Editing Kilburn, London (section)

==Landmarks==
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[[File:Gaumont State Cinema Entrance.jpg|thumb|The [[Gaumont State Cinema]] on Kilburn High Road]]
[[File:Tricycle Theatre Kilburn.jpg|thumb|upright|The Tricycle Theatre (now The Kiln)]]
[[File:St Augustine's Kilburn5.jpg|thumb|St Augustine's Kilburn]]}}

===Kilburn High Road===
{{For|the railway station|Kilburn High Road railway station}}
Kilburn High Road is the main road in Kilburn. It follows a part of the line of the [[Roman Britain|Roman]] route, Iter III in the [[Antonine Itinerary]],  which later took the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] name [[Watling Street]]. This was based on an earlier [[Celts|Celtic]] route from [[Verlamion]] to [[Durovernum Cantiacorum]], modern day [[St Albans]] and [[Canterbury]].

Running roughly north-west to south-east, it forms the boundary between the London boroughs of [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]] to the east and [[London Borough of Brent|Brent]] to the west. It is the section of the [[Edgware Road]] (itself part of the [[A5 road (Great Britain)|A5]]) between [[Shoot Up Hill]] and [[Maida Vale]].

There are two railway stations on Kilburn High Road: [[Brondesbury railway station|Brondesbury station]] ([[London Overground]] on the [[Mildmay line|Mildmay]] line). Approximately 1.25&nbsp;km (nearly a mile) further south is [[Kilburn High Road railway station|Kilburn High Road station]] (also London Overground, on the [[Watford DC Line]]). [[Kilburn Park tube station|Kilburn Park Underground station]], on the [[Bakerloo line]], lies a little west of the southern end of the High Road. [[Kilburn Underground station]] sits on the northern side of the intersection of Christchurch Avenue and Kilburn High Road, which marks the High Road's northern boundary.

The green space of [[Kilburn Grange Park]] is located to the east side of Kilburn High Road.

The name of [[Ian Dury]]'s first band, [[Kilburn and the High Roads]], refers to this road, as does the [[Flogging Molly]] song, "Kilburn High Road" and the [[Shack (band)|Shack]] song, "Kilburn High Road".

===Gaumont State Cinema===
{{Main|Gaumont State Cinema}}
A landmark in Kilburn High Road is the [[Grade II* listed]] [[Art Deco]] Gaumont State Cinema, designed by [[George Coles (architect)|George Coles]] and opened in 1937. It was the biggest auditorium in Europe at the time, with seating for 4,004 people. For twenty years, the building was run as a bingo hall by [[Mecca Bingo]]. In December 2007, it was purchased by Ruach City Church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.ruachcitychurch.org/about |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=www.ruachcitychurch.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Leadbeater |first=Chris |date=2019-01-30 |title=Glorious ghosts of yesteryear – in search of London's 'lost' Art Deco cinemas |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/in-search-london-lost-art-deco-cinema/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

===The Kiln Theatre===
The Kiln Theatre is located on Kilburn High Road north of Buckley Road. It was opened in 1980 as the [[Tricycle Theatre]] in a converted [[Foresters Friendly Society|Foresters']] Hall, and was renamed the Kiln in April 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Iqbal|first1=Nosheen|title=Kilburn's Tricycle relaunches as Kiln theatre with Zadie Smith's White Teeth|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/apr/11/indhu-rubasingham-relaunch-kilburn-tricycle-theatre-the-kiln-zadie-smith-white-teeth|access-date=11 April 2018|work=The Guardian|date=11 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> The Kiln complex includes a cinema. The theatre also runs an extensive community outreach programme. For nearly 30 years  (1984-2012) the Tricycle was run by [[Nicolas Kent]] who, as artistic director, built the theatre's reputation for political dramas including verbatim plays based on recent events, and for plays that reflected the experiences of local communities - Irish, Afro-Caribbean and Asian.  In 2012, [[Indhu Rubasingham]] succeeded Kent as artistic director. She continued the theatre's radical reputation. She also oversaw a major revamp of the building and, controversially, renamed the theatre the Kiln.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Billington |first=Michael |date=3 September 2018 |title=Over Kiln, the Tricycle theatre doesn't need a new name |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/sep/03/kiln-the-tricycle-theatre-indhu-rubasingham |access-date=1 March 2025}}</ref> In 2024 she left the Kiln, having been appointed director of the [[Royal National Theatre]]. She was succeeded at the Kiln by Amit Sharma.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 March 2025 |title=Amit Sharma appointed as artistic director and CEO of Kiln Theatre |url=https://kilntheatre.com/amit-sharma-appointed-as-artistic-director-and-ceo-of-kiln-theatre/ |access-date=1 March 2025 |website=Kiln Theatre}}</ref> Sharma said:  "''The Kiln is a theatre right at the heart of its community – a beacon for the people of Brent, bringing audiences to the borough from across London, the UK and internationally. There’s a magic that happens'' ''on that stage."''<ref name=":0" />

He outlined his first season and his plans for the theatre in a YouTube video.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MPNY_1Hcx8 |title=Amit Sharma announces his inaugural season as Artistic Director of Kiln Theatre |date=2024-06-05 |last=Kiln Theatre |access-date=2025-03-01 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Other buildings[[File:Carlton Tavern - geograph.org.uk - 483947.jpg|thumb|left|[[Carlton Tavern, Kilburn|The Carlton Tavern]], before demolition (now rebuilt)]]
[[File:Biddys, Kilburn, NW6 (3660143131).jpg|thumb|The former Biddy Mulligan's pub, site of the [[Ulster loyalist]] bombing in 1975, pictured in 2009 by when it closed down]]
To the south, the Kilburn skyline is dominated by the [[gothic revival|Gothic]] spire of [[St. Augustine's, Kilburn]]. Completed in 1880 by the architect [[John Loughborough Pearson]], the church has an ornate Victorian interior, a carved stone reredos and screen and stained glass, adjacent to its partners, St Augustine's Primary and [[St Augustine's Church of England High School|Secondary School]]s. The church is sometimes nicknamed "the Cathedral of [[North London]]" due to its size<ref name="staug">{{cite web|url = https://www.staugustinekilburn.org/|title = Saint Augustine's Kilburn|website = staugustinekilburn.org|access-date = 9 September 2020|archive-date = 24 September 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200924195325/https://www.staugustinekilburn.org/|url-status = dead}}</ref> - at the time of construction, it was the third-largest place of worship in London, after [[St Paul's Cathedral]] and [[Westminster Abbey]].

Located at 10 Cambridge Avenue, just off Kilburn High Road, is "The Animals WW1 memorial dispensary". The building itself dates back to the early 1930s. Formally opened in March 1931, it treated over 6,000 animals in its first year. The front of the building has a large bronze plaque above the door as a memorial to animals killed in the first world war. It's an impressive piece of bronze sculpture by F Brook Hitch of Hertford. Next door at 12-14 Cambridge Avenue, is one of the only surviving London examples of a  "[[Tin tabernacle|Tin Tabernacle]]" from 1863, which is currently used by a local arts charity. This very unusual building, originally built as St. James' Episcopal Chapel, is Grade II listed and is open to the public on Saturdays.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tintabernaclekilburn.org.uk/|title=Tin Tabernacle Kilburn|website=Tin Tabernacle|access-date=July 5, 2018|archive-date=29 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829151507/http://www.tintabernaclekilburn.org.uk/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Just to the south of St. Augustine's on [[Carlton Vale]] stands the rebuilt [[Carlton Tavern, Kilburn|Carlton Tavern]], a pub built in 1920-21 for [[Charrington Brewery]] and thought to be the work of the architect [[Frank J Potter]]. The building, noted for its unaltered 1920s interiors and [[faience]] [[tile]] exterior, was being considered by [[Historic England]] for [[listed building|Grade II listing]] when it was unexpectedly demolished in March 2015 by the [[property developer]] CLTX Ltd to make way for a new block of flats.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bulldozers level historic pub after being denied planning permission|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/11525262/Bulldozers-level-historic-pub-the-day-before-it-is-due-to-be-listed.html|access-date=17 April 2015|work=The Telegraph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416073456/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/11525262/Bulldozers-level-historic-pub-the-day-before-it-is-due-to-be-listed.html|archive-date=16 April 2015}}</ref> The pub was subsequently rebuilt and re-opened following a community campaign and planning appeals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-21 |title=Rising from the rubble: London pub rebuilt brick by brick after illegal bulldozing |url=http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/mar/21/rising-from-the-rubble-london-pub-rebuilt-brick-by-brick-after-bulldozing |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

205 High Road was home to the Irish pub ''Biddy Mulligan's''. It was built in 1862 as was originally known as ''The Victoria Tavern''. It was renamed in the 1970s, with the name Biddy Mulligan taken from a character of Irish comedian [[Jimmy O'Dea]], a character dressed as a female street seller in [[Dublin]] from the 1930s onwards. The pub was bombed on 21 December 1975 by the [[Ulster Defence Association]] (UDA), an [[Ulster loyalist]] group that fought against [[Irish republican]]s in [[Northern Ireland]] ([[The Troubles]]). The pub was later renamed as ''Biddy's'', before briefly turning into an [[Australia]]n sports bar called ''Southern K'', and then closing in 2009 to make way for a new [[Ladbrokes]] branch.<ref name="kilburnandwillesdenhistory.blogspot.co.uk"/><ref name="london24.com"/>