Wembley
Matters readers, particularly in Sudbury and Kingsbury, may be interested in
two local history events taking place in the next few weeks. Both are being
presented by Philip Grant, of Wembley History Society, and posters are attached
giving details.
The first
is an illustrated talk on Saturday 4th June, at the new Barham
Community Library. Visitors will have the chance to see the facilities at
Friends of Barham Library’s new premises at 660 Harrow Road (part of the Barham
Park Buildings, which were home to Sudbury’s own public library from 1952 until
Brent Council closed it in 2011), as well as to enjoy a talk which combines the
story of Wembley’s own fire brigade with the involvement of a local family in
it.
The second
event is an illustrated walk from Kingsbury Library on Wednesday 22nd
June. As part of the “Festival of Learning”, those taking part can discover
that history is not just what you had to learn at school, but things you can
see as you walk around somewhere you may have shopped, without actually
noticing them before.
Even if
you cannot come to either event, you can still find out more about the local
history of Brent (its people, places and occasions that have happened here)
online. Recent improvements to the Brent Archives homepage, at: https://www.brent.gov.uk/archives , allow
you to “click” on the local history articles link,
to access a menu of illustrated pdf files on a variety of subjects, or on the online catalogue link, to search for places in the
borough from over ten thousand pictures, from Victorian times to the present.
