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19 Dec 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 52 – the final entry

Week 52 – the last part of our year-long serialisation of Goodlet’s diaries from 80 years ago, begins with our protagonist feeling rotten and …

12 Dec 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 51

Week 51, the penultimate entry of our serialisation, is dominated by a school play, more concerns about finances and visits to the library (pictured), …

5 Dec 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 50

Week 50 of Goodlet’s diaries is swept along by the sensational news of the king’s abdication and that his brother George (pictured above during a …

1 Dec 2016

Gunnersbury Park: Stately progress

Gunnersbury Park and its many historic buildings have been closed to the general public while a large and complex restoration has been taking place. …

28 Nov 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 49

Week 49 is dominated by what Goodlet calls ‘the Royal crisis’ as it becomes clear that King Edward (pictured above during a visit to …

21 Nov 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 48

Goodlet takes a stroll to Kew Bridge (pictured) in week 48 while the march to war speeds up a notch with developments like the …

14 Nov 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 47

Week 47 of Goodlet’s diary is one of contrasts: Admiring the new trolley buses along the Uxbridge Road (pictured) while lamenting the fact that …

11 Nov 2016

Christie the serial killer back on our screens

John Christie had been killing for years when women’s corpses were finally uncovered at his house in 1953 – hidden behind walls and also …

7 Nov 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 46

Week 46 sees Armistice Day being commemorated and Goodlet remembers the day itself when the First World War ended and he, as a teenager, …

31 Oct 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 45

‘Things are very difficult at home these days’, writes Goodlet in week 45 of the serialisation of his diaries from 1936. Meanwhile, Mussolini is …

24 Oct 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 44

Week 44 rather bizarrely sees Goodlet registering his regret over the abolishing of the cutlass. A haircut, not with a cutlass one would assume, …

17 Oct 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 43

Week 43. Cashing a cheque at a bank in Acton (pictured) brought a bit of relief to a week tarnished by financial worries and a flood …

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local history

The Goodlet diaries: Week 52 – the final entry

The Goodlet diaries: Week 51

The Goodlet diaries: Week 50

Gunnersbury Park: Stately progress

The Goodlet diaries: Week 49

The Goodlet diaries: Week 48

The Goodlet diaries: Week 47

Christie the serial killer back on our screens

The Goodlet diaries: Week 46

The Goodlet diaries: Week 45

The Goodlet diaries: Week 44

The Goodlet diaries: Week 43

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