Further to our concerns about The Orchard’s Locally Listed Spitfire Memorial, we have heard from The Polish Air Force Memorial Committee, who say that they took the memorial down – for refurbishment. Just before Christmas, the PAFMC gave this update and accompanying photographs: The Polish Air Force Memorial Committee has taken on the restoration of […]
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Visit the Lidl exhibition this evening
Published on 25th November 2024 in Conservation
As a reminder, this evening (Monday 25th November), Lidl are exhibiting their proposals for a new supermarket on the site of The Orchard hotel and restaurant. Please attend their exhibition to learn more: it is at the Ruislip Conservative Club on Ickenham Road from 17:00 to 20:00. We are concerned about the plans in their […]
History of The Orchard in Ruislip
Published on 17th November 2024 in Conservation
History of The Orchard in Ruislip – 1905 to 2024 The Orchard in Ruislip is an attractive building on a prominent site within Ruislip Village Conservation Area. It represents the transformation of Ruislip during the twentieth century from a rural village known as King’s End to part of Ruislip a modern London suburb today. Ruislip […]
The Orchard’s Locally Listed Spitfire Memorial Update
Published on 14th November 2024 in Conservation
Ruislip Residents’ Association shares the concerns we have heard from residents regarding the locally listed Spitfire memorial and memorial stone at The Orchard site. Background The Orchard site previously housed a locally listed (LBH’s local listing 186 PDF) Spitfire memorial and memorial stone specifically associated with the location. Recent developments indicate the memorial and stone […]
Conservation Concerns – September 2021
Published on 4th October 2022 in Conservation, Town Crier
Ruislip has a rich historic heritage including the Manor Farm site that comprises a 13th century Great Barn, a 13th Century church, a 16th Century Little Barn, an early medieval Motte & Bailey and a number of houses from the 16th Century onwards. It also contains a Conservation Area comprising houses built in the early […]
