route between the settlements now known as Canterbury and St Albans. Under Roman rule, the route was paved. In Anglo-Saxon times the road became known as Watling Street.

Kilburn grew up on the banks of a stream which has been known variously as Cuneburna, Kelebourne and Cyebourne, which flows from Hampstead down through Hyde Park and into the River Thames. It is suggested the name means either Royal River or Cattle River ('Bourne' being an Anglo-Saxon word for 'river'). That river is known today as the Westbourne.

The name Kilburn was first recorded in 1134 as Cuneburna, referring to the priory which had been built on the site of the cell of a hermit known as Godwyn. Godwyn had built his hermitage by the Kilburn river during the reign of Henry I, and both his hermitage and the priory took their name from the river.

Kilburn Priory was a small community of nuns, probably Augustinian canonesses. It was founded in 1134 at the Kilburn river crossing on Watling Street (the modern-day junction of Kilburn High Road and Belsize Road). Kilburn Priory's position on Watling Street meant that it became a popular resting point for pilgrims heading for the shrines at St Albans and Willesden. The Priory was dissolved in 1536-37 by Henry VIII, and nothing remains of it today. The priory lands included a mansion and a hostium (a guesthouse), which may have been the origin of the Red Lion pub, thought to have been founded in 1444. Opposite, the Bell Inn was opened around 1600, on the site of the old mansion.

The fashion for taking 'medicinal waters' in the 18th century came to Kilburn when a well of chalybeate waters (water impregnated with iron) was discovered near the Bell Inn in 1714. In an attempt to compete with the nearby Hampstead Well, gardens and a 'great room' were opened to promote the well, and its waters were promoted in journals of the day as cure for 'stomach ailments'.

In the 19th century the wells declined, but the Kilburn Wells remained popular as a tea garden. The Bell was demolished and rebuilt in 1863. The Kilburn stretch of Watling Street, now called Edgware Road and Kilburn High Road, was gradually built up with inns and farm houses. Kilburn did not attract any significant building until around 1819 in the area near St John's Wood.

Much of the area was developed in the last decades of the 19th century by Solomon Barnett, who named many of the streets after places in the West Country (e.g. Torbay) or after popular poets of the day (e.g. Tennyson) in honour of his wife.

There are three railway stations on Kilburn High Road: Kilburn tube station (Jubilee line) at its northern end and a little to the south Brondesbury station (London Overground). Approximately a mile further south is Kilburn High Road station (also London Overground). The name of Ian Dury's first band, Kilburn and the High Roads, refers to this road, as does the Flogging Molly song, "Kilburn High Road" and the Shack song, "Kilburn High Road".

Kilburn tube station opened as Kilburn and Brondesbury on 24 November 1879, as part of the Metropolitan and St. John's Wood Railway run by the Metropolitan Railway. Following the merger of the Metropolitan Railway into London Transport in 1933, it then became part of the Stanmore branch of the Bakerloo line on 20 November 1939, at which time the station was extensively rebuilt. The station was renamed to its current name on 25 September 1950. It was transferred to the Jubilee line on its opening, on 1 May 1979.


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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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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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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.
Earlsfields Between Thorplands on the east and Shoot Up Hill on the west lay several fields called Earlsfields.
Kilburn Grange Park Kilburn Grange Park is a three hectare open space adjacent to Kilburn High Road.

NEARBY STREETS
Abbey Lane, NW6 Abbey Lane disappeared from the map as the Kilburn Vale Estate was built (Kilburn)
Addison Court, NW6 Addison Court is sited on Brondesbury Road (Kilburn)
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)
Barlow Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Beech House, NW6 Beech House is a block on Netherwood Street (Kilburn)
Birchington Road, NW6 Birchington Road runs from the Edgware Road to West End Lane (Kilburn)
Bishopsdale House, NW6 Bishopsdale House is a block on West End Lane (Kilburn)
Bradwell House, NW6 Bradwell House is a block on Mortimer Place (Kilburn)
Bransdale Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Brassey Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Bravo House, NW6 Bravo House is a block on Kilburn High Road (Kilburn)
Broadoak House, NW6 Broadoak House is sited on Mortimer Crescent (Kilburn)
Brondesbury Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Brooklands Court, NW6 Brooklands Court is a block on Cavendish Road
Broomsleigh Street, NW6 Broomsleigh Street dates from the 1880s (West Hampstead)
Caesar House, NW2 Caesar House is a block on Garlinge Road (Mapesbury)
Canberra Court, NW6 Canberra Court is a block on Mill Lane (Mapesbury)
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)
Cheshunt House, NW6 Cheshunt House is a block on Greville Road (Kilburn)
Christchurch Avenue, NW6 Christchurch Avenue is a street in Cricklewood (Brondesbury Park)
Christchurch Court, NW6 Christchurch Court is a road in the NW6 postcode area (Brondesbury Park)
Claire Court, NW2 Claire Court is a block on Shoot-Up Hill (Mapesbury)
Colas Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Colmar Court, NW6 Colmar Court is sited on Willesden Lane (Brondesbury)
Conway House, NW6 Conway House is a block on Quex Road (Kilburn)
Davina House, NW2 Davina House is a block on Fordwych Road (West Hampstead)
Daynor House, NW6 Daynor House is located on Quex Road (Kilburn)
Dornfell Street, 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)
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)
Exeter Road, NW2 Exeter Road is a street in Cricklewood (Mapesbury)
Falcon House, NW6 Falcon House is a block on Springfield Lane (Kilburn)
Farndale House, NW6 Farndale House can be found on Kilburn Vale (Kilburn)
Fordwych Court, NW2 Fordwych Court is a block on Shoot-up Hill (Mapesbury)
Fordwych Road, NW2 Fordwych Road is a street in Cricklewood (Kilburn)
Forest Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (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)
Gladstone Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Glastonbury Street, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Glenbrook Road, NW6 Glenbrook Road lies to the west of West Hampstead (West Hampstead)
Goldsmith Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Grange Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Grangeway, NW6 Grangeway, NW6 lies off of Messina Avenue (Kilburn)
Greville Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Greville Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Haliwell House, NW6 Haliwell House is sited on Mortimer Place (Kilburn)
Hall Oak Walk, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Hawthorne House, NW6 Hawthorne House can be found on Netherwood Street (Kilburn)
Hermit Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Hillcrest Court, NW2 Hillcrest Court is a building on Shoot-up Hill (Mapesbury)
Hillsborough Court, NW6 Hillsborough Court is sited on Mortimer Crescent (Kilburn)
Hinchinbrook House, NW6 Hinchinbrook House is located on Greville Road (Kilburn)
Holmesdale House, NW6 Holmesdale House is a building on Kilburn Vale (Kilburn)
Interlink House, NW6 Interlink House is a building on Maygrove Road (West Hampstead)
John Wilson House, NW6 John Wilson House is a location in London (Brondesbury Park)
Kendal Court, NW2 Kendal Court is a block on Shoot-up Hill (Mapesbury)
Kilburn Grange Park Head House, NW6 Kilburn Grange Park Head House is a block on Kilburn High Road (Kilburn)
Kilburn High Road, NW6 Part of Watling Street/Edgware Road, Kilburn High Road is the main road through Kilburn (Kilburn)
Kilburn Place, NW6 Kilburn Place was originally Providence Place (Kilburn)
Kilburn Priory, NW6 Kilburn Priory is now a road - - it was once the site of a real priory (Kilburn)
Kilburn Priory, NW8 Kilburn Priory is a road in the NW8 postcode area (Kilburn)
Kilburn Vale, NW6 Kilburn Vale leads to the Kilburn Vale estate (Kilburn)
Kingscroft Road, NW2 Kingscroft Road is a street in Cricklewood (Mapesbury)
Kingsgate Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Kingsgate Road, NW6 Kingsgate Road runs between Quex Road and Hemstal Road (Kilburn)
Landau House, NW6 Residential block
Lee Court, NW6 Lee Court is a block on Willesden Lane (Brondesbury Park)
Linburn House, NW6 Residential block (Kilburn)
Linstead Street, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Lorton House, NW6 Lorton House dates from the first development of the Kilburn Vale Estate (Kilburn)
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)
Mapesbury Road, NW2 Mapesbury Road is named after Walter Map, prebendary from 1173–1192. (Mapesbury)
Maple House, NW6 Maple House is located on Netherwood Street (Kilburn)
Marrick House, NW6 Marrick House is a block on Mortimer Crescent (Kilburn)
Marshwood House, NW6 Marshwood House is a block on Kilburn Vale (Kilburn)
Mazenod Avenue, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Merlin House, NW6 Merlin House is a block on Kilburn High Road (Kilburn)
Mill Apartments, NW6 Mill Apartments can be found on Mill Lane (Kilburn)
Mill Court, NW6 Mill Court is a block on Mill Lane (Mapesbury)
Mill Lane, NW2 West of the bridge over the railway, Mill Lane enters the NW2 postcode (Mapesbury)
Mortimer Crescent, NW6 Mortimer Crescent is a notable street in Kilburn, full of literary connections. (Kilburn)
Mortimer Place, NW6 Mortimer Place runs east from Kilburn Priory (Kilburn)
Mowbray Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6
Mowbray Road, NW6 Mowbray Road is a road in the NW2 postcode area
Mutrix Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
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)
Onslow Court, NW6 Onslow Court is a block on Mill Lane (Mapesbury)
Palmerston Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Paul Daisley Court, NW6 Paul Daisley Court is a building on Christchurch Avenue (Brondesbury Park)
Petrie Close, NW2 Petrie Close is a street in Cricklewood (Mapesbury)
Princes Court, NW2 Princes Court is a block on Shoot-Up Hill (Mapesbury)
Priory House, NW6 Priory House is a building on Kingsgate Place (Kilburn)
Prospect Place, NW6 Prospect Place was a group of houses built fronting Edgware Road south of the junction with West End Lane (Kilburn)
Queensgate Place, NW6 Queensgate Place is a location in London (Kilburn)
Quex Mews, NW6 Quex Mews is named after an estate in Kent (Kilburn)
Quex Road, NW6 Quex Road is an important road in NW6 linking the Edgware Road and West End Lane (Kilburn)
Ravenshaw Street, NW6 Ravenshaw Street runs parallel to the Midland Main Line (West Hampstead)
Redwood Court, NW6 Redwood Court is a block on Christchurch Avenue (Brondesbury Park)
Regents Plaza, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Remsted House, NW6 Remsted House is a block on Kilburn Priory (Kilburn)
Ribblesdale House, NW6 Ribblesdale House is a block on Kilburn Vale (Kilburn)
Sanellan Court, NW2 Sanellan Court is a block on Mapesbury Road
Shoot Up Hill, NW2 Shoot Up Hill is a street in Cricklewood (Mapesbury)
Solent Road, NW6 Solent Road is a street in West Hampstead (West Hampstead)
Spring Court, NW6 Spring Court is a block on Iverson Road (Kilburn)
Springfield Lane, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
Springfield Walk, NW6 Springfield Walk has a set of very old steps that give access to Kilburn Priory (Kilburn)
St Cuthbert’s Road, NW2 St Cuthbert’s Road runs up from Shoot Up Hill to a church of the same name (Mapesbury)
St Ives Court, NW2 St Ives Court is a block on Mapesbury Road (Mapesbury)
Sumatra Road, NW6 Sumatra Road, NW6 dates from the 1870s (West Hampstead)
Summit Court, NW2 Summit Court is a block on Summit Court (Mapesbury)
Sycamore House, NW6 Sycamore House is located on Netherwood Street (Kilburn)
Teignmouth Court, NW2 Teignmouth Court is a building on Exeter Road (Mapesbury)
Templar House, NW2 Templar House is located on Garlinge Road (Mapesbury)
The Arches, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)
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)
Wayne Kirkum Way, NW2 Wayne Kirkum Way is a road in the NW6 postcode area (West Hampstead)
Webheath Estate, NW6 The Webheath Estate is an estate in Kilburn (Kilburn)
Westbourne House, NW6 Westbourne House is a block on Kingsgate Road (Kilburn)
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)

NEARBY PUBS
North London Tavern The North London Tavern stands on the corner of Cavendish Road and the Edgware Road.
Red Lion The Red Lion was situated at 34 Kilburn High Road.
The Black Lion The Black Lion is a pub on Kilburn High Road.
The Cock Tavern The Cock Inn may have been founded in the 15th century.
The Old Bell The (Old) Bell is a very old Kilburn Pub.
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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