Ruislip councillor and Hillingdon Mayor Philip Corthorne was joined by the Mayors of London Borough of Ealing and of Hammersmith & Fulham as well as the Mayor of Newark on Saturday at the Polish Air Force Memorial service. They each laid a wreath at the foot of the memorial, along with The Chief of the […]
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Newspaper article in 1977 regarding the closure of The Orchard
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A Road By Any Other Name
The road that runs north to south through the western side of Ruislip enters the parish just below Batchworth Heath, actually at the Hertfordshire/Middlesex county boundary which is marked by a Coal Tax Post, as well as a London Borough of Hillingdon sign. At this point it is named Rickmansworth Road, but shortly turns into […]
Anyone for Tennis?
Eileen Bowlt A new planning application seeks to demolish Fanuc House in Station Approach and replace it with a higher block containing 41 flats with an underground car park for 24 cars and a few bicycles. This started me wondering about the history of the site. The land between West End Road and the 2013 […]
