New Edition of Little Ealing History Book Published
Local history group revise and expand book long out of print
The book traces the development of the area from rural hamlet to the thriving and diverse community it is today
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January 26, 2024
The Little Ealing History Group has just published a new and expanded edition of 'Little Ealing: a walk through history'.
The first edition of the book was released in 2002 and it has long been out of print. The original idea for this book arose from a local history walk arranged by members of Ealing Fields Residents' Association (who now form the Little Ealing History Group).
The Little Ealing History Group members who contributed to the publication include Duncan Cameron, Andrew Dick, Paul Fitzmaurice, Helen Johnson, Rosmarie Matter, Joyce Mistry, Rita Smith and Mary Woods.
In twelve chapters and 76 pages the book covers a range of subjects from the early growth of the area, the coming of the railway to Northfields, Lourdes Mount and Mount Carmel Schools, Little Ealing School in peace and war and a number of other landmarks and public spaces in the area.
Little Ealing was once a sleepy hamlet surrounded by farmland and orchards within the lifetimes of many of those who contributed their memories to this book. The book traces the development of the area from rural hamlet to the thriving and diverse community it is today. The country lanes have now become busy urban routes and the fields have been replaced with residential roads lined with terraced houses and gardens. Glimpses of this earlier world can still be seen, however, in the remaining old houses, the road layout and the open spaces.
This edition, as well as taking account of changes since publication of the first edition in 2002, includes a completely new chapter on South Ealing Cemetery, which has served Little Ealing residents for over 150 years.
The book costs just £10. Further details and copies available at: littleealinghistory.org.uk.
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