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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/

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NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · 1d

The K Garage, on the A1, near Mill Hill, in 1969, and yesterday.

The top image is from the film 'The Reckoning'

For more on the K Garage, here's a link to an article I did, originally in 2014) wordsbymarkamies.com/2014/11/02/b...

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NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · 1d

www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/2552593...

Music returns to legendary north London venue that hosted The Beatles and Bowie

The Gaumont State Theatre in Kilburn hosted Buddy Holly, Bowie, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles before becoming a bingo hall and now a church.

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The Underground Map @theundergroundmap.com · 2d

Book to Ruislip

📷 London Transport Museum

#london #ruislip

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NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · 2d

Over on Instagram I've done a post about Rayners Lane, and how it got its name.
www.instagram.com/p/DPqAmRlCKt...

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London Industrial @londonindustrial.bsky.social · 3d

One for your diary.

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Londonist @londonist.com · 5d

Londonist's Matt has a new book out. It's all about London's 32 boroughs, with hundreds of tips on what to see in each one, and gorgeous maps by Mike Hall
londonist.substack.com/p/the-boroug...

The Boroughs of London at 60

I put some words into a book.

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NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · 4d

Final reminder that I will be presenting a talk about Hendon Aerodrome for the Pinner Local History Society tomorrow at 8pm.

More details here www.pinnerlhs.org.uk/forthcoming-...

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NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · 6d

I only just found out about this.

NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · 6d

This comes from the larger version.

NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · 6d

1950's Illustrated map of the of Willesden (or Wilsdon) area in 1840.

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LCC municipal @lccmunicipal.bsky.social · 7d

Camden workers against rate capping. A 1980s protest badge against the Thatcher government’s restrictions on local government revenue raising and expenditure:

A round badge. It has a white background with the words “Camden Workers” in red. The word “against” is written below in a mock-graffiti style (black and white). Finally, the words “Rate Capping” are written in red.

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Ruislip Woods Trust @ruislipwoods.bsky.social · 7d

Excited to receive my Autumn Newsletter, sent to all the Friends #Ruislip Woods. Keep up-to-date with what’s happening in your local woods.
See here to join the Friends ruislipwoodstrust.org.uk/become-a-fri...

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Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 7d

A delightful vintage travelogue reel at 8:15am taking us to...

HAPPY HAMPSTEAD (1936) on #TalkingPicturesTV

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London Industrial @londonindustrial.bsky.social · 7d

Between 1946 and 1950, John Logie Baird produced around 600 television receivers from a small factory at 466 Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane.

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Tetramesh @tetramesh.bsky.social · 8d

#OnThisDay 1964: Belmont station was closed by British Railways.
➡️ flic.kr/p/qEfetW
[Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]

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NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · 8d

Note the original Crittall windows...

harrowonline.org/2025/10/04/p...

Plans submitted to demolish Stanmore home and build new flats - Harrow Online

A planning application has been submitted to Harrow Council to knock down a detached house in Stanmore and replace it with a small block of flats. The

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NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · 9d

The Balcombe Street (NW1) Siege of 1975.
A very interesting podcast
open.spotify.com/episode/56J7...

The Balcombe Street Siege

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NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · 10d

I've finally updated this piece I did on the old K Garage, back in 2014.

wordsbymarkamies.com/2014/11/02/b...

Brutalist Motor Showroom

This incredible brutalist/modernist building is on the M1 (or at this point referred to as the Watford Way) near Mill Hill in North West London.It was built some tim…

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NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · 10d

Edgware High Street, circa 1900.

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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 11d

'The Fruit Stall, King's Cross' (1914) by Charles Ginner

(Yale Center for British Art)

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NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · 11d

Is the BX lecture going to happen again?

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Mill Hill Historical Society @mhhistsoc.bsky.social · 11d

Next Wednesday's lecture on Brent Cross has been replaced by David Keen's talk on Amy Johnson, who flew from London to Australia in 1930, breaking all previous records

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Tetramesh @tetramesh.bsky.social · 12d

#OnThisDay 1916: Kensal Green station was opened by the London and North Western Railway.
➡️ flic.kr/p/C1cBmg
[Top photo - Johnragla]

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NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · Sep 4

I will be doing a talk about Hendon Aerodrome for Pinner Local History Society on October 9th.

More info on their website, here
www.pinnerlhs.org.uk/programme/

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NW London Time Machine @timenw.bsky.social · 14d

Hampstead - The Roof of London.

1922 London Underground poster by Florian (Harold Sandys Williamson).

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