Fred Housego's History on a Doorstep

Fred presents on TV in grainy Ealing,
Mastermind Winner, 1982,
in square-rimmed glasses
and a brown worsted suit.

He explains:
Some houses are big
some houses are small,
some have old-fashioned facades –
but nothing too grand in Ealing.

Now this is interesting:
the house behind me was a farm,
became a laundry, then a shop for bike repairs.
And that square – have you noticed
the plot of grass is triangular?
Perfect for parking Reliant Robins.

The sky is grey and the drizzle drizzles.

Well that’s Ealing done, concludes Fred Housego.