http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/ East London and West Essex Guardian Series /features/Localhistory/ en-gb Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:29:00 +0000 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:29:00 +0000 http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk 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/3785234.Evacuated_to_a_home_from_home/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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 http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/3575150.The_bargain_Olympics_that_cost_just___600k/ On the 60th anniversary of the Olympic Games in London, reporter Mhairi Macfarlane compares the Beijing event to another era when athletes competed on a shoestring budget. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:18:55 +0100 7dc49dda28c6ad4dfc7ce5b08c255b5d http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/2386819.___Life___s_so_much_better_now_I___m_called_Rinaldo___/ What's in a name? Mhairi Macfarlane discovered why one man changed his - and is now much happier because of it. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:54:00 +0100 ea54972b902ce0983edfd33290560b77 http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/2380411.Keats__Walthamstow_links/ THE words of the great Romantic poet John Keats have echoed around the world ever since his death 187 years ago in 1821. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:58:00 +0100 54469e3b48b8979c4d1eec2a7f84230b http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/2380386.You_had_to_work__and_work_hard/ "IF any would not work, Neither should he eat". Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:53:00 +0100 39957b31c2131968639ea265e2fffe94 http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/features/Localhistory/2380370.Secrets_of_the_research_station/ FOR over half a century it produced scientific discoveries of national importance but few in the area knew of its existence. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:46:00 +0100 81b870d88ea2626b5b2a9b8c3be5991b