Southall

3 Nov 2015

Gates to the past: Southall 1698

Southall Market has recently undergone a change, with the town’s new car park altering its lay-out. Gates have gone up to commemorate the original …

1 Nov 2015

The Martin brothers

Southall’s most celebrated craftsmen were the four Martin Brothers and their work is still collected almost a century after their deaths. Some of their …

30 Oct 2015

What’s in a name? Our town’s origins

Our borough has reached a milestone. It was 45 years ago when, in 1965, the old boroughs of Ealing, Acton and Southall were abolished. …

21 Oct 2015

The art of democracy

To mark the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, an exhibition is being held in libraries across the borough. The exhibition opened in June with …

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

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

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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Southall

Gates to the past: Southall 1698

The Martin brothers

What’s in a name? Our town’s origins

The art of democracy

Southall Manor House

War memorials to fallen locals

Ealing and the Titanic

Ealing and the Diamond Jubilee of 1897

A Victorian farmer in Northolt

Our almshouses

Days in the movies

Why we are up in arms

Locations

Advertising

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ReActon: school uniform swap shop

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