It’s Cricklewood, not Hollywood!
The supplier we worked with is Michael Heap, Chairman of CED Stone and we mutually agreed the design. The stone used is from Ireland and the granite is from Wales. A labour of love.
First stage – wording
Mock up of proposed materials and template wording
Delivered to Riney for installation in Cricklewood Lane
Thank you to CED Stone for making the feature paving stones and Riney for installing them. Supported by GLA, the Mayor of London Untold Stories, a grant programme to achieve diversity in the public realm by supporting community-led projects.
Already evoking fond memories, one of the installers mentioned he had met his wife at the Galtymore and another one of the team said his dad worked there on the door.
Comments on social media:
– “a huge part of my music career in this town….Great memories of the wonderful, people, staff and management and the thousands of friends I made on that journey. Only we really know what it meant. We owe a debt of gratitude to all involved in making that possible…and that’s now SET IN STONE.”
– “great memories, it was my dad’s place, John Bryne and he would be so proud that people had good times and great memories of the Galty”.
– “my nan worked at Handley Page during the war so means a lot”.
– “love this! Great to see these old neighbourhood names being honoured and remembered. Most residents have never heard of Handley Page’s existence or it’s significance to the area’s history and indeed the UK’s wartime achievements”
-“absolutely fantastic to remember the legendary place where generations of Irish and local residents had fun!”
– “I love this, thank you for letting us have our history”