Dollis Hill

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Dollis Hill (Greater London)

OS grid referenceTQ225865
London borough Brent
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region London
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LONDON
Postcode district NW2
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
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UK Parliament Brent East
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Dollis Hill is an area of north-west London. It lies close to Willesden, in the London Borough of Brent, and consists of the streets surrounding Gladstone Park, formerly the estate belonging to Dollis Hill House.

History

The Dollis Hill Estate was formed in the early 19th century, when the Finch family bought up a number of farms in the area to form a single estate. Dollis Hill House itself was built in the 1820s.

The code-breaking Colossus computer, used at Bletchley Park during the Second World War, was built at the Post Office Research Station in Dollis Hill by a team lead by Tommy Flowers. The station was relocated to Martlesham Heath at the end of the 1970s. The Post Office Research Station building has now been converted into 62 flats and is now known as 'Chartwell Court'.

A World War II bunker for Winston Churchill called Paddock is located here.

Famous Residents

William Ewart Gladstone, the UK Prime Minister, was a frequent visitor to Dollis Hill House in the late 19th century. The year after his death, 1899, Willesden Council acquired much of the Dollis Hill Estate for use as a public park, which was named Gladstone Park.

Mark Twain stayed in Dollis Hill House in the summer of 1900. He wrote that 'Dollis Hill comes nearer to being a paradise than any other home I ever occupied'.

British electronica artists the Future Sound of London and 4 Hero both come from the area.

Fictional References

The fictional Dollis Hill Football Club features occasionally in the British satirical magazine Private Eye, with on at least one occasion the fictional Dollis Hill South council ward used in the irregular 'Those Election Results In Full' mock section, and Dollis Hill tube station, although real, is frequently played in the radio panel game Mornington Crescent.

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