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NW London Time Machine
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History and imagery of NW London posted by Mark Amies, with contributions from others. No AI images. Please do spread the word & repost.

Originally started on Twitter in 2019.


https://pastrewind.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/the-victorian-villa-lost-in-time/
From the Cinema Theatre Association Instagram today.
November 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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"The finest mattress made" : c.1930 publicity brochure from the bedmaking company whose works were then situated at the still eponymously named junction of the Edgware Road, North Circular and M1 in north London. Staples, formed in 1895, had links to the Heal's furnishings family.

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November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Highfield Court, Golders Green

1935

A.V. Pilichowski

Image from RIBApix
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Christmas gift idea.

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Flying Up The Edgware Road, available to buy now.
YouTube video by Mark Amies
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November 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
A short video I did the other day.
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When Kilburn was Home to an Aircraft Factory.
YouTube video by Mark Amies
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November 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Barnet Council finally gets to demolish built heritage with public support.....
Councillors celebrate as derelict pub is demolished

The Jester, opposite Mount Pleasant roundabout, closed in 2013 and burned down in 2018 reports David Floyd
barnetpost.co.uk/2025/11/10/c...
Councillors celebrate as derelict pub is demolished
The Jester, opposite Mount Pleasant roundabout, closed in 2013 and burned down in 2018 reports David Floyd
barnetpost.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The 1960s Kilburn Square development is being redeveloped.
I took these yesterday. It looks like the original structure is being retained and then expanded. The new development is called The Terrace.
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 AM
On Rememberance Sunday, and article I did for @londonist.com a few years back, about William Leefe-Robinson, who is buried in Harrow Weald.

The Pilot Whose Act Of Bravery Was An Aviation First | Londonist share.google/XRaZAKKmDhKw...
The Pilot Whose Act Of Bravery Was An Aviation First
The first to shoot down a Zeppelin.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The Queen of Hearts public house Queensbury, 1941 and now.

I've done a detailed post with more history and images here www.instagram.com/p/DQ04-mbjG5...

Archive images via National Brewery Heritage Trust/Alamy.
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
A follower on the nwlondontimemachine Instagram account kindly messaged me to remind me about a number of Urban Explorer reports that exist for NW London. So I will be putting them up one at a time.
Here's the first one -
www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/pinn...
Report - - Pinner Chalk Mine, London - Nov 2022 | Underground Sites
History: The earliest workings on Pinner's chalk are believed to date back as far as the 14th century, however, the main work on these mines did not begin until the 19th century. At the time, these qu...
www.28dayslater.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Whilst watching the BBC Four Eurythmics special I saw they mentioned Annie Lennox met Dave Stewart at a vegetarian restaurant in Hampstead, in 1977.
I found this gem on Facebook -
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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📣 Object now to stop the demolition of Clive Lodge, one of the earliest homes in this leafy part of Ealing! 🧵
Object here to planning application Ref: 253085FUL
bit.ly/3Lo8EZH
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Short film No3.

The Police Training College at Hendon (Colindale). The narrator is almost certainly Graham Hill, the legendary F1 driver. This film looks like it was made in the very early 1970s.

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1970s Police Driving School, Police Car POVs, HD from 35mm
YouTube video by Kinolibrary
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November 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Short Film No2.

This is Edgware Police Station on Whitchurch Lane, circa 1974.

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Urban Police Station, 1960s, 1970s, UK, HD
YouTube video by Kinolibrary
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November 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Have some short film treats for you. All featuring Police car in NW London. All courtesy of Kino Library.
Here's the first one.
It's a Jaguar Mk2 driving at speed along Stag Lane, Kingsbury, in the late 1960's
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1960s Police Car Driving Through Suburbs, UK, 35mm
YouTube video by Kinolibrary
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November 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The developers of the Railway Hotel in Edgware have come up.with a history timeline page.

The Railway Hotel – Edgware Railway Hotel share.google/2zUVMSiBaFSf...
The Railway Hotel – Edgware Railway Hotel
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November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Camden approves Hopkins’ plans for Highgate Cemetery restoration | News | Building Design www.bdonline.co.uk/news/camden-...
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dollis Hill and Kilburn stations in the 1950s via Kino Library

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Dollis Hill & Kilburn Tube Stations London 1950s
YouTube video by Kinolibrary
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November 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM