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9 Pound Lane 12 Site of Queens Park Rangers football ground One of the old thoroughfares of the area, the QPR played at a number of grounds around the name is derived from the pens or pounds that Kensal Rise and in their early years were used to keep stray cattle and is recorded including a stint at the Athletic Grounds in the from the 1500s. It was previously known as 1920’s that occupied the site around Whitmore Petticote Stile Lane which also seems to have Gardens. At the time this would still have been followed Road. a semi-rural area with the streets to the north being built on fi elds and allotments. Listen 10 The Ridge to a QPR fan talk about this period of the club’s Listen to a recording of members of the Willesden history in one of John Rogers audio recordings. Local History Society talking about the highest point in the old Parish of Willesden. Here you 13 Brent Biennial: John Rogers Kensal Rise can pick up the psychogeographic sound trail, Has A Story, Kensal Rise Library Brent Biennial Walk Kensal Rise Has A Story by John Rogers as part John Rogers has produced an audio-visual of Brent Biennial. portrait of the local area surrounding Kensal Rise Dollis Hill → Library, drawing on people’s lived experiences 11 Possible Source of the Counters Creek and memories. Rogers uses the methods of Willesden → The Counters Creek, one of the lost rivers of psychogeography to present stories that London, is traditionally believed to rise in Kensal encompass people’s subjective viewpoints Kensal Rise Green Cemetery. However, it’s claimed that the and experiences of place. The self-guided stream is fed by underground springs that audio trail can be found on the streets of Kensal percolate through the soil from this high ridge. Rise and Kensal Green and a map is available Look out for the audio recording at the end of All outside Kensal Rise Community Library. The Souls Avenue. original Reading Room was opened by Mark Google Map: https://bit.ly/38Fo2el Twain in 1900. ↑ John Rogers at Kensal Rise Library . © Thierry Bal How to fold your map 1 Fold a piece of paper into eighths 3 Fold the paper short edge to short edge 5 Unfold the paper Spend some time folding, as the quality of your You should fold the paper in half the opposite It should now have the original eight fold panels, folds will determine the quality of your booklet. way from your first fold. but there should be a slit down the center of the paper, between the middle four panels.

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