Cricklewood was a small rural settlement, in parish terms a hamlet, around Edgware Road, originally the Roman road which was later called Watling Street, until the impetus for its urbanisation came with the surface and underground railways in nearby Willesden Green in the 1870s. The bustling shops on Cricklewood Broadway, as Edgware Road is known here, contrast with quieter surrounding streets of largely late-Victorian, Edwardian, and 1930s housing. The area has strong links with Ireland due to a sizeable Irish population. The Crown pub, now The Crown Moran Hotel, is a local landmark. The 35-hectare (86-acre)Gladstone Park marks its north-western edge.
Proposed in the early 1870s, the local government voted in favour of a branch line from Timaru to Pleasant Point in December 1872 and a construction contract was let in the following March. After a railway act approving the line was passed later in 1873, construction could commence, and it did so on 18 February 1874. The branch left the Main South Line in Washdyke, now a northern suburb of Timaru, and headed northwest towards Pleasant Point. Construction of this 14.42 km of railway proceeded without any notable difficulties, opening for service on 24 December 1875 - though trains had been able to run to Pleasant Point as early as two months previously. An extension followed swiftly, and the 27 km addition to Albury opened on 1 January 1877.
An extract from a ‘Prime Time Investigates’ programme looking at the neglect of generations of economic migrants. These Irish people are forgotten by the country of their birth and often ignored by their adopted home.
In this extract Frank and Seamus two Irish men who emigrated over thirty years ago talk about their circumstances now living in London.
Seamus and Frank walking from their house in the Cricklewood area of London. Reporter Paul Rouse explains that for years Seamus and Frank worked on building sites all across London but their generation are now replaced by migrants from Eastern Europe.
A house is shown in Cricklewood, London that’s shared by eight Irishmen. Seamus’ rent of £85 per week is paid by the local council to his Irish landlord. Seamus and Frank drink cider in Seamu...
published: 26 Jul 2023
Cricklewood Craic
Cricklewood Craic is a portrait of the Irish construction workers who lived and sought work in North West London between the 1950's and the end of the 20th Century. Four retired construction workers who migrated to London recount their experiences and reveal a once thriving Irish community in Cricklewood. Times have changed, the dancehalls and pubs have since disappeared and a new workforce now gather on the Chichele Road hoping for a day's casual labour. Despite the deep foundations once laid to build the social and physical identity of Cricklewood, today only the songs and memories remain.
published: 24 May 2012
CRICKLEWOOD High Streets, Sunny Saturday Afternoon in Spring / London NW2 – N066R [4K]
"I once lived in this area for quite a while. It was the last place I lived before I moved to my current place, some 15 years ago. Time flies." [Shot in Spring 2023]
Cricklewood - London Borough of Brent, Barnet, and Camden
“First-Person Perspective Walks in London Urban Areas [4K]”
– My Other Videos in the Area –
KILBURN / NW6: https://youtu.be/Hn3st3K_lcs
WILLESDEN / NW10: https://youtu.be/MNwgh0Uv6Jc
WEST HAMPSTEAD / NW6: https://youtu.be/tfjKj8F5r-4
Wikipedia – Cricklewood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricklewood
इंग्लैंड लंडन ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ ਲੰਡਨ இங்கிலாந்து லண்டன் ઇંગ્લેન્ડ લંડન Anglia Londres
Places to live in London
published: 10 Oct 2023
Cricklewood - Christy Moore 1979
Christy from 1979
published: 02 Jun 2007
A Stop and search in cricklewood on Saturday #london #shorts
published: 10 Apr 2023
Cricklewood, London Drone aerial exploration
to show that Cricklewood area is also one of the beautiful places in London
published: 19 Sep 2021
This is what happening in Cricklewood right now London 😱😱😱
published: 07 Dec 2022
Kilburn to Cricklewood London walking | UNSEEN LONDON
This will be a short walk from Kilburn Station to Cricklewood train station. Personally is my 1st time here in this area, but one of the subscribers recommended me to come here and film, so here we are :)
Video Type: City walking tour
Location: UK, London Streets.
Famous Landmarks: UNSEEN LONDON STREETS
Camera: GoPro 7 Black
Gimbal: Feiyutech G6
Please dont forget to subscribe to my channel:
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I will highly recommend you to check few of my friends : Watched Walker , Sanpo Stroll or my favourite Joolz Guides - London History Walks - Travel Films
published: 05 Nov 2020
Cricklewood and Dollis Hill Then and Now
This video shows then and now photos of Cricklewood and Dollis Hill, showing how buildings have changed over time.
Have a watch and think about what differences and similarities you notice in the photos. Think about the clothes people are wearing, the cars people are driving and the differences in the architecture.
The old photos are from the Brent Museum and Archives collection and the new ones are from Google Maps.
Photos may be under copyright. For personal use only.
Want to learn more? We've also created a map that shows where these locations are: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iZYwtcwBiP2f6GX4qq9gnQ8GzkyvYIhu&usp=sharing
Contact us at [email protected]
#BrentTogether #LondonTogether #Cricklewood #DollisHill #Brent
An extract from a ‘Prime Time Investigates’ programme looking at the neglect of generations of economic migrants. These Irish people are forgotten by the countr...
An extract from a ‘Prime Time Investigates’ programme looking at the neglect of generations of economic migrants. These Irish people are forgotten by the country of their birth and often ignored by their adopted home.
In this extract Frank and Seamus two Irish men who emigrated over thirty years ago talk about their circumstances now living in London.
Seamus and Frank walking from their house in the Cricklewood area of London. Reporter Paul Rouse explains that for years Seamus and Frank worked on building sites all across London but their generation are now replaced by migrants from Eastern Europe.
A house is shown in Cricklewood, London that’s shared by eight Irishmen. Seamus’ rent of £85 per week is paid by the local council to his Irish landlord. Seamus and Frank drink cider in Seamus’ squalid bed-sit. Another Irishman called Billy talks to them from door. Seamus has lived here for 8 years, there is now no light, heat, or running water.
Seamus, says there was electricity and gas but the landlady pulled the gas out. He says he is not receiving welfare. He says the lads are good to me, between that and the skips I’m surviving, they know I’ll bounce back.
Seamus shows the camera a wind up radio which he describes, as his best friend. Asked about his future he says, “I’m bang on 50. I don’t really know you know? I’m livin day to day, if Celtic win I’m happy, if they lose I’m depressed. That is about the size of it. I’d love to get out of this room, please God.”
Frank who is from, County Longford describes his flat consisting of a double-bed, a cooker and sink which doesn’t work, and no hot water. He says his landlady wants £95 per week. He says there was a rat here recently, but the landlady says if you get the rat catcher out you pay him. I’m not paying him, I worked all my life, paid all my taxes, now look where I’m stuck, after all my work. Says when he was mugged and fell on hard times and he had an awful struggle getting few pound out of this government.
Frank’s room is decorated with Irish flags, maps and trinkets.
“There is lot of paraphernalia here belonging to Ireland. I had to leave it but my heart is still there. My heart is still there that is why all the paraphernalia is up there. Why wouldn’t it? I don't no how to say it..I had to leave it but I want to die in it.”
An extract from a ‘Prime Time Investigates’ programme looking at the neglect of generations of economic migrants. These Irish people are forgotten by the country of their birth and often ignored by their adopted home.
In this extract Frank and Seamus two Irish men who emigrated over thirty years ago talk about their circumstances now living in London.
Seamus and Frank walking from their house in the Cricklewood area of London. Reporter Paul Rouse explains that for years Seamus and Frank worked on building sites all across London but their generation are now replaced by migrants from Eastern Europe.
A house is shown in Cricklewood, London that’s shared by eight Irishmen. Seamus’ rent of £85 per week is paid by the local council to his Irish landlord. Seamus and Frank drink cider in Seamus’ squalid bed-sit. Another Irishman called Billy talks to them from door. Seamus has lived here for 8 years, there is now no light, heat, or running water.
Seamus, says there was electricity and gas but the landlady pulled the gas out. He says he is not receiving welfare. He says the lads are good to me, between that and the skips I’m surviving, they know I’ll bounce back.
Seamus shows the camera a wind up radio which he describes, as his best friend. Asked about his future he says, “I’m bang on 50. I don’t really know you know? I’m livin day to day, if Celtic win I’m happy, if they lose I’m depressed. That is about the size of it. I’d love to get out of this room, please God.”
Frank who is from, County Longford describes his flat consisting of a double-bed, a cooker and sink which doesn’t work, and no hot water. He says his landlady wants £95 per week. He says there was a rat here recently, but the landlady says if you get the rat catcher out you pay him. I’m not paying him, I worked all my life, paid all my taxes, now look where I’m stuck, after all my work. Says when he was mugged and fell on hard times and he had an awful struggle getting few pound out of this government.
Frank’s room is decorated with Irish flags, maps and trinkets.
“There is lot of paraphernalia here belonging to Ireland. I had to leave it but my heart is still there. My heart is still there that is why all the paraphernalia is up there. Why wouldn’t it? I don't no how to say it..I had to leave it but I want to die in it.”
Cricklewood Craic is a portrait of the Irish construction workers who lived and sought work in North West London between the 1950's and the end of the 20th Cent...
Cricklewood Craic is a portrait of the Irish construction workers who lived and sought work in North West London between the 1950's and the end of the 20th Century. Four retired construction workers who migrated to London recount their experiences and reveal a once thriving Irish community in Cricklewood. Times have changed, the dancehalls and pubs have since disappeared and a new workforce now gather on the Chichele Road hoping for a day's casual labour. Despite the deep foundations once laid to build the social and physical identity of Cricklewood, today only the songs and memories remain.
Cricklewood Craic is a portrait of the Irish construction workers who lived and sought work in North West London between the 1950's and the end of the 20th Century. Four retired construction workers who migrated to London recount their experiences and reveal a once thriving Irish community in Cricklewood. Times have changed, the dancehalls and pubs have since disappeared and a new workforce now gather on the Chichele Road hoping for a day's casual labour. Despite the deep foundations once laid to build the social and physical identity of Cricklewood, today only the songs and memories remain.
"I once lived in this area for quite a while. It was the last place I lived before I moved to my current place, some 15 years ago. Time flies." [Shot in Spring...
"I once lived in this area for quite a while. It was the last place I lived before I moved to my current place, some 15 years ago. Time flies." [Shot in Spring 2023]
Cricklewood - London Borough of Brent, Barnet, and Camden
“First-Person Perspective Walks in London Urban Areas [4K]”
– My Other Videos in the Area –
KILBURN / NW6: https://youtu.be/Hn3st3K_lcs
WILLESDEN / NW10: https://youtu.be/MNwgh0Uv6Jc
WEST HAMPSTEAD / NW6: https://youtu.be/tfjKj8F5r-4
Wikipedia – Cricklewood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricklewood
इंग्लैंड लंडन ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ ਲੰਡਨ இங்கிலாந்து லண்டன் ઇંગ્લેન્ડ લંડન Anglia Londres
Places to live in London
"I once lived in this area for quite a while. It was the last place I lived before I moved to my current place, some 15 years ago. Time flies." [Shot in Spring 2023]
Cricklewood - London Borough of Brent, Barnet, and Camden
“First-Person Perspective Walks in London Urban Areas [4K]”
– My Other Videos in the Area –
KILBURN / NW6: https://youtu.be/Hn3st3K_lcs
WILLESDEN / NW10: https://youtu.be/MNwgh0Uv6Jc
WEST HAMPSTEAD / NW6: https://youtu.be/tfjKj8F5r-4
Wikipedia – Cricklewood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricklewood
इंग्लैंड लंडन ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ ਲੰਡਨ இங்கிலாந்து லண்டன் ઇંગ્લેન્ડ લંડન Anglia Londres
Places to live in London
This will be a short walk from Kilburn Station to Cricklewood train station. Personally is my 1st time here in this area, but one of the subscribers recommended...
This will be a short walk from Kilburn Station to Cricklewood train station. Personally is my 1st time here in this area, but one of the subscribers recommended me to come here and film, so here we are :)
Video Type: City walking tour
Location: UK, London Streets.
Famous Landmarks: UNSEEN LONDON STREETS
Camera: GoPro 7 Black
Gimbal: Feiyutech G6
Please dont forget to subscribe to my channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU29V2Jl2unpcOxm1kPDqmw?sub_confirmation=1
I will highly recommend you to check few of my friends : Watched Walker , Sanpo Stroll or my favourite Joolz Guides - London History Walks - Travel Films
This will be a short walk from Kilburn Station to Cricklewood train station. Personally is my 1st time here in this area, but one of the subscribers recommended me to come here and film, so here we are :)
Video Type: City walking tour
Location: UK, London Streets.
Famous Landmarks: UNSEEN LONDON STREETS
Camera: GoPro 7 Black
Gimbal: Feiyutech G6
Please dont forget to subscribe to my channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU29V2Jl2unpcOxm1kPDqmw?sub_confirmation=1
I will highly recommend you to check few of my friends : Watched Walker , Sanpo Stroll or my favourite Joolz Guides - London History Walks - Travel Films
This video shows then and now photos of Cricklewood and Dollis Hill, showing how buildings have changed over time.
Have a watch and think about what difference...
This video shows then and now photos of Cricklewood and Dollis Hill, showing how buildings have changed over time.
Have a watch and think about what differences and similarities you notice in the photos. Think about the clothes people are wearing, the cars people are driving and the differences in the architecture.
The old photos are from the Brent Museum and Archives collection and the new ones are from Google Maps.
Photos may be under copyright. For personal use only.
Want to learn more? We've also created a map that shows where these locations are: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iZYwtcwBiP2f6GX4qq9gnQ8GzkyvYIhu&usp=sharing
Contact us at [email protected]
#BrentTogether #LondonTogether #Cricklewood #DollisHill #Brent
This video shows then and now photos of Cricklewood and Dollis Hill, showing how buildings have changed over time.
Have a watch and think about what differences and similarities you notice in the photos. Think about the clothes people are wearing, the cars people are driving and the differences in the architecture.
The old photos are from the Brent Museum and Archives collection and the new ones are from Google Maps.
Photos may be under copyright. For personal use only.
Want to learn more? We've also created a map that shows where these locations are: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iZYwtcwBiP2f6GX4qq9gnQ8GzkyvYIhu&usp=sharing
Contact us at [email protected]
#BrentTogether #LondonTogether #Cricklewood #DollisHill #Brent
An extract from a ‘Prime Time Investigates’ programme looking at the neglect of generations of economic migrants. These Irish people are forgotten by the country of their birth and often ignored by their adopted home.
In this extract Frank and Seamus two Irish men who emigrated over thirty years ago talk about their circumstances now living in London.
Seamus and Frank walking from their house in the Cricklewood area of London. Reporter Paul Rouse explains that for years Seamus and Frank worked on building sites all across London but their generation are now replaced by migrants from Eastern Europe.
A house is shown in Cricklewood, London that’s shared by eight Irishmen. Seamus’ rent of £85 per week is paid by the local council to his Irish landlord. Seamus and Frank drink cider in Seamus’ squalid bed-sit. Another Irishman called Billy talks to them from door. Seamus has lived here for 8 years, there is now no light, heat, or running water.
Seamus, says there was electricity and gas but the landlady pulled the gas out. He says he is not receiving welfare. He says the lads are good to me, between that and the skips I’m surviving, they know I’ll bounce back.
Seamus shows the camera a wind up radio which he describes, as his best friend. Asked about his future he says, “I’m bang on 50. I don’t really know you know? I’m livin day to day, if Celtic win I’m happy, if they lose I’m depressed. That is about the size of it. I’d love to get out of this room, please God.”
Frank who is from, County Longford describes his flat consisting of a double-bed, a cooker and sink which doesn’t work, and no hot water. He says his landlady wants £95 per week. He says there was a rat here recently, but the landlady says if you get the rat catcher out you pay him. I’m not paying him, I worked all my life, paid all my taxes, now look where I’m stuck, after all my work. Says when he was mugged and fell on hard times and he had an awful struggle getting few pound out of this government.
Frank’s room is decorated with Irish flags, maps and trinkets.
“There is lot of paraphernalia here belonging to Ireland. I had to leave it but my heart is still there. My heart is still there that is why all the paraphernalia is up there. Why wouldn’t it? I don't no how to say it..I had to leave it but I want to die in it.”
Cricklewood Craic is a portrait of the Irish construction workers who lived and sought work in North West London between the 1950's and the end of the 20th Century. Four retired construction workers who migrated to London recount their experiences and reveal a once thriving Irish community in Cricklewood. Times have changed, the dancehalls and pubs have since disappeared and a new workforce now gather on the Chichele Road hoping for a day's casual labour. Despite the deep foundations once laid to build the social and physical identity of Cricklewood, today only the songs and memories remain.
"I once lived in this area for quite a while. It was the last place I lived before I moved to my current place, some 15 years ago. Time flies." [Shot in Spring 2023]
Cricklewood - London Borough of Brent, Barnet, and Camden
“First-Person Perspective Walks in London Urban Areas [4K]”
– My Other Videos in the Area –
KILBURN / NW6: https://youtu.be/Hn3st3K_lcs
WILLESDEN / NW10: https://youtu.be/MNwgh0Uv6Jc
WEST HAMPSTEAD / NW6: https://youtu.be/tfjKj8F5r-4
Wikipedia – Cricklewood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricklewood
इंग्लैंड लंडन ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ ਲੰਡਨ இங்கிலாந்து லண்டன் ઇંગ્લેન્ડ લંડન Anglia Londres
Places to live in London
This will be a short walk from Kilburn Station to Cricklewood train station. Personally is my 1st time here in this area, but one of the subscribers recommended me to come here and film, so here we are :)
Video Type: City walking tour
Location: UK, London Streets.
Famous Landmarks: UNSEEN LONDON STREETS
Camera: GoPro 7 Black
Gimbal: Feiyutech G6
Please dont forget to subscribe to my channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU29V2Jl2unpcOxm1kPDqmw?sub_confirmation=1
I will highly recommend you to check few of my friends : Watched Walker , Sanpo Stroll or my favourite Joolz Guides - London History Walks - Travel Films
This video shows then and now photos of Cricklewood and Dollis Hill, showing how buildings have changed over time.
Have a watch and think about what differences and similarities you notice in the photos. Think about the clothes people are wearing, the cars people are driving and the differences in the architecture.
The old photos are from the Brent Museum and Archives collection and the new ones are from Google Maps.
Photos may be under copyright. For personal use only.
Want to learn more? We've also created a map that shows where these locations are: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iZYwtcwBiP2f6GX4qq9gnQ8GzkyvYIhu&usp=sharing
Contact us at [email protected]
#BrentTogether #LondonTogether #Cricklewood #DollisHill #Brent
Cricklewood was a small rural settlement, in parish terms a hamlet, around Edgware Road, originally the Roman road which was later called Watling Street, until the impetus for its urbanisation came with the surface and underground railways in nearby Willesden Green in the 1870s. The bustling shops on Cricklewood Broadway, as Edgware Road is known here, contrast with quieter surrounding streets of largely late-Victorian, Edwardian, and 1930s housing. The area has strong links with Ireland due to a sizeable Irish population. The Crown pub, now The Crown Moran Hotel, is a local landmark. The 35-hectare (86-acre)Gladstone Park marks its north-western edge.
You're dreaming and it's getting easier Some big surprise, but you'll hide it Of course you don't want to believe it Tell a little lie let it fade away Walk into the same mistakes Round in circles counting time regardless It's just nonsense, is it any wonder You can't sweep it all aside, or hide it Or get a decent answer with 13 and a half percent extra Cold comfort might suit you One more hand extended One more day deleted You're dreaming I'm sure you'll find a reason to do it all again A pissed up navvie and a beaten up whore A tramp trying to ponse enough just one more The blossom comes out same time each year Just counting time regardless You're dreaming and it's getting easier Some big surprise, but you'll hide it Of course you don't want to believe it Tell a little lie let it fade away Walk into the same mistakes
) ... - Hydajet Kadriu, 23 (07.05.00) of CricklewoodBroadway, NW2 ... Two men lured an Italian man in his 30s to a bar in Cricklewood Broadway allegedly in respect of a drug debt owed by his friend for around £40,000 ... Disclaimer ... (noodl. 113587184) .
). A woman has been charged with murder as police investigate the death of a man in Cricklewood...Officers attended and found a man, aged in his mid-30s, with a stab injury. Despite the efforts of paramedics, the man died at the scene ... Enquiries continue.