Local history
We have a rich local history: From daredevil pilots to royal molecatchers, and from manor houses to once rural villages. Our borough has had more than its fair share of fascinating characters, interesting tales, and also has towns recorded in the Domesday book. Curious about the area's past and its role in various national or international events? Then read on. We have collated years of history articles for you from Around Ealing magazine and included others that have appeared online more recently, which will be added to regularly as we go along, including a serialisation of a diary from the 1930s. Thanks must go to the borough's archivist Dr Jonathan Oates - because many of the stories are written or researched by him - and to the local history section of Ealing Central Library.
Trunk reunited with family of wartime flying ace
A trunk belonging to a local First World War hero, with a story worthy of Hollywood, has been successfully reunited...
Did trunk discovered in shed belong to local war ace?
A trunk seemingly belonging to a local First World War hero with a remarkable tale has been uncovered in someone’s...
Happy birthday to council homes in Ealing
Council housing is celebrating an important milestone. Last July saw the 100th anniversary of the Addison Act, which led to...
Ealing in 50 buildings – win a copy of new book
A new book takes readers on a tour of the borough through the tales surrounding 50 of its most significant...
Plaque unveiled to legendary local musician
The wife of a celebrated musician was joined in Perivale by fans and the mayor to unveil a plaque outside...
Footballer visits school to talk about diversity
A primary school’s celebration of Black History Month included a visit from a footballer who grew up nearby. Brentford FC...
Lunatics and Geordies: A football club’s history
Hanwell Town Football Club will celebrate its centenary in 2020 and the club historian, Colm Hickey, gives an account of...
Black history: From ancient Egypt to modern success
Ealing Council's libraries are working in collaboration with Black History Studies to present a series of three talks that are...
Evacuation of children from Ealing in 1939
Concerns about aerial bombing if the Second World War broke out led to plans being drawn up for the evacuation...
Help film to rock all over the world
The people behind an acclaimed film about how a small club in Ealing helped shape early rock music into a...
Ealing’s link to the first flight across the Atlantic
Last week (14-15 June) marked a significant date in aviation: The 100-year anniversary of the first ever non-stop flight over...
D-Day: ‘The hour so long awaited has come’
With the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy that ushered in a long and hard-fought, but ultimately successful,...