Middlesex was one of the smallest historic counties of England, and for most people today it survives only in names and postcodes rather than on the map. Under the London Government Act 1963, the vast majority of Middlesex was absorbed into the newly created Greater London in 1965, with small outlying areas passing to Hertfordshire and Surrey instead. Towns that once had their own Middlesex identity, including Harrow, Enfield, Ealing, Uxbridge and Twickenham, are now thought of simply as parts of London.
Even without a county council of its own, Middlesex left plenty for postcard collectors to look out for. Harrow is home to Harrow School, founded in 1572 and still instantly recognisable on old postcards of Harrow-on-the-Hill. Twickenham has been synonymous with English rugby since Twickenham Stadium opened in 1909, while Enfield's Royal Small Arms Factory lent its name to the famous Lee-Enfield rifle. Even Hampton Court Palace, built for Cardinal Wolsey and later a favourite of Henry VIII, stands on the Middlesex bank of the Thames rather than in Surrey, as many people assume.
Postcards from Feltham, Southall, Hounslow and other Middlesex towns appear here too, and this page grows as new stock comes in.
