HARLESDEN

'Harlesden' is a district in the London Borough of Brent. Its main focal point is the Jubilee Clock which commemorates Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. The population is primarily made up of people of Afro-Caribbean heritage but also has a large number of Irish Catholic, Brazilian and Guyanese.

Contents

History

Transport and locale

Tube and Train stations

Nearest Places

References

History

In the 19th century, Harlesden, then a rural village, began to develop some of its urban appearance with the arrival of the railways. Willesden Junction, Kensal Green and Harlesden stations all had an effect on the developing village. Cottages for railway workers were built, as was grander housing for the local middle class.
Harlesden eventually lost its rurality, with factories replacing farms and woodland. After the end of World War I, low cost housing spread across the area, filling in the gaps between surrounding villages. Harlesden quickly became part of the growing London conurbation. One of Europe's biggest industrial estates was constructed in nearby Park Royal.
The image of Harlesden today began to take shape throughout the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Immigration from the Caribbean, Indian sub-continent and Africa radically changed the racial and cultural make up of the area. Most of the houses are Victorian terraces and parking is controlled by parking permits.

Transport and locale

Harlesden has excellent transport links. It has bus routes 18, 187, 206, 220, 224, 226, 260, 266, 487 and PR2 running in the town centre as well as routes 6 and 297 running just outside. It has two underground stations serving the Bakerloo line as well as National Rail services running between Watford Junction & Euston, Richmond & Stratford and between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction.

Tube and Train stations

★ Harlesden Station

★ Neasden Station

★ Willesden Junction Station

★ Park Royal Station

★ North Acton Station

★ Kensal Green Station

Nearest Places

★ Willesden

★ Kensal Green

★ Neasden

★ Shepherd's Bush

★ Acton

★ Queen's Park

★ Stonebridge Park

References

★ http://www.harlesdentown.com