Fulham History and Nostalgia - Fulham Chronicle

Looking Back: When Victoria was battleground for Thatcher and unions Apr 19 2013

ONE of the defining policies of the Thatcher era was her determination to defeat the unions, who were a major force in the capital throughout the 1970s and 80s.Read

Looking Back: Children's birthday party that defied the Blitz Apr 04 2013

AS London Underground celebrates it 150th anniversary this year, photographs from the 1940s remind us of the turbulent times the service has seen, and the crucial aid it provided for Londoners in the Second World War.Read

Looking Back: Colourful history of Olympia's exhibition centres Feb 04 2013

NEVER work with children and animals, unless you’re coming to Olympia.Read

Looking Back: The 'Jack the Stripper' murders in 1960s Hammersmith Jan 03 2013

JACK the stripper was the nickname given to an unknown serial killer responsible for what came to be known as the London 'nude murders' between 1964 and 1965, also known as the 'Hammersmith murders'.Read

Looking Back: Kensington's January sals from 1957 Dec 27 2012

THESE photographs reveal familiar scenes as thrifty shoppers browse the January sales in Kensington High Street in 1957.Read

Looking Back: The last steam train from Paddington Nov 08 2012

It is late November 1965 and the mighty steam train pulls out of Paddington station for the last time. Read

Tour will explore Hammersmith's rich vein of black history Oct 02 2012

From the literary classic King Solomon’s Mines - written in Hammersmith - to political activist Marcus Garvey, a tour this weekend will explore the borough's black history.Read

Looking Back: Theatre for TV programmes Sep 28 2012

NOWADAYS, mega bands like The XX and The Script wow the crowds there, but between 1953 and 1991 Shepherd’s Bush Empire was used by the BBC to make programmes.Read

Looking Back: Hyde Park hosted swimming races long before modern Olympics Aug 13 2012

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Looking Back: Celebrity spotting in Shepherd’s Bush Jul 20 2012

LONDON is regularly used as a location for film and television crews, often drawing the attention from passers-by.Read

Looking Back: When Olympia became a heavyweight venue Jun 29 2012

WITH Euro 2012 coming to an end, Wimbledon beginning this week and the London Olympics fast approaching, the UK has gone sport mad once again.Read

Serving up another treat for tennis fans Jun 22 2012

IT IS that time of year again when the sporting world turns its attention to tennis in the run-up to Wimbledon.Read

How previous Queen's Jubilees were celebrated in London Jun 01 2012

JUBILEE fever is gripping the nation as the Queen prepares to celebrate a staggering 60 years on the throne.Read

Fulham's new 'urban beach' brings back memories of decades past Jun 01 2012

AFTER a 76-year-absence, London’s only urban beach returned to Fulham last week following a massive redevelopment of Bishops Park.Read

Deputy Mayor's laud of the dance Feb 11 2011

MORE than 500 people watched a display organised by Fulham youth committee at Fulham Baths in March 1955.Read

From our archives Feb 11 2011

50 years ago: February 10, 1961 BRITISH LACK NATIONAL PRIDE, SAYS MPRead

Blast from the past Feb 03 2011

Fifty years ago: OFF-FORM Fulham are a club with an outsize serious headache.Read

Comedy play that deserved a bigger audience Feb 03 2011

THIS is a scene from a production of Britannia of Billingsgate, performed in the town hall by East Fulham Labour Party Drama Group in 1955.Read

Changing the name was a piece of cake Jan 28 2011

A SLICE of iced cake for each of the 350 pupils was just one of the ways in which Star Road Secondary School celebrated its new name - Queen's Court Secondary School for Girls - in February 1955.Read

From our archives Jan 28 2011

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