London Borough. Formed from the Municipal Boroughs of Wembley and Willesden of Middlesex. Its name derives from the River Brent which runs through the borough.
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Brent Council
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Bobby Moore Bridge
The building in the background of the mural is, of course, the old Wembley St...
Bob Marley - NW2
From Jamaica Observer: The building ... was home to Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, B...
Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth "Liz" Mitchell, the voice of pop reggae super group Boney M, lived ...
Olympic Way - 1948 plaque
Unveiled in its new location on 19 April 2023, the same day that a plaque at ...
Other Subjects
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John Thwaites
First Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works and thus the first Leader of local government in London. Born Westmorland. Came to London in 1832, trained as a draper and set up his own business...
1 memorial
Geoffrey Finsberg
Conservative politician. Born London. Died Stockholm, there making a speech.
2 memorials
Urban Hanlon Broughton
Engineer who married money and then made lots more. Born England. Studied civil engineering and gained expertise in the Shone sewer system which took him to Massachusetts to manage its installatio...
2 memorials
Sir Christopher Wates
Chairman of the Governing Council of Goodenough College, 2006.
1 memorial
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Edmund Spenser
Poet. Probably born in East or West Smithfield. Best known for the epic poem 'The Faerie Queene'. When Queen Elizabeth failed to arrange payment ("a reason") for a poem he wrote: I was promis'd ...
3 memorials
Edward Acheson
American chemist, inventor and industrialist. Born Pennsylvania. Initially worked with Edison. Companies he founded include: Carborundum, Inc., UCar International, and Acheson Industries. In abou...
1 memorial
The Potteries and the Piggeries
A notorious Victorian slum in Kensington. From the late 18th century this was an area where bricks were made to supply nearby construction sites. As London was developed agricultural activities w...
1 memorial
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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