local history

20 Oct 2015

The tale of two Dickens

Charles Dickens was born in 1812, two hundred years ago, and it is fair to say that his novels and short stories have lost …

20 Oct 2015

Southall Manor House

Southall Manor House is Southall’s oldest building. It used to tower over the surrounding houses when it was first built, the centre of a …

20 Oct 2015

Second World War: The funny and sad times

A group of enthusiastic volunteers recently came together at Gunnersbury Park Museum to share their experiences of the Second World War and trade tales. …

20 Oct 2015

War memorials to fallen locals

Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day form an important part of the national calendar in November, and it is when the country’s many memorials to …

20 Oct 2015

Greenford’s forgotten mansions

Most of Greenford’s houses were built in the 1930s and range from maisonettes to semi-detached. However, fewer than a hundred years ago, there were several …

20 Oct 2015

Ealing and the Titanic

There may seem to be no connection with Ealing and the sinking of the RMS Titanic 100 years ago in April 1912, which resulted …

20 Oct 2015

Ealing and the Diamond Jubilee of 1897

With the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee approaching, we look at what happened the only other time such a celebration took place here – 115 years …

20 Oct 2015

Dr Who and its links to the borough

November marks the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. Production of the original television programmes was closely linked to west London, including Acton and Ealing, …

20 Oct 2015

A Victorian farmer in Northolt

Until the 20th Century, farming was one of the biggest employers in Greenford and Northolt. Frederick Crees was one of these local farmers during …

19 Oct 2015

Ealing’s election – 100 years ago

Because general and local elections will be held this year, it seems particularly apt to look back at a notable general election that took …

17 Oct 2015

A stack of plaques

We have all seen blue plaques on walls all over London. They commemorate and record where a well-known or historically significant person lived and who …

16 Oct 2015

Our almshouses

Dwellings for the ‘elderly’, called almshouses, existed in most English villages and towns from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century and our borough’s …

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local history

The tale of two Dickens

Southall Manor House

Second World War: The funny and sad times

War memorials to fallen locals

Greenford’s forgotten mansions

Ealing and the Titanic

Ealing and the Diamond Jubilee of 1897

Dr Who and its links to the borough

A Victorian farmer in Northolt

Ealing’s election – 100 years ago

A stack of plaques

Our almshouses

Locations

Advertising

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