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22.11.2025 16:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A little as to @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social - have you (or will you) shown this?
22.11.2025 10:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
undefined on Instagram: "nwlondontimemachineThe 1968 Peter Ustinov film, 'Hot Millions' featured a number of NW London locations, most notably Burnt Oak as …"
nwlondontimemachineThe 1968 Peter Ustinov film, 'Hot Millions' featured a number of NW London locations, most notably Burnt Oak as well as Edgware.Looking at the following then and now images, its clear to see that although the shops have changed hands many times since and the vehicles on the road are from the past, the built environment has altered very little. Burnt Oak and Edgware featured quite regularly in film and TV shows in the 1950s and 1960s, and that was due to its proximity to the studios at nearby Borehamwood and Elstree. The 'anytown' feel of the locations were ideal. On this occasion 'Hot Millions' was made by MGM at Borehamwood. That studio closed in 1970.1-3 Peter Ustinov's character, 'Pendleton' on Watling Avenue, Burnt Oak.4. The same location in the present day5&6. Watling Park7&8 Outside Burnt Oak Underground station.9. The exterior of Burnt Oak Underground station in the present.10&11. Deans Lane, Edgware. The building at the far end is the The Green Man, it is now a Harvester restaurant, and has been renamed as The Jolly Badger.12. Deans Lane in the present.13&14. Hale Lane. 15. Hale Lane now.Screen grabs sourced from Reel Streets, London Locations and Geoff Phillips on Facebook. #burntoak #watlingestate #londonfilmlocations
Meanwhile, over on Instagram. A post that is best viewed on that platform. The 1968 Peter Ustinov and Maggie Smith film that features locations in Burnt Oak and Edgware.
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22.11.2025 10:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
YouTube video by Nick Badley
The Tube Extension That Never Happened
A diversion out to Watford, and this fascinating video.
youtu.be/TybG2JSkpe0?...
18.11.2025 21:17 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A post from my other account.
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Electric vehicles being charged. The original caption reads
"Lorries being refuelled at St. Pancras goods depot, London, 11 July 1917."
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16.11.2025 09:41 — 👍 110 🔁 26 💬 0 📌 1
From the Cinema Theatre Association Instagram today.
15.11.2025 14:29 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Thank you
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![Staples Mattress : publicity brochure : Staples & Co. Ltd. : London : nd [c.1930]. A finely printed advertising brochure giving details of Staples metal bedframes and mattresses. The company's history was tied to that of the Heal family, the famous store owners. In 1895 Ambrose Heal acquired the UK patent rights to a sprung upholstery improvement from an American, John Staples. Heal set his son Harold up in business in Deptford to manufacture bedding and this became Staples & Co.
In 1910 the company passed into the sole control of Harold and in 1919 it became a private limited company. The move to Cricklewood and a purpose built factory came in 1926 and the site, on the junction of Edgware Road and the new North Circular Road became known as "Staples Corner". The company went on to become one of the best known maufacturers of bed frames, divans and mattresses gaining a Royal Warrant in 1923. Staples was acquired by competitor Myers in 1986 and production left the north London factory. Despite several changes of owners the Staples brand is still in use.
The company had high standards of advertising and publicity as evidenced here as well as a strong 'brand identity', using the Royal Warrant, with a standard serif typeface and strapline - "the finest Mattress made" - in italised script. This brochure, that includes a die-stamped relief warrant, has no printer but it could well be someone such as the Baynard Press.
The landscape format cover is in bright red with the Royal Warrant centred, diestanped in gold, and with the title "Staples Mattress" underneath also in gold. Below in black script lettering "The finest mattress made". The side edges are bordered in a black/gold linear pattern leading to buff card edges.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yqh2atawixxlb6ncx2fh73r6/bafkreifzdcenwrvhjgbp2f67uepx4uvrmvxoikjpjwrlp3up2wjwz6l3rq@jpeg)
Staples Mattress : publicity brochure : Staples & Co. Ltd. : London : nd [c.1930]. A finely printed advertising brochure giving details of Staples metal bedframes and mattresses. The company's history was tied to that of the Heal family, the famous store owners. In 1895 Ambrose Heal acquired the UK patent rights to a sprung upholstery improvement from an American, John Staples. Heal set his son Harold up in business in Deptford to manufacture bedding and this became Staples & Co.
In 1910 the company passed into the sole control of Harold and in 1919 it became a private limited company. The move to Cricklewood and a purpose built factory came in 1926 and the site, on the junction of Edgware Road and the new North Circular Road became known as "Staples Corner". The company went on to become one of the best known maufacturers of bed frames, divans and mattresses gaining a Royal Warrant in 1923. Staples was acquired by competitor Myers in 1986 and production left the north London factory. Despite several changes of owners the Staples brand is still in use.
The company had high standards of advertising and publicity as evidenced here as well as a strong 'brand identity', using the Royal Warrant, with a standard serif typeface and strapline - "the finest Mattress made" - in italised script. This brochure, that includes a die-stamped relief warrant, has no printer but it could well be someone such as the Baynard Press.
The landscape format cover is in bright red with the Royal Warrant centred, diestanped in gold, and with the title "Staples Mattress" underneath also in gold. Below in black script lettering "The finest mattress made". The side edges are bordered in a black/gold linear pattern leading to buff card edges.
"The finest mattress made" : c.1930 publicity brochure from the bedmaking company whose works were then situated at the still eponymously named junction of the Edgware Road, North Circular and M1 in north London. Staples, formed in 1895, had links to the Heal's furnishings family.
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12.11.2025 15:57 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
It would be interesting to see what it looks like now
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A black and white photograph of Highfield Court and its circular outside staircase with a woman at the top
Highfield Court, Golders Green
1935
A.V. Pilichowski
Image from RIBApix
13.11.2025 10:55 — 👍 32 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
YouTube video by Mark Amies
London's Industrial Past by Mark Amies.
In the video I mentioned my first book, and here is the video for that
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12.11.2025 11:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
YouTube video by Mark Amies
Flying Up The Edgware Road, available to buy now.
Christmas gift idea.
youtu.be/9JZ_TQ__JAs?...
12.11.2025 07:54 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
You can read more in my book, published by Amberley.
Flying up the Edgware Road - Amberley Publishing share.google/F062CUtjuicQ...
11.11.2025 21:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Images from my book, showing ads for Central Aircraft Company and R.Cattle.
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An 1880s map, when the sitecwas Elm Lodge.
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The site in the 1910s. The Palmerston Works occupies the space
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A 1946 Air Ministry Aerial Survey image.
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A 1950s O/S map of the site
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The site of the Kilburn State Theatre.
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YouTube video by Mark Amies
When Kilburn was Home to an Aircraft Factory.
A short video I did the other day.
youtu.be/oZjPhSHjvYM?...
11.11.2025 21:17 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Barnet Council finally gets to demolish built heritage with public support.....
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Curtain call for WH Smith in Kilburn? – Life In Kilburn
To finish with, a 2023 @lifeinkilburn.bsky.social article about what is happening with the Square. (The old development contained a WH Smith)
Curtain call for WH Smith in Kilburn? – Life In Kilburn share.google/USp4p5sqfHfd...
10.11.2025 06:35 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
YouTube video by TheJamVEVO
The Jam - When You're Young
Whilst we are in the subject of Kilburn Square, here's the video for The Jam's 1979 song, 'When You're Young', which was filmed there
youtu.be/GO-3oXkZwPg?...
10.11.2025 06:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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