Also known as the Kingsbury Hospital. In 1972 it was refurbished as the Kingsbury Community Hospital, a specialist resource for mentally handicapped people.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Willesden Maternity Hospital
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Jet Harris
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J. Grossman
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