Little Ealing history

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A new edition of a book on the history of Little Ealing has just been published. Historically, Little Ealing was the hamlet centred around the junctions of Northfield Lane with Little Ealing Lane and Windmill Lane, to be distinguished from … Continued

Temples of Industry

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In recent years we have had a couple of lectures about the art deco buildings along the Great West Road, sometimes called the Golden Mile. If you enjoyed them you may be interested in a new online exhibition created by … Continued

New cinema at last

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Just when we’d given up hope….we have a new cinema opening for business in Ealing on Friday 20 October. The 8 screen Picturehouse in the Filmworks development will feature lights salvaged from the old Empire which had been kept in … Continued

Leonard Shuffrey

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Our John Delafons lecture in July was given by historian Susan Peatfield and her subject was the eminent former local architect Leonard Shuffrey. Sadly, as she told us, he is not well researched and much remains to be discovered about … Continued

Ealing in 50 Buildings

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A new book on Ealing has just been published: Ealing in 50 Buildings, by Paul Howard Lang and Jonathan Oates. It is published by Amberley (£14.99) and available in local bookshops. The authors are both local and former librarians, and … Continued

Town Hall history

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Following our AGM on 10 April, Ealing’s last Borough Architect, Gavin Leonard, gave a talk about Ealing’s first Borough Architect, the Victorian polymath Charles Jones. Jones was responsible for designing the town hall, which despite being only Grade ll listed, … Continued

Pitzhanger on target

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Over 70 people enjoyed a wonderful talk by Georgina Nayler, Deputy Chair of Pitzhanger Manor Trust, on 23 May. She described the painstaking work being done to restore John Soane’s country home, Ealing’s only Grade 1 listed building. The aim … Continued