{"id":1756,"date":"2022-02-11T18:45:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T18:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/?page_id=1756"},"modified":"2022-05-24T08:23:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T08:23:31","slug":"history-and-literature-talks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/ru\/history-and-literature-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"History and Literature Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1756\" class=\"elementor elementor-1756\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95e21aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95e21aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e27ddc2\" data-id=\"e27ddc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6130522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6130522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.5 - 03-02-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">English History and Literature Talks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ea28d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ea28d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fbf3e5\" data-id=\"4fbf3e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f56103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f56103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.5 - 03-02-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/the-canal-comes-to-brent-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Canal_Talk_page-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"History of the Canal network in the UK and in Brent\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Canal_Talk_page-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Canal_Talk_page.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fabacf1\" data-id=\"fabacf1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e225b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e225b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The Canal Comes to Brent<\/h5><p>The canals were the product and the engine of the Industrial Revolution, and ultimately of Britain as the powerhouse of the world in the 19th century. Connecting the centre of trade in London with the industrial Midlands from the end of the 18th century, the 40,000 miles canal system was instrumental in shaping British economy and landscape.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/the-canal-comes-to-brent-2\">Read more &#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f831 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb4f831\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3890cb5\" data-id=\"3890cb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3442214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3442214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/kensal-green-cemetery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kensal_Green_Cemetery.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Kensal Green Cemetery\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b512bf\" data-id=\"3b512bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d00ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7d00ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Kensal Green Cemetery: Britain\u2019s Most Prestigious Cemetery<\/h5><p>The General Cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, is one of England&#8217;s oldest and most beautiful public burial grounds, and certainly its most famous. Among its notable residents are members of the royal family, famous writers, engineers, artists, scientists, doctors, politicians, entrepreneurs and scores of other important and fascinating personalities. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/kensal-green-cemetery\/\">Read more &#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed82566 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed82566\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7932855\" data-id=\"7932855\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07ed212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07ed212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/postcards-of-old-willesden\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Postcards_lecture_1-300x204.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"History of postcards and historic images of Willesden\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Postcards_lecture_1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Postcards_lecture_1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3427e09\" data-id=\"3427e09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98aeb15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98aeb15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Postcards of Old Willesden<\/h5><p>\u00a0Postcards were the \u2018mass communications media\u2019 at the turn of the 20th century. With up to 7 collections per day, you could send a card in the morning, inviting a friend for dinner, they would receive it in the afternoon and be with you in the evening.<\/p><p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/postcards-of-old-willesden\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Read more &#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2f309c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2f309c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-691e09f\" data-id=\"691e09f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6313c1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6313c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/the-brent-the-river-that-gave-our-borough-its-name\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Brent_Quainton2022-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"History of the River Brent talk\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Brent_Quainton2022-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Brent_Quainton2022.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-849ee91\" data-id=\"849ee91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ecaecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ecaecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The Brent \u2013 the River that Gave our Borough its Name<\/h5><p>For thousands of years this river has been flowing from the heights of Hendon through several London boroughs and into the Thames. With the arrival of Celtic tribes the river got its name \u2013 the Brent is named after an ancient goddess Brigantia.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/the-brent-the-river-that-gave-our-borough-its-name\/\">\u00a0Read more &#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27e9584 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27e9584\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b60290\" data-id=\"2b60290\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc7a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bc7a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/kensal-green-cemetery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Roundwood2018_flowers.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Parks of Brent\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21f6b60\" data-id=\"21f6b60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a728b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70a728b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The Parks of Brent \u2013 Hidden Histories of our Victorian Heritage<\/h5><p>The Victorian parks movement was born from the realisation that green spaces are essential for the wellbeing of people \u2013 whether rich or poor, in the 19th century suburban parks gave an essential respite from the grime of the industrial city and the monotony of terraced houses that sprang in the suburbs with the coming of the railways.<\/p><p>\u00a0Read more &#8230;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6def01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6def01\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5acdf9\" data-id=\"b5acdf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399a667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"399a667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/kilburn-in-pictures-and-stories\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kilburn_list-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Kilburn in Pictures and Stories\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kilburn_list-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kilburn_list.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d28812\" data-id=\"1d28812\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b391e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7b391e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Kilburn in Pictures and Stories<\/h5><p>Kilburn High Road, originally the ancient Roman Watling Street, has been a major route connecting South of England with Wales for hundreds of years. 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The Victorian heritage of the surrounding streets, historic architecture and fascinating personalities who contributed to the development of the area will be revealed through a wealth of historic and current photos, maps and illustrations.<\/p><p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/queens-park-past-and-present-talk\">Read more &#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a219e61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a219e61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1f00a2\" data-id=\"d1f00a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67ad12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e67ad12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/welsh-harp-past-and-present\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WelshHarpWebsite-300x151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"History of the Welsh Harp Reservoir\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WelshHarpWebsite-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.guide-for-london.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WelshHarpWebsite.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a49fa52\" data-id=\"a49fa52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec48d55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec48d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The Welsh Harp: Past and Present<\/h5><p>A waterfront oasis in the heart of Brent, the park surrounding the Welsh Harp reservoir is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. 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