The miners’ strike in Brent
In March 1984 over 150,000 miners went on strike to protest against widespread closures in the industry. There were, of course, no mines in Brent but the area contributed to a nationwide solidarity… Continue reading
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We need your help with some Retail Therapy
The Heritage Team has been is working hard at the moment to shape the new Brent Museum. We have been carefully selecting and researching objects, trawling through our image database and looking at… Continue reading
Pottery and Fountains – Some BEE legacies
It might just be coincidence that a few weeks after we opened our exhibition on the British Empire Exhibition (BEE) we received two interesting enquires related to BEE. One of them was from a researcher writing a… Continue reading
From ‘The Lion Roars’ to the Roaring Twenties!
As you know, a new building to house a new museum and archive is rapidly springing up in Willesden Green. While we wait for our new home to be finished, the Heritage Team… Continue reading