Local History

Ealing: Queen of the Suburbs and London's greenest borough, has inspired many fine books, some of which are sadly out of print and some are listed here.

Environs of Ealing Environs of Ealing
Maureen Gooding
Pictures of people and places in Ealing in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.  £7.99 		SOLD OUT
Ealing as it was Ealing as it was
Maureen Gooding
Pictures of people and places in Ealing in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries  £7.99 		SOLD OUT
Ealing in the 1930s & 1940s Ealing in the 1930s and 1940s
Maureen Gooding
Pictures of people and places in Ealing in the 1930s and 1940s.
SOLD OUT
THE BRENTHAM STORY Ealing in the 1930s and 1940s
Maureen Gooding
Pictures of people and places in Ealing in the 1930s and 1940s.
-DVD £12.00		 Book Jacket

Ealing and Hanwell Past

by Peter Hounsell

£15.95

The definitive book on Ealing, written a local librarian and contributor to the London Encyclopaedia.  This book is a written history of the borough, although it does have some charming and interesting illustrations.

Jacket

Brentham: A history of the pioneer garden suburb

NEW EDITION

by Aileen Reid.

Published by the Brentham Heritage Society.

£30

In our humble opinion one of the best local history books ever produced.  A must if you live here and a fascinating read even if you do not.  See the society's website for more information.

Old Ordnance Survey Maps

Ealing 1894

£
2.10
Detailed map of Ealing; London sheet 56
Introduction by Peter Hounsell
incl Ealing Dean, Drayton Green 

This is one of many old maps of the area, some of which are so old they contain virtually no features whatsoever!  Some fun can be derived from plotting where your house should be and drawing it in!

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