Harlesden is a district in the London Borough of Brent. Its main focal point is the Jubilee Clock which commemorates Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. The population is primarily made up of people of Afro-Caribbean heritage but also has a large number of Irish Catholic, Brazilian. In the 19th century, Harlesden, then a rural village, began to develop some of its urban appearance with the arrival of the railways. Willesden Junction, Kensal Green and Harlesden stations all had an effect on the developing village. Cottages for railway workers were built, as was grander housing for the local middle class. Harlesden eventually lost its rurality, with factories replacing farms and woodland. After the end of World War I, low cost housing spread across the area, filling in the gaps between surrounding villages. Harlesden quickly became part of the growing London conurbation. One of Europe's biggest industrial estates was constructed in nearby Park Royal. The image of Harlesden today began to take shape throughout the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Immigration from the Caribbean, Indian sub-continent, Africa radically changed the racial and cultural make up of the area. More recently the area has has now become home to a thriving Polish, and Brazilian community. Most of the houses are Victorian terraces. The majority of Harlesden became a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the mid-nineties and as such most parking is controlled by parking permits. More on Harlesden 

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