The Golden Mile is the name given to a stretch of the Great West Road north of Brentford, running west from Chiswick. It was so called due to the concentration of industry along this short stretch of road which was opened in the 1920 to ease congestion on Brentford High Street.

Over the past couple of years we have been watching the redevelopment of a big area of ground (which is being called Great Western Quarter) between the A4 “Golden Mile” and the Thames. Here a 2 bedroom apartment will cost you half a million pounds..   This is quite near where our daughter lives and the usual route for the walk to school takes the grandchildren through GWQ,   Quite a difference from the narrow streets of brick terraces which has been the norm for Brentford up to now.