Looks at the history of Brent through a series of articles and pieces. As such, this work is a varied collection of thoughts and facts about local firms, people, buildings and the natural surroundings. It starts with a look at the makers of Brent such as George Furness and George Stephenson who really helped to shape the area.
Queen's Park is a district created in 1887 out of the muddy fields of the Royal Agricultural Society's 1879 show by the Corporation of the City of London. This book Queen's park also takes in the southern part of Willesden, a parish which existed for over a thousand years, embracing a number of Anglo-Saxon hamlets, including Harlesden and Neasden.