page_title: Dollis Hill
section_title: Notable residents
hierarchical_section_title: Dollis Hill / Notable residents
caption_attribution_description: 037 Chartwell court Brook road London
context_page_description: Dollis Hill is an area in northwest London, which consists of the streets surrounding the 35 hectares Gladstone Park. It is served by a London Underground station, Dollis Hill, on the Jubilee line, providing good links to central London. It is in the London Borough of Brent, close to Willesden Green, Neasden and Cricklewood, and in the latter's postal district.
  The area is mainly residential with a restaurant, greengrocer and convenience stores near the underground station. The Dollis Hill ward has the highest Irish population in London.
  Dollis Hill played a part in the Second World War as the code-breaking computer used at Bletchley Park was built at the Post Office Research Station in Dollis Hill and the rarely used alternative Cabinet War Room bunker for Winston Churchill's government was dug underground here.
context_section_description: William Ewart Gladstone, the British Prime Minister, was a frequent visitor to Dollis Hill House in the late 19th century.  The year after his death, 1899, Willesden Council acquired much of the Dollis Hill Estate for use as a public park, which was named Gladstone Park.
  Mark Twain stayed in Dollis Hill House in the summer of 1900.  He wrote "Dollis Hill comes nearer to being a paradise than any other home I ever occupied."
  Eric Simms, the ornithologist, broadcaster and author, lived in Brook Road. His book, Birds of Town and Suburb (1975), was based on his studies of the birds in Dollis Hill.
  David Baddiel grew up in the area.
  Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio 5 Live DJ, resides here with his family.
  Mark Gottsche, London county team Gaelic footballer, lived on Chapter Road between 2012 and 2019.
caption: Chartwell Court, off Brook Road
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