| 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 |
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Brentham Garden Suburb 
As a baby/ toddler my brother & I lived at 22? Brunner Rd from 1938 approx to 1941 Dad worked for HMV radio.