This medallion, edged with a maroon ribbon, bears the coat of arms of Yiewsley & West Drayton Urban District Council. It was presented to a past chairman, marking service to the community. #MuseumMonday #HillingdonHeritage #WestDrayton #Yiewsley

The Old Shop on The Green in #WestDrayton, operating since 1766, sold coffee, cocoa shells, sugar, exotic herbs, and spices, along with local staples like flour, lard, and oatmeal. It also offered household items such as bird feed, mops, brooms, and thread. #ThrowbackThursday

Did you know, woolly mammoths once roamed #Yiewsley? This fossilised tooth, found near Yiewsley, is believed to be from a mammoth. The woolly mammoth looked like a modern elephant and lived during the Ice Age, from about 300,000 to 10,000 years ago. #MuseumMonday

🌿12 Herbs of Christmas – 22 NOV!🌿 Explore Eastcote House’s walled garden & discover herbs used in Christmas recipes of olde. 📅Sat 22 Nov 🕑 11AM - 12PM 🎟️ £5 (FREE with Heritage Membership!) 🔗 buff.ly/7p7cRw3

Don't miss our Christmas Grotto!🎄 Meet Father Christmas, enjoy festive storytelling and crafts and receive a gift! Seasonal refreshments available throughout the day. 📍 Manor Farm House 🗓️ 23 Nov 10AM- 5PM 🎟️ £12.50 per child- includes a gift! 🔗 buff.ly/Hg1Q4W7

Happy #ThrowbackThursday! This week we are taking you back to the 1930s, with this photograph of Yiewsley High Street! Do you have any memories of shopping in West Drayton and Yiewsley? Tell us below👇 📸Gazette #Yiewsley #WestDrayton #HillingdonHeritage #History #Hillingdon

Have vintage style furniture or objects you don't want? We’re seeking items for a 'Victorian Parlour': chairs, soft furnishings, bookcases, rugs, tables, and accessories like books, prints, and vases. These will be used in our family area. 👉 email [email protected]

These weighing scales were used to weigh produce in Rumbles, a baker, confectioner, and corn dealer on The Green in #WestDrayton. Shoppers would have watched cereals and flour carefully weighed out before being wrapped and taken home. #MuseumMonday

Christmas At Manor Farm: Last Few Tickets are NOW ON SALE only at the following times: 12:00, 13:00, 13:20, 13:40, 14:40, 15:20, 15:40, 16:00, 16:20 - Morning tickets are now SOLD OUT buff.ly/LfDvO1H 📍 Manor Farm House, Ruislip 🗓️ Sunday 23 November | 10:00 – 17:00

Otter Dock in Yiewsley was a major canal “arm” for #Yiewsley's brickworks, at over 1800 yards long. Brickmaking thrived along the Grand Junction Canal, which opened in 1794, and often whole families worked in the trade. #ThrowbackThursday

🌿 12 Herbs of Christmas - TOMORROW 🌿 Explore the culinary herbs of Christmas at Eastcote House Gardens. 📍 Eastcote House Gardens - Stables (access to the walled garden is free) 📆 Saturday 22nd November 🎟️ £5.00 🕑 11 - 12 👉 buff.ly/lCfP6C2

Happy #MuseumMonday!🚂 This photo shows a train taking water at #WestDrayton. Tickets in our collection show that a second-class single British Rail ticket in 1977 could take you from West Drayton to Slough or Hanwell- all for just 33 pence! #HillingdonHeritage

#HillingdonHeritage needs YOU! We are opening a new museum in the original 1939 Civic Centre (pictured here) and we need volunteers to help. Interested? Come to our Recruitment Evening TOMORROW at the Battle of Britain Bunker to discover how you can get involved. 📸Gazette

The Old Gate House in #WestDrayton was built in the early 16th century, and was the gatehouse to the former Manor House of the Paget family. The house was demolished in 1750, but the Gate House survived, and is now Grade II* listed. #ThrowbackThursday

🎄Join Eastcote House Gardens for their Tree-Dressing event - TOMORROW🎄 🕑 13:30 - 15:30 🗣️ Festive choir 🎨 Crafts 🎟️ Raffle 🍰 Refreshments Parking available for Blue Badge users only. No booking required.

We are looking for donations of frames to add to our Victorian parlour. If you have any ornate and beautifully designed frames that you no longer want and are willing to donate, then please email [email protected]