Events postponed
We are sorry to announce that our AGM and talk on Boston Manor by John Collins scheduled for 23 April have been postponed. The John Delafons lecture by Harbinder Birdi about the Thames Tideway Tunnel on 19 May will also … Continued
Coronovirus – COVID-19
We have an interesting series of events lined up for 2020, but it’s possible that some will have to be postponed due to COVID-19. Please check our events page before planning to attend.
Spring newsletter
Our Spring newsletter is hot off the press. There is news about the Ealing Town Hall saga, the development of Perceval House, the Wiltern block planned for behind the Hoover building, Filmworks, 2 proposed high blocks in Acton, and that … Continued
Ealing Broadway station update
Crossrail advise that the station upgrade works are now progressing well. Installation of the steelwork for the new lifts started in November with brickwork following behind; the lifts are expected to come into operation later this year. The programme of … Continued
Crowd funding for Victoria Hall
Friends of the Victoria Hall (FoVH) has launched a crowdfunding appeal to pay the legal costs of challenging Ealing Council over its scheme to lease the Hall. The Victoria Hall, Prince’s Hall and associated spaces belong to a charitable … Continued
Ealing Filmworks
The Filmworks development continues to rise, with priority being given to the residential elements. Offering a reminder of what once was, the original cinema façade has recently been uncovered, presumably as its incorporation into the new build approaches. You may … Continued
Perceval House
Representatives of local community groups, including the Society, were given a presentation by the developers of Perceval House (formerly Galliford Try but now renamed Vistry) of their latest proposals for redevelopment of the site. The meeting revealed that the bulk and … Continued
Victoria Hall: how to object
The Charity Commission, has just published a draft ‘Scheme’ which would allow Ealing Council to take over the Victoria Hall Trust and sell off its assets as part of the Town Hall property deal with the Mastcraft hotel chain (see … Continued
Ealing Broadway Station
Crossrail advise that the station upgrade works are now progressing well, with installation of the steelwork for the new lifts brought forward to November. The programme of work is being carried out in two phases. The first will deal with … Continued
Picturehouse cinema
Earlier this month, Ealing Civic Society representatives met one of the directors of Picturehouse Cinemas and their architects for the Ealing Filmworks development to discuss possible incorporation into the new development of salvaged artefacts from the old Empire cinema which … Continued