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South Ealing maps
Historic maps of South Ealing and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all South Ealing maps
Historic map of South Ealing
Illustrated Victorian map of Greater London
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South Ealing books
Displaying 3 of 9 books about South Ealing and the local area. View all South Ealing books
London Photographic Memories
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South East London Photographic Memories
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Central London Photographic Memories
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Memories of South Ealing
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I remember Tony Bros ice cream parlour off Acton High Street. On some Sundays my father would take me for a treat for a cornet or wafer scooped out of the big drum on the counter, it was always after giving our dog Sally a run either in Acton Park or on the scrubbs next to the prison. We lived in... [more]
Shared on 22 January 2009
I went to Little Ealing Junior School which was at the bottom of my road. I remember on my first day running home to my gran, crying because they were using pencils and I had come from a school in Hounslow where we had got pens and inkwells, I thought the school was so backward. It was quite hard to integrate... [more]
Shared on 08 January 2009
We lived in an upstairs flat in South Ealing. The tube railway line ran behind our flat, and beyond that, allotments. We also had a good view of St. Mary's church. It was wonderful to hear the bells ring on Sunday mornings. I wonder if they still ring as a lot of churches have had their bells stollen. There is a... [more]
Shared on 28 October 2008
When I was about 11 years old I secretly bought a pet mouse on impulse, but quickly realised that it was a silly thing to do as I knew my Dad would not let me keep it. I couldn't afford a cage for it. I hadn't thought it through at all. Frightened to leave it at home I took him to... [more]
Shared on 21 October 2008
Grange Academy for young ladies
My school in South Ealing was know as 'Grange Academy for Young Ladies', or rather, just simple Grange seniors. I loved my school days and equally net-ball, but hated the fact that we had to play in our blouses tucked into our navy blue knickers. Boys would congregate around our school gate where we would have to play in full... [more]
Shared on 21 October 2008
Greater London memories
I was born in 1937 at 73 Boston Gardens, Brentford, Middesex, near Boston Manor Station on the Picadilly Line. I left the area in 1954 to work on the south coast prior to emigrating to New Zealand in 1961. I remember the public baths (and the library!) where I learnt to swim at a young age and, of course, the domination... [more]
Shared on 01 June 2009
Harnage Road and surrounding area.
My mother Rose Rye was born at 24 Harnage Rd Brentford in 1908. She married my father Arthur Collins, from Strand on the Green, in the 1930s. They lived there all their married life until the houses were needed for development in the 1960s. My brother and I were born in the same house, Alan in 1944 and myself... [more]
Shared on 23 February 2008
My God! I remember the baker shop fondly as it was opposite the Ealing Studios, and we used to hang outside Ealing Studios loads of times as kids, hoping to see someone famous - and we did. I've said "Hello" to Hattie Jaques, she was so lovely and warm, I remember her just walking over to my sister to say hello... [more]
Shared on 17 October 2009
Extracts From South Ealing & Greater London books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about South Ealing, inspired by Frith photos.
Twickenham - A History & Celebration
The Earl of Cornwall built stew (fish) ponds on the western boundary of his estate, and fish was an important part of the medieval diet. Fish weirs were used to trap fish in rivers, and were an important and often hotly disputed resource up to the 18th century. They were supposed to be licensed, but illegal weirs flourished and were a hazard to river traffic. There was at least one... [more]
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Twickenham - A History & Celebration
The local population in the Middle Ages made a living from agriculture, fishing, boat-building, and ferrying traffic up and down the river. There was even a local vineyard, which produced 'two tuns and one pipe' in 1297. This seems to have been planted with cherry-trees later. There is little detailed evidence on the number of people living at Twickenham during the Middle Ages but the manor of Isleworth, including Twickenham, seems... [more]
This is an extract from Twickenham - A History & Celebration.
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Twickenham - A History & Celebration
The Earl of Cornwall built stew (fish) ponds on the western boundary of his estate, and fish was an important part of the medieval diet. Fish weirs were used to trap fish in rivers, and were an important and often hotly disputed resource up to the 18th century. They were supposed to be licensed, but illegal weirs flourished and were a hazard to river traffic. There was at least one... [more]
This is an extract from Twickenham - A History & Celebration.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
