King's Lodge Ruislip
The view from the top of Times House Ruislip
Times House in Ruislip was built as the headquarters for Times Furnishing and Willerby Tailoring. That company ceased using the building (ceased trading??) and for a number of years the building was let and sub let as offices. It seems like it could never be filled, the "Offices To Let" board nailed to the front of the building had an element of permanence about it.
An office block that became some very nice flats
Looking down the High Street towards Times House.
The building was constructed in the early 1960's and sits next to Ruislip Station and Bus Station interchange.
Kings Lodge Ruislip
Looking From Kings Lodge down Ruislip High Street
Kings Lodge Ruislip
Looking From Kings Lodge up Kingsend Ruislip.
Kings Lodge Ruislip
Looking from Kings Lodge down Pembroke Road towards Ruislip Manor.
Kings Lodge Ruislip
Looking from Kings Lodge over Ruislip Station.
Kings Lodge Ruislip
Looking from Kings Lodge towards Brickwall Lane.
Kings Lodge Ruislip
In April 2022 there was a fire at Kings Lodge Ruislip.
Thankfully the damage was not as bad as the fire, at first glance, makes it look
Thankfully the damage was not as bad as the fire, at first glance, makes it look
Kings Lodge Ruislip
(Ruislip Online is grateful to Stephen Hampson for the following information.)
Times Furnishing/Willerby Tailoring left Times House in about 1977 . Originally owned by The Jacobs Family it then passed on to Greater Universal Stores and ended its life after ownership of The Harris Queensway Group.
At its peak in 1986 The Times Furnishing business traded from around 300 high street shops . The growth of out of town furnishing businesses resulted in the company's eventual demise in the late 1980's.
In 1999 the building was totally gutted and with only the main framework remaining was then re-built as luxury flats. With a railway to the rear, bus garage to the side and main road right in front of them I am not sure where the word luxury starts and finishes and having never been in one can only imagine what they are like at the lower levels for noise!
Did you know that there are actually five web sites in the Ruislip Online group when Ickenham Online is taken in to account..
Brief details are show below. Some of the web sites are very large!
Brief details are show below. Some of the web sites are very large!
So, as well as the one you are looking now which is mainly historical pieces below are some other web sites about Ruislip that may interest you.
Ruislip In Pictures
Pictures. Hundreds of them. Old pictures. Old adverts. Old buildings, in fact old everything and just a few more up to date ones. A veritable cornucopia of pictures.
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Main Ruislip site
Up to date information about Ruislip and the area. Plus sections with suggested walks and even why houses are so expensive. Not forgetting the spies and USAF South Ruislip, so some history too.
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Ruislip
Lido
Ruislip's premier attraction and so important it gets a web site all to itself.
Everything from the history from years back to struggling to park today. It is all here.
Some classic pictures from years gone by.
Ickenham
Online
We also run the community web site for Ickenham. Loads of old pictures and some more up to date one plus details of all that Ickenham has to offer.
Details of all the pubs and more is just one click away.