History – Chronological


1901 1901-1906	Ealing Tenants Ltd founded by General Builders Ltd under the guidance of Henry Vivian. Construction began on the first nine houses, 71-87 Woodfield Road (Vivian Terrace) Further building in Woodfield Avenue, Woodfield Crescent and Brunner Road
1906	More land purchased and a ‘garden suburb’ plan designed by Parker & Unwin (planners of Hampstead Garden Suburb, founded 1907)
1907-11	Construction of Winscombe Crescent, Ludlow Road, Neville Road, Ruskin Gardens, 2–6 Brentham Way, part of Meadvale Road. Most houses designed by F. Cavendish Pearson
1911-15	Final phase of estate designed by G. Lister Sutcliffe – Denison Road, Holyoake Walk, North View, lower Brentham Way and Fowlers Walk
1911	Brentham Club & Institute opened by Duke and Duchess of Connaught
1912	Holyoake House built: 24 small flats for single and retired people
1916	St Barnabas Church completed
1920s	C.G. Butler designed 7–8, 9–19, 10–24 and 72–78 Brentham Way
1930	Henry Vivian died. By this time Ealing Tenants had been absorbed by Co-Partnership Tenants. The co-partnership idea was waning and houses were being sold to private purchasers
1930s	25-33 Brentham Way & Pitshanger, Holyoake and Winscombe Courts built
1936	Estate sold to Liverpool Trust Ltd
1940	Bradford Property Trust became owners of the remaining tenanted houses
1947	Brentham Club & Institute offered for sale and purchased by the members
1950s	21-23a Brentham Way, Rookery Nook in Brunner Road, 186 & 188 Pitshanger Lane built
1969	Brentham designated a Conservation Area by London Borough of Ealing
1970	Brentham Society formed to encourage principle of conservation
1973	Preservation Order served by Greater London Council on Brentham Club building
1975	Brentham Garden Suburb awarded Article 4 conservation area status
1987	‘Great Storm’ destroys nearly 70 trees in Brentham
1999	Brentham Heritage Society founded as a charitable arm of the Brentham Society; St Barnabas Millennium Hall opened by the Bishop of London
2000	Publication of Brentham: a history of pioneer garden suburb 1901-2001 by Aileen Reid; Brentham Heritage Society awarded charitable status by the Charity Commission
2001	Centenary of Brentham Garden Suburb
2004	Photographic survey of the Brentham Garden Suburb Conservation Area undertaken
2006	Centenary of Brentham May Day
2022	Archive and Library established in refurbished Tower of Brentham Club

4 Responses to History – Chronological

John Black says:

November 5, 2022 at 9:56 am

My primary school, St. Gregory’s is in Woodfield Road. All fields originally. Very interesting.

Simon Conley says:

June 3, 2022 at 1:52 am

Thanks for this bllog post

Peter Smith says:

October 26, 2020 at 2:23 pm

Extremely helpful history. Thank you. I have a copy of Reid’s excellent book and I live nearby BGS. I am glad the area and housing stock has conservation status. It is, nevertheless, a pity the project was eventually privatised and its co-operative ideals abandoned.

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