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4 Nov 2015

The human face of war

A two-minute silence will be held on the steps of Ealing Town Hall to mark Armistice Day on Wednesday, 11 November at 11am. The …

2 Nov 2015

Murder or manslaughter?

In the morning of 5 August 1936 Linford Derrick, a tennis coach, entered Ealing Police Station and declared that he had just murdered his …

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 …

1 Nov 2015

An obscure little river?

Is that what you think of Ealing’s river, the River Brent, asks borough archivist Dr Jonathan Oates? It flows through Greenford and Hanwell before …

30 Oct 2015

Was Ealing the ‘Queen of the Suburbs’?

Some residents think of Ealing by this soubriquet; but what exactly does it mean, and why was it used? Clearly the term is meant …

30 Oct 2015

How the council spent your money 100 years ago

From horses to hot baths, council budgets were a bit different a century ago, as Richard Nadal discovered in a 1902 account book from …

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

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

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 …

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Ealing

The human face of war

Murder or manslaughter?

Ealing and the Blitz

An obscure little river?

Was Ealing the ‘Queen of the Suburbs’?

How the council spent your money 100 years ago

What’s in a name? Our town’s origins

The art of democracy

When the Olympics were on our doorstep

The tale of two Dickens

War memorials to fallen locals

Ealing and the Titanic

Locations

Advertising

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