NORTH WEST QUARTER
UNCOVER HISTORY OF YOUR NEW HOME NORTH WEST QUARTER
TAKE THE HIGH ROAD Kilburn High Road was once part of a Celtic track between what are now known as Canterbury and St Albans. The Romans paved this track then the Anglo Saxons called it Watling Street. THE MUSIC MILE Kilburn High Road was dubbed the ‘Music Mile’ by the London Tourist Board in the 1950s, with Irish and country music the main specialities, performed at pubs like Biddy Mulligan’s. Nearly all these establishments have now gone, although several pubs still have an Irish flavour today. FAMOUS FACES London is filled with celebrities, and Brent, the borough Queen's Park sits in, is no exception. Lily Allen, Daniel Craig, and George Michael all lived or were born in the borough. Author of Winnie-the-Pooh, AA Milne grew up at Henley House School in Kilburn, which was run by his father.
NWQ IS NESTLED BETWEEN TWO OF LONDON'S MOST INTERESTING AREAS. WE’VE DUG UP SOME OF THE FASCINATING HISTORIC STORIES BEHIND YOUR NEW AREA. GOING UNDERGROUND Queen's Park grew up on the banks of a stream that flows from Hampstead down through Hyde Park and into the River Thames. Previously known as Cuneburna, Kelebourne, and Cyebourne, which may have meant either Royal River or Cattle River ('bourne' being an Anglo-Saxon word for 'river'). Today it is known as the River Westbourne but from the 1850s, it was piped underground and is now one of London's many underground rivers. PILGRIMAGES AND KINGS Queen's Park once had a priory with a small community of nuns. It was founded in 1134 at the Kilburn river crossing on Watling Street (the modern-day junction of Kilburn High Road and Belsize Road) and became a popular resting point for pilgrims heading for the shrines at St Albans and Willesden. Unfortunately, nothing of the priory remains thanks to Henry VIII, who dissolved and destroyed it during his reign.
Bridge over Westbourne River
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