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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

Dr Who and its links to the borough

November marks the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. Production of the original television programmes was closely linked to west London, including Acton and Ealing, …

19 Oct 2015

Ealing’s election – 100 years ago

Because general and local elections will be held this year, it seems particularly apt to look back at a notable general election that took …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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Ealing and the Diamond Jubilee of 1897

Dr Who and its links to the borough

Ealing’s election – 100 years ago

A stack of plaques

Our almshouses

Days in the movies

Secret diary of a royal observer

Guilty or not guilty?

Village life seen through the census

Shop local message is nothing new

Dame marks theatre’s half century

A lonely, broken-hearted girl

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