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12 Oct 2015

Days in the movies

Most people have heard of Ealing Studios, even if they know nothing else about Ealing. Not so well-known is its equivalent in Southall. By Jonathan …

4 Oct 2015

Secret diary of a royal observer

With the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton drawing close, it seems timely to take a look at the entries of a local …

4 Oct 2015

Guilty or not guilty?

Sixty years ago, Timothy Evans was hanged at Pentonville Prison for murdering his own daughter, Geraldine. However, just three years later it was uncovered …

1 Oct 2015

Village life seen through the census

Almost everybody who has looked into their family’s British roots in the 19th Century will be very familiar with using the census returns of …

1 Oct 2015

Shop local message is nothing new

The theme ‘shop local’ is not a new one. Readers of Ealing Illustrated in 1893 were introduced to the concept. It was argued that …

1 Oct 2015

Dame marks theatre’s half century

The Questors Theatre celebrated its 50th anniversary with a renaming ceremony, adding a touch of movie glamour. The theatre in Mattock Lane, Ealing, held …

1 Oct 2015

A lonely, broken-hearted girl

The lives of ordinary black women who lived and worked in London before the Second World War are not well known. Like many working …

29 Sep 2015

Why we are up in arms

A coat of arms is similar to a badge and it represents, in picture form, an individual, family or organisation display on a triangular …

24 Sep 2015

Come Hoff it

Hoff The Record is a new comedy for the Dave channel starring David Hasselhoff, who everyone remembers as an actor driving a talking car… …

20 Sep 2015

Death of an alchemist

Over the centuries, men have tried to find the process in which base metals could be transformed into gold – alchemy. None of them …

20 Sep 2015

150 years of Ealing Council

Until the 1860s, the town and district of Ealing had hitherto been part of the same parish as Brentford and was governed by the …

1 Sep 2015

Around Ealing magazine – Autumn 2015

In this 60-page edition we have all kinds of stories, on a wide range of topics relating to the council and its services, but …

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