Christmas day is nearly upon us, so just in the (St) Nick of time, here are a few helpful tips to make everything go smoothly. When are the local church services? At Emmanuel Church things kick off with carols on … Continue reading →
George Tombs was the station master at the Midland Railway station on Iverson Road. When it opened in 1871 the halt was called ‘West End’, the original name for the neighbourhood before ‘West Hampstead’ was adopted. The station stood roughly … Continue reading →
I had dinner and wine with @WhampChef in The Black Lion, West End Lane on a recent Sunday evening; I’d not had grub there for a little while and had a good reason for not cooking anything at home: laziness. … Continue reading →
The Royal National Institute for the Blind’s (RNIB) campaign to promote reading, Read For RNIB Day, is having its biggest nationwide event on 11th October. As part of this campaign, some local residents are taking over the normal Black Lion … Continue reading →
A jolly good time was had by all in the Black Lion in Kilburn, for a friend’s birthday last week. It’s a pub I find particularly welcoming and relaxing; spacious, combined with many leather sofas to chill out on, and … Continue reading →
Stopped off for a jolly good Sunday evening bite to eat in The Black Lion the other week (the West Hampstead one, not the splendid pub in Kilburn which I’m also very fond of). I was intrigued to try the … Continue reading →
It’s been a couple of weeks now since the ninth edition of the local get-together known as #whampgather. Fifty of us took over the front half of The Black Lion on West End Lane while a sudden, if brief, monsoon … Continue reading →
When we did our initial Sunday lunch crawl through West Hampstead, the Lion – as it was then – was on the brink of shutting up shop for a while in order to be refurbed, rebranded, reimagined and reinvigorated. We … Continue reading →
Bring me sunshine, bring me joy, bring me another edition of the local party that everyone loves… bring me #whampgather! Summer finally seems to have arrived, so I figured it was time for the NINTH installment of #whampgather. The summer … Continue reading →
The Old Black Lion on West End Lane was established in 1751. It was a beerhouse not a tavern, meaning it could sell only beer. The Black Lion on Kilburn High Road is older. It dates back to 1666. (The … Continue reading →
