Southall

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 …

1 Sep 2015

Around Ealing magazine – Autumn 2015

In this 60-page edition we have all kinds of stories, on a wide range of topics relating to the council and its services, but …

1 Jun 2015

Around Ealing magazine – Summer 2015

A century on from the First World War, two local soldiers who died in the combat have been recognised (see page four). This edition …

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Southall

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

Around Ealing magazine – Autumn 2015

Around Ealing magazine – Summer 2015

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