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5 Sep 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 37

Week 37 of Goodlet’s diaries from 80 years ago include a visit to the Tower of London, news of a cross-Atlantic flight, and some pondering …

29 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 36

Week 36 sees our diarist Alexander meet some other Goodlets in Hampstead, who had previously lived in Russia for three generations before having to …

23 Aug 2016

A gentleman archaeologist and our prehistoric past

John Allen Brown is not the most famous name in Ealing’s history but lived in Ealing for most of his adult life until his …

22 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 35

“The world is just insane and devil ridden.” As the war drums beat ever louder, Goodlet fears what is to come. Week 35 also …

15 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 34

“After dinner took an hour’s stroll over Hanger Hill and was amazed at the busy, brightly lighted community where I remember a country lane.” …

8 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 33

As week 33 unfolds, Goodlet discovers he has (finally) got a job, while still enjoying himself on the south coast. A host of things …

3 Aug 2016

For whom the bells toll

For bell ringers, ringing church bells is a great way to serve God, make new friends and enjoy mental and physical exercise, writes Dr …

1 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 32

Week 32 is dominated by an enjoyable sojourn to the south coast, including numerous walking expeditions and trains. Goodlet does, however, still keep an …

25 Jul 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 31

Week 31 of our serialisation of Alexander Goodlet’s Ealing diaries includes the usual mixture of domestic preoccupations and international current affairs. Among many things, …

18 Jul 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 30

The Spanish Civil War, dancing with a plethora of women and domestic worries are the flavour of week 30 of our serialisation of Alexander …

11 Jul 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 29

Week 29 sees Goodlet pop down to Brighton himself, before returning home to Ealing and pondering the ever worsening situation in Europe while getting …

4 Jul 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 28

This week, week 28, as the summer unfurls, Goodlet’s mother heads to Brighton to visit relatives and our diarist turns his thoughts to the …

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local history

The Goodlet diaries: Week 37

The Goodlet diaries: Week 36

A gentleman archaeologist and our prehistoric past

The Goodlet diaries: Week 35

The Goodlet diaries: Week 34

The Goodlet diaries: Week 33

For whom the bells toll

The Goodlet diaries: Week 32

The Goodlet diaries: Week 31

The Goodlet diaries: Week 30

The Goodlet diaries: Week 29

The Goodlet diaries: Week 28

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