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Dollis Hill, former Post Office Research Station
This is now Chartwell Court flats. It was built in 1933 as the Post Office Research Station, which included telecommunications research. The history section of the BT website http://www.btplc.com tells us that:
"What is generally regarded as the world's first programmable electronic computer (Colossus) was designed and constructed by a Post Office Research Branch team headed by T H Flowers (1905-1998). It was constructed at Dollis Hill, and transported to Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes, where it was demonstrated on 8 December. Bletchley Park was the centre of British wartime code breaking operations."
Image: © David Hawgood
Taken: 5 Oct 2005
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Chartwell Court, 151 Brook Road, Dollis Hill
Now in use as flats, this was formerly the Post Office Research Station where Colossus was built by a team led by Tommy Flowers. Colossus was the world's first digital electronic programmable computer. Colossus and its successors were used by code breakers at Bletchley Park to decrypt German messages during the Second World War. The computer used thermionic valves (vacuum tubes) to perform the calculations. A nearby street is named Flowers Close in honour of the team leader.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 12 May 2012
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Detached house on Dollis Hill Lane
The houses along here begin with a few Victorian to present day, with most in the entire area all built in the 1930s.
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 22 Jan 2014
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Vincent Gardens, Neasden
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 26 May 2015
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Homestead Park, Dollis Hill
This is a private road built in 1926 of Arts and Crafts designed blocks.
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 22 Jan 2014
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Dollis Hill Reservoir
Water supply for London, at the top of Dollis Hill
Image: © David Hawgood
Taken: 5 Oct 2005
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Rosecroft Gardens, Dollis Hill
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 22 Jan 2014
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Brook Road, Dollis Hill
Brook Road rises up from Gladstone Park and Dollis Hill Lane to pass the covered Dollis Hill Reservoir before descending here to eventually meet the North Circular Road. This view is to the open land around the Brent Reservoir with Kingsbury beyond.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 4 Mar 2015
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Tennis courts, Gladstone Hill Park
View across Dollis Hill Lane, tower of former Dollis Hill Post Office research building on the right.
Image: © David Hawgood
Taken: 15 Oct 2021
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Flats in Dollis Hill Lane
These are near the top of Dollis Hill
Image: © David Hawgood
Taken: 5 Oct 2005
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