Originally a county town in Middlesex, Ealing became known as the
‘Queen of the Suburbs’ at the beginning of the last century.
Famous for the Ealing Studios, the oldest film studios in the
world, in this book authors Paul Lang and Dr Jonathan Oates delve
into the fascinating but often lesser-known history of this
district. Characters associated with Ealing include Olga Grey,
hockey player and MI5 agent, and Ealing’s pro-Hitler MP, and
other links with espionage and political extremism include
suspected Soviet spies and a Communist cell in nineteenth-century
Hanwell. Crime has stalked the streets of Ealing with the tale of
the disappearance of Peregrine Henniker-Heaton and dissent when the
borough was home to anti-German riots in 1915 and the Sunday
Opening controversy in the 1930s. Alongside these tales the authors
uncover stories of sports stars, film studios, wartime and ancient
Ealing. Secret Ealing explores the lesser-known episodes and
characters in the history of the borough through the years. With
tales of remarkable characters, unusual events and tucked-away or
disappeared historical buildings and locations, it will appeal to
all those with an interest in the history of this West London
district.
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