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Windermere Avenue, WEMBLEY, HA9 8RY

The trackwork here is actually shared between Network Rail's West Coast Main Line to the left and London Underground's Bakerloo Line to the right. A southbound Bakerloo Line train has just left Harrow & Wealdstone station and is approaching South Kenton station. For those that need to know such things a zoom into the photograph shows the trailing unit is No. 3534. The image was taken from the Conway Gardens footbridge.

What is now Northwick Park was the fields of Sheepcote Farm until the 20th century. The park is named after the Lord of the Manor of Harrow Lord Northwick, the largest landowner in the district in the early 19th century. He lived at Northwick Park, a mansion at Blockley in Worcestershire. Lord Northwick enclosed the commons in the Harrow area with great enthusiasm. This added to the suffering of the agricultural labourers of the area who faced a multitude of other problems. Lord Northwick was probably the most hated man in the area and it is strange that a park which is now of benefit to all commemorates somebody who tried to deny local people access to this land. Sheepcote Farm was the home of Thomas Grimwade, farmer and inventor of desiccated milk, which was shipped out to Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War. In 1905, the Harrow School Land Trust obtained most of Sheepcote Farm to prevent it being developed. In 1936, Middlesex County Council and Wembley Urban District Council purchased the Northwick Park Estate as additional open space for the people of Wembley. This view is near the south-east corner, just round the corner from South Kenton station.

View northward, to the bridge carrying the (electrified) LPTB Metropolitan Lines from Baker Street etc. to Harrow-on-the-Hill etc. (Northwick Park station being on the embankment just off to the left), also the two non-electrified tracks of the ex-GC main line from Marylebone. To the left of the WCML lines are the ex-LNW Watford DC electric lines - also used by LPTB Bakerloo Line trains, South Kenton station being just off the picture. Dashing up to Wembley Central is an Up Cup Final Special, headed by Rebuilt Royal Scot Class 7P 4-6-0 No. 46148 'The Manchester Regiment' (built 12/27, named 'Lady of the Lake' until 10/35, rebuilt 7/54, withdrawn 11/64). (Newcastle United beat Manchester City, 3:1).

What is now Northwick Park was the fields of Sheepcote Farm until the 20th century. The park is named after the Lord of the Manor of Harrow Lord Northwick, the largest landowner in the district in the early 19th century. He lived at Northwick Park, a mansion at Blockley in Worcestershire. Lord Northwick enclosed the commons in the Harrow area with great enthusiasm. This added to the suffering of the agricultural labourers of the area who faced a multitude of other problems. Lord Northwick was probably the most hated man in the area and it is strange that a park which is now of benefit to all commemorates somebody who tried to deny local people access to this land. Sheepcote Farm was the home of Thomas Grimwade, farmer and inventor of desiccated milk, which was shipped out to Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War. In 1905, the Harrow School Land Trust obtained most of Sheepcote Farm to prevent it being developed. In 1936, Middlesex County Council and Wembley Urban District Council purchased the Northwick Park Estate as additional open space for the people of Wembley. This view is at the south-east corner by the entrance from Nathans Road. It is just round the corner from South Kenton station.

A few days after considerable snow, the pavement outside these shops is still rather slippery. The post office is visible in the distance, but the position of the postbox suggests, correctly, that it was once nearer this end of the parade.

The London & Birmingham Railway opened from Euston to Boxmoor in 1837 and on to Birmingham in 1838. In 1846 it became part of the London & North Western Railway. Suburban trains were diverted from 15th June 1912 to run over the "New Lines", which had just been built between Euston and Watford Junction. These are the route used today by Bakerloo and Overground trains. South Kenton station opened on 3rd July 1933. The fast lines are seen beyond the station here and this is one of the best train-spotting stations in London. A Pendolino out of Euston rushes past on its way north.