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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?
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Now that the dust has just about settled on the pavement works at St. John’s Parade (there are still road markings and signage to complete and changes to be made to the 30 minute Stop & Shop spaces), the traders and local residents tell Diana Maxton what they think of the new look.
Paul Fitzmaurice looks back to 1815 when John Quincy Adams, later to be the US president, came to live in Ealing for two years when he was his country’s ambassador to London. With his wife and three sons he certainly immersed himself in our local life.
The names ’Pitzhanger’ and ’Pitshanger’ always seem rather anomalous. Why are they spelt differently and why is the Pitshanger area around Pitshanger Lane over a mile away from Pitzhanger Manor House on Ealing Green?