http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/ East London and West Essex Guardian Series /features/Localhistory/ en-gb Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:11:12 +0100 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:11:12 +0100 http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/resources/images/469591/?type=rsslogo http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/ http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/4461663.Fond_memories_of_life_in_Nissen_huts/?ref=rss THOUSANDS of east Londoners were left homeless during the Second World War when their houses fell victim to the Blitz. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:05:16 +0100 2ca1dc1c47668ee1f44d99b88c22e22d http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/4432045.___If_National_Plastics_can___t_make_it__then_no_one_can_make_it_/?ref=rss A factory that had a worldwide reputation for quality products and played a role in the war effort is to be honoured with a blue plaque. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:28:44 +0100 22ce50bf11f5499981fb6f2f7bb57662 http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/4372085.Leyton_s_place_in_cricketing_history/?ref=rss AS controversy rages over plans to site a large school on the former Essex County Ground in Leyton, CARL BROWN decided to find out more about the venue, which holds a special place in cricket history. Fri, 15 May 2009 12:57:41 +0100 e4d6fee303d4a8b377aa7dca34acdfab http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/4104080.A_tale_of_two_lads_sent_far_from_home/?ref=rss Two former childhood friends evacuated from South Woodford during the Second World War were recently reunited after 68 years when one of their stories appeared in the Guardian. DANIEL BINNS discovers the other side of their extraordinary tale. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:19:25 +0000 c994ba68350cd8b252164c39a327a117 http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/4085325.Protecting_rural_tradition_immortalised_family_tree/?ref=rss When Epping Forest began to be taken over by a wealthy landowner, one man decided to take a stand, as reporter EDMUND TOBIN discovered Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:52:33 +0000 5c22d45fcc71c14bd30591f5306d062a http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/3785234.Evacuated_to_a_home_from_home/?ref=rss A series of events will take place next year to commemorate the evacuation of thousands of London schoolchildren to the countryside as the Second World War began. In the run-up, Gary Godfrey is hoping to track down some of his fellow evacuees. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:22:55 +0100 f26b06c31fe3f46ff85483af159e6031 http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/3703697.The_green_fingered_doctor___s_lost_garden/?ref=rss The English country garden is an idea very much alive in suburban London and Essex, but some prime examples are now almost forgotten, as EDMUND TOBIN discovered. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:59:20 +0100 ed5c1d80673c74dfb81ef99a651ca308 http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/3666388.East_London_adventurer_set_sail_into_the_great_unknown/?ref=rss Campaigners led by William Wilberforce succeeded in getting the slave trade abolished in 1833. But as CARL BROWN finds out, one notable Leyton resident was working to free hundreds of European slaves as early as the 17th century. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:24:44 +0100 d57104cd810d11c9afab77ad905dc2c5 http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/3606340.Former_Olympians_recall_their_time_in_the_spotlight/?ref=rss WITH the glitz and glamour of the Beijing Olympic Games currently dazzling the world, the Guardian’s CHARLIE CAMPBELL spoke to sporting heroes from humbler times. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:47:47 +0100 f95273bf988c45ce7e2d32a2bd6d0622 http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/3593324.Churchill___s_legacy_is_still_doing_us_proud/?ref=rss The eyecatching Sir Winston Churchill statue in Woodford Green is one of the area’s defining landmarks. Reporter DANIEL BINNS finds out the story behind the much-loved monument. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:20:02 +0100 1f6419aba77752e75ced0464898f020d