How well do you know the Kilburn High Road?

On Saturday 28th March it's the Kilburn High Road Spring Clean
This is a chance to give Kilburn the reisdent and trader led spruce up once a year at least - it's great fun and a chance to pitch in. Stalls and groups will be operating off of Kilburn Square opposite Kilburn High Road Station (Euston-Watford Line) please do come along.

But also we have the Kilburn High Road history tours.
Roman Emperor Claudius, Alfred the Great, Henry I and of course Henry VIII, George Orwell, Ian Dury, and of course the Danes, Irish, Poles - all on one road!
On foot at 10am and 2pm from Kilburn Park Tube (Bakerloo) and by bike at 12noon Kilburn (Jubilee).
All welcome - donation appreciated.
Organised as part of the Spring Clean Kilburn by the Kilburn Business Partnership. More information from Ed Fordham 07974 950 512. Edfordham@cix.co.uk

I CLAUDIUS, I KILBURN

So what's the claim to fame here in sunny Kilburn - lots of people seem to think that the fading Irish tradition of kilburn, currently being replaced by an amazing multi-cultural character is the history of Kilburn.

In fact it is one of the oldest communities in London - dating from when the Roman Emperor Claudius invaded and conquered Britain in AD 43 and build Watling Street in AD 44.

This bust here is from the statue of Claudius that was destroyed in the sacking by Boudicca during her rebellion against the empire.

So is there any real reason why we don't celebrate the history of our area?

Lots of smaller market towns have plaques saying "Queen Victoria stayed here" and the like - why don't we have plaques and statues to the Emperors of Rome who we know marched up and down the High Road (the Watling Street)?

More Roman Imperial visitors to come... watch this space

Linking people from history

I'm currently engaged on a project that seeks to Link the Roman Emperor Claudius, with King Alfred the Great and Guthrum the Dane and King Henry I of England...

Unlikely but true and I'm hopeful of establishing the link...

Any suggestions out there?