Old records mostly wrote about men: kings, lords and priests. That doesn't mean women weren't here! These are women connected to Ealing that we know about. Can you find out about more?
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Gunylda
Gunnersbury is named after her
A niece of King Canute. She lived at Gunnersbury until 1044, and the name Gunnersbury comes from hers.
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Princess Amelia
Gunnersbury was bought for her
The favourite daughter of King George II. Gunnersbury's house and estate were bought for her in 1760; after she died in 1786, it passed through several owners.
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Frederika Perceval
Last to live at Pitzhanger
The last resident of Pitzhanger Manor. The council's work to convert the house didn't start until after she died in May 1901.
MR
Maria de Rothschild
Sold Gunnersbury to the councils
In 1925, with her son Lionel, she sold the 200-acre Gunnersbury estate to Ealing and Acton councils, and it opened as a public park in 1926.
NL
Nona Liddell
1917–2017
Born here
A violinist. She was born in Ealing and went to Notting Hill and Ealing High School.
DS
Dusty Springfield
Lived here
The singer lived at 2 Kent Gardens, West Ealing, as a teenager in the 1950s.
KM
Kirsty MacColl
Lived and recorded here
The singer and songwriter lived and recorded at 48 Mount Park Road in Ealing for 15 years.