local history

12 Oct 2015

The mind of a serial killer

John Christie had been killing for years when women’s corpses were finally found at his house in Notting Hill in 1953. One was of …

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 …

5 Oct 2015

Fifty years of the Hanwell Carnival

When Hanwell Carnival takes place on Saturday, 19 June, it will be the 50th consecutive year it has been held. The first was held …

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 …

2 Oct 2015

The mystery of Perivale Manor

In 1989, an episode of Dr Who on television featured a walled mansion in Perivale and a reptilian lord of the manor, who, in …

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 …

30 Sep 2015

The vanished world of Victorian South Acton

It is 150 years since construction began of Victorian South Acton, writes Linda Davies. This landscape of terraced housing and small industries, now almost …

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 …

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local history

The mind of a serial killer

Days in the movies

Fifty years of the Hanwell Carnival

Secret diary of a royal observer

Guilty or not guilty?

The mystery of Perivale Manor

Village life seen through the census

Shop local message is nothing new

Dame marks theatre’s half century

A lonely, broken-hearted girl

The vanished world of Victorian South Acton

Why we are up in arms

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