Former London borough. Municipal Borough of Willesden 1874 to 1965. In 1965 it was merged with Wembley to form the London Borough of Brent.
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Willesden Urban District Council
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Electricity Committee
Willesden District Council This stone was laid by C. Cowley Esq, Chairman of ...
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Sir Samuel Morton Peto
Born Woking. Started life as an apprentice brick-layer. MP and extremely wealthy construction entrepreneur. Often called Morton Peto. Father of Harold. In 1853 Peto bought the Regent's Park Diora...
1 memorial
John Dormay
Churchwarden of All Saints Church, Wandsworth in 1841. Andrew Behan has researched this man: John Dormay was born on 29 November 1802 in Wandsworth, the son of Peter Dormay and Jane Dormay née Bur...
1 memorial
William Marsden, Secretary of the Admiralty
As secretary of the Admiralty in November 1805 it was Marsden who was the first to receive the news of the Battle of Trafalgar. Born County Wicklow. Sent by the civil service to work in Sumatra a...
1 memorial
Frederick George Lucas
Chairman and managing director of the Brilliant Sign Company. He purchased the company in 1902 and served as chairman for more than fifty years.
1 memorial
Henry Cecil Raikes
MP, Postmaster General, in 1886 - 91. One of the first British politicians to have his voice recorded for posterity, by Thomas Edison's British agent.
2 memorials