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2 unusual facts about Edgware Road


James Wardrop

In retaliation he founded the West London Hospital for Surgery near the Edgware Road, and invited general practitioners to watch him operate.

The Alexander Brothers

Following Arbroath they were engaged to appear at the Metropolitan Theatre, Edgware Road, London, and it was during this season they were spotted and signed to Pye Records.


Afro Model Awards

Afro Model Awards have been held at the Lost theatre in 2011, the O2 Indigo in 2012 and in 2013 at the Monarch Hall of the Hilton Metropole Hotel, Edgware Road.

Bakerloo line

By 1913, the line had been extended from its original northern terminus at Baker Street to the west with interchange stations with the Great Central Railway at Marylebone and the Great Western Railway at Paddington, and a new station at Edgware Road.

Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe

Sometime in the late 'nineties (the exact year is uncertain), he stole Lord Burper's false teeth and pawned them at a shop on the Edgware Road; he was also involved in a mysterious incident revolving around the shellfish known as prawns, of which little is known, save that it took place at Ascot, "the year Martingale won the Gold Cup".

Kim Jerray-Silver

Jerray-Silver became a firefighter and was among the first on the scene at Edgware Road during the 7 July 2005 London bombings.

Oxgate Admiralty Citadel

Oxgate Admiralty Citadel is the name given to a military bunker constructed between 1937 and 1940, for the Admiralty, on the corner of Edgware Road and Oxgate Lane, in north London.


see also

Burnt Oak tube station

Burnt Oak tube station is a London Underground station in Burnt Oak, north London, on Watling Avenue, off the A5 (the Edgware Road, originally a Roman Road known as Watling Street).

Home and Colonial Stores

The business was founded by Julius Drewe who in 1883 went into partnership with John Musker selling groceries at a small shop in Edgware Road in London.

Maida, Calabria

A London pub on the Edgware Road was named The Hero of Maida, which in turn gave its name to adjoining districts of London, Maida Hill and later, Maida Vale.