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Harlesden
Cityultimas Guide to Harlesden in London. Discover Harlesdens History. Order Takeaways Online (Chinese, Pizza, Kebabs, Thai, Indian). Find Martial Arts Clubs and Much More
Harlesden History
Harlesden was a rural village until the 19th Century. It developed some of its urban appearance with the arrival of the railways. Cottages for railway workers were built, as was grander housing for the local middle class.
Eventually factories replacing farms and woodland. After the end of World War I low cost housing spread across the area filling in the gaps between the local villages. Harlesden quickly became part of the growing London Suburbs. Large factories in Harlesden included McVitie & Price (later United Biscuits) from 1910 and Heinz from 1919. One of Europe's biggest industrial estates was constructed in nearby Park Royal.
Harlesden Today
Todays Harlesden began to take shape from 1950s - 70s. Continued immigration from Ireland and new immigration from the Caribbean, Indian sub-continent and Africa radically changed the racial and cultural make up of the area. Recently the area has now become home to a Brazillain London community and Portuguese community. Most of the houses are Victorian terraces which have recently been attracting young professionals unable to afford similar properties in nearby Kensal Green and Queen's Park.
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