Grange Museum
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Summary: The Grange Museum and a potted history of the area using items from the collection.
Title number: 1644
LSA ID: LSA/2160
Description: Footage of the Grange Museum displays and a short interview with Valerie Bott Museum Curator talking about the collecting policy. Scenes of children working in the museum. Interview with Keith Holroyd Museum talking about the latest acquisition, 1920's dictaphone. More footage of a school session and more displays. Shows a late Victorian butchers shop donated to the museum. Some scenes of Brent with commentary to explain how Brent was formed and the Welsh Harp was a sort of Victorian theme park. Then an explanation on how Brent came to be so diverse. Interviews with local residents Joan and Len Snow and Nancy Bandhu. Also showcases local history library. Explains how housing and population changed over the years. More footage from the 1980s of the Brent Show. Sound and picture quality deteriorate at the end of the tape
Further information: To view this film one week's notice is required. Please contact Brent Archives, Willesden Green Library Centre, 95 High Road, Willesden Green NW10 2SF. Tel: 020 8937 3541. Email: archives@brent.gov.uk.
Keywords: local museum; Brent; local authorities; local history
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