Saturday, 23 January 2010

Alphabetical thing: Brondesbury

Brondesbury station is on the London Overground's North London Line. The two platforms are linked by stairs down to the ticket office below.






What's immediately outside the station? Kilburn. The shops and restaurants of Kilburn High Street face you as you leave the station. Kilburn Underground station is less than a couple of minutes' walk away.






There's nothing to indicate that a place called Brondesbury even exits, apart from the station itself and a restaurant with a corny, punning name.

Are there any Brondes buried there? Well, there is a cemetery nearby, so there might be some people called Bronde in there.



The strange thing is, it's Paddington Cemetery, even though this isn't Paddington but Kilburn. Or Brondesbury. Or somewhere....

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