Members' Articles

Over the years our members have written a number of articles about Walpole and the history of parts of our area - roads, houses, parks, shopping parades etc. We have uploaded as many as possible - with some still waiting in the 'to do' list.

The full articles are available to our members and this page gives a short introduction to each. As a member you can click through to the whole article and to any accompanying pictures. Inspired by these, maybe you could write an article for our website?

Do let us know your views by giving us your feedback at webadmin@walpoleresidents.org

 

Church Lane Then and Now

Originally known as Frog Lane, Church Lane is at the end of an ancient footpath which corresponds to today’s Culmington and Churchfields Roads along which people from Ealing Dean would come to church in the old village. Church Lane itself contains some of the oldest houses in Ealing. Paul Fitzmaurice takes us down another memory lane of old Ealing.

   

Picture: Art UK

Christmas in Ealing 1962

The world had just breathed a collective sigh of relief when the resolution of the Cuban missile crisis had averted a catastrophic world war.

In Britain Elvis Presley was top of the Christmas hit parade with Return to Sender whilst a little known group from Liverpool had just had its first top twenty hit with Love Me Do. Also, the Ealing Club had opened its doors earlier in the year just opposite Ealing Broadway Station.

So what else was happening in Ealing? Paul Fitzmaurice has been finding out.

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