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The Welsh Harp Reservoir is an important lung of open space in
north-west London. For those who drive around the North Circular
Road it provides visual relief to the heavy flow of traffic. The
stretch of water was once much larger and would have covered Brent
Cross Shopping Centre. This outstanding collection of photographs
traces the history of both reservoir and neighbourhood, pulling
together the records of museums and local authorities.Incredibly,
these pages explore the canal system, Victorian Music Hall, the
first bicycle race, the first greyhound race, horse racing,
angling, boating and wild life, as well as the early tests on
torpedos, tanks and sea planes. In its Victorian heyday this was
simply "the jolliest place that's out" and thousands of visitors
flocked here to have a "good time". Join Geoffrey Hewlett in his
visual celebration of this urban oasis.
This book is part of the Images of London series, which uses old
photographs and archived images to show the history of various
local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and
people.
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