Acton

1 Nov 2015

Gunnersbury’s past glories

We have reported in Around Ealing about the restoration project for Gunnersbury Park and its listed buildings. They have had an illustrious past. In …

1 Nov 2015

Ealing and the Blitz

September 2010 marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the aerial attacks on Britain by the German air force – which were known collectively …

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

When the Olympics were on our doorstep

This summer, London will make Olympic history by becoming the first city to host the Games for a third time, Dr Martin Polley writes. …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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Acton

Gunnersbury’s past glories

Ealing and the Blitz

What’s in a name? Our town’s origins

The art of democracy

When the Olympics were on our doorstep

Second World War: The funny and sad times

War memorials to fallen locals

Ealing and the Titanic

A stack of plaques

Our almshouses

Guilty or not guilty?

The vanished world of Victorian South Acton

Locations

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