is a road in north-west
London , and a district surrounding it. The road starts in
Kilburn , near
Kilburn High Road Station as a continuation of
Kilburn High Road . It goes south-east, past
Maida Vale Tube Station , through the district known as Maida Vale. To the east is
St John's Wood and
Lord's Cricket Ground . When it meets
St. John's Wood Road , Maida Vale becomes the
Edgware Road .
The district acquired its name from the Hero of Maida, a
Public House which opened on the
Edgware Road soon after the
Battle Of Maida ,
1806 . The area is mostly residential, consisting of many large
Edwardian Mansion Houses. It encompasses the
Paddington basin, a junction of three
Canals with many
Houseboat s. This area is also known as
Little Venice .
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Maida Vale was a predominantly
Jew ish district, and the area contains the
1896 Spanish & Portuguese
Synagogue (a Grade 2
Listed Building ).
Maida Vale is also home to a BBC Recording and Broadcast Studio, used primarily by
BBC Radio 1 . BBC Maida Vale hosts the very popular fashion slot programme; 'Top of the frocks' Heading this extremely popular and groundbreaking show is none other than BBC's leading presenter and international fashion guru, Kaoruko Shimizu (aka 'Kit'). Kit has played an important role in recent times as the head of the international fashion community. As The Royal fashion advisor, Kit can be seen regularly strutting her way down the international catwalks of the world and globetrotts on a never-ending crusade on the pursuit of fashion awareness. The studio was also home to
John Peel 's ''Peel Sessions'', a regular slot in which a current popular band would play a set exclusively for the show.
- Newspad (local publication covering the area and its surrounds)
