Queensbury, London

Queensbury
Queensbury Station Parade
OS grid reference	TQ185895
London borough	Harrow Brent
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARROW, STANMORE, EDGWARE
Postcode district	HA3, HA7, HA8
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	NW9
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Brent North Harrow East
London Assembly	Brent and Harrow

Queensbury is a locality in northwest London, England. It is located in the south eastern part of the London Borough of Harrow and on the boundary with the London Borough of Brent.

Geography and history

The area around Queensbury Circle and Honeypot Lane is in the HA postcode area and the area south east of Queensbury tube station is in the NW postcode area. Queensbury tube station is on the Jubilee line. Queensbury neighbours the district of Kingsbury in the London Borough of Brent.

Queensbury tube station

The main focus of Queensbury is the area around the tube station. Queensbury did not exist as an area before the opening of the Stanmore branch as part of the Metropolitan line in 1932 (transferred to the Bakerloo line in 1939, and then the Jubilee line in 1979. The station opened on 16 December 1934. The name Queensbury was adopted for the tube station to match neighbouring Kingsbury and has no historical basis. It had been selected by way of a newspaper competition.

The parade of shops and houses built along with the station form a large crescent with a public green space in the centre. The area was developed in the 1930s and the architecture reflects this. Until May 2008 a roundabout in front of the station featured a prominent 1930's style mast bearing the London Underground emblem. The pavements and public space were redeveloped at that time losing some of the 1930s character.

The tube station, and its local surroundings and characters were cited in the song "Queensbury Station" by the Berlin-based punk-jazz band The Magoo Brothers on their album "Beyond Believable", released in 1988. The song was written by Paul Bonin and Melanie Hickford, who both grew up and lived in the area.

Other places

Queensbury Circle Parade is a roundabout and shops located north west of Queensbury Station, along Honeypot Lane. Queensbury sub-post office is located here.

Transport and locale

Nearby places

• Burnt Oak
• Colindale
• Edgware
• Kenton
• Kingsbury
• Stanmore
• The Hyde

Tube

Stations in the area are:

• Queensbury Station (Jubilee line)

Buses

London Buses serving Queensbury are:

Route	Start	End	Operator
79	Alperton Sainsbury's	Edgware	Metroline
114	Mill Hill Broadway	Ruislip	London Sovereign
288	Queensbury Morrisons	Broadfields Estate	Arriva Shires & Essex
324	Stanmore	Brent Cross Tesco	Metroline
606	Queensbury Station	The Ravenscroft School	Metroline
N98	Stanmore	Holborn	Metroline
614 (A non TFL route)	Hatfield	Queensbury Station	Uno
644 (A non TFL route)	Hatfield	Wembley Park	Uno