Kingsbury, Kingsbury Road c.1960
Photo ref: K142022
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Photo ref: K142022
Photo of Kingsbury, Kingsbury Road c.1960

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Kingsbury Underground Station is situated some distance to the north-west of the original village centre, and within a range of not unattractive shops, seen on the right, with their pitched dormered and tiled roofs and tall chimneys. The Gaumont Cinema on the opposite side of the road offers an almost brutalist contrasting elevation. It is difficult to believe, looking at Kingsbury Road, that the area retains many field hedges and trees; they were preserved quite carefully in the laying out of the 1930s estates, a definite plus for the local council of the day.

Memories of Kingsbury, Kingsbury Road c1960

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Kingsbury, Kingsbury Road c.1960

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My parents both grew up in Kingsbury and my Nan lived in Branksome Way. As a child, I remember being taken to visit my Nan on Saturdays, going shopping first and walking all the way up one side of the road and back down the other. There used to be a tobacconist next to the entrance to Kingsbury station, and we always used to stop and buy fresh prawns, winkles, cockles and sometimes a crab, from the fish ...see more