The Stuff We Can't Fit In Somewhere Else in Perivale, Middlesex*

The things which can't be categorised

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The Stuff We Can't Fit In Somewhere Else

• The final story (Survival) of the original series of Doctor Who was largely made on location in Perivale.
• Perivale in print. Parish of enormous hayfields Perivale stood all alone, John Betjeman Middlesex From "A Few Late Chrysanthemums" (1954) There's a line of harbour lights at Perivale, John Betjeman Harrow-on-the-Hill From "A Few Late Chrysanthemums" (1954) green for go, green for action from park royal to north acton past scrolls and inscriptions like those of the egyptian age and one of these days the hoover factory is gonna be all the rage in those fashionable pages five miles out of london on the western avenue must have been a wonder when it was brand new talkin' 'bout the splendour of the hoover factory i know that you'd agree if you had seen it too it's not a matter of life or death but what is?" "Hoover Factory" (song), Elvis Costello [DPA McManus]
• Just wanted to say that going back a few years we had some other "famous" residents. Johnny Kidd was a neighbour of mine in Devon Close in the 60s. Tom Newman who was with the local band Tomcats, went on to help produce Mike Oldfields Tubular Bells.
• TeckNet Training Ltd, We are a friendly training centre/internet cafelocated few minutes walk from Tesco's Hoover building, getting to the high street internt cafe's in town centres is too difficult for some local people, they have expensive rates plus the cost of parking. Can offer internet from 80p 1/4 minutes or gaming, interactive learning pc hire from 60p 1/4 minutes, cheap, nice friendly people working here, and you can carry over any time you have left for another visit. Oh yes and £10 per hour for training on Microsoft packages Excel, Access etc. ++ more Web site design, video conferencing, kids parties, pc maintenance, office servcies.

Parts of this information have been supplied by: Michael, William Lamm, Miss Devine DD, The Watcher, Graham Weeks, Ken, jim, cressida, Maciej Klamecki, Robin Vincent-Day, matt, bart, pen, david wootton, generic, anthony pedder, Tony