High Status Servants at Chiswick House, 14 April 2025

Housekeeper Chiswick House, John G Crace, 1853 V&A 3815.65-1953

High Status Servants at Chiswick House in the 18th century, 7.30pm Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place W4

Our speaker, Val Bott, began exploring the wills of 18th century Chiswick residents as a means of identifying friends and neighbours of the Hogarth family. Amongst them were some senior servants who were sufficiently well off to make wills. These helped her to identify their roles in the Devonshires’ household, their possessions, family details and friendships, revealing some charming personal information.

This will be an in-person event at the Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, W4. To avoid disappointment to our audience from the kind of technical difficulties we’ve experienced at recent events we are not offering this talk online. Instead you will be able to view the presentation afterwards (a recording and the slides) if you sign up via Ticket Tailor – click on the blue button on the booking page.

Our membership secretary, David Bright, will be taking new subscriptions and renewals by card at the meeting (please note that the new sub is £15 per person or £20 for two at the same address). We will also have publications on sale by cash or card, including James Marshall’s remarkable Centenary History of the Great West Road at £25 per copy

We would be delighted to hear from any members who would like to join the committee or who be prepared to help with the technical side of running meetings. Please contact our Honorary Secretary, Katie Hinchliffe, at katiehinchliffe@gmail.com

Brentford High Street,7.15pm, 17 February

Monday 17 February 2025
Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, London W4 2EL

Our speakers, Janet McNamara and David Shailes, are both long-standing Brentford residents. They will present a broad sweep of the history of Brentford, sharing their enthusiasm and knowledge in this illustrated talk. Janet is our Vice-Chair and one of the Hounslow Heritage Guides while David is one of our committee members who led on Local History Month in Brentford in 2022.

This will be an in-person event at the Chiswick Memorial Club and it will also be offered via Zoom. All are welcome and there is no charge to participate.

If you are attending in person you do not need to book. If you want to join on-line, please reserve your place via Ticket Tailor

Click the big blue button to go to the booking page. Your ticket will provide the Zoom joining details.

Our Membership Secretary, David Bright, will be able to renew subscriptions by credit card at the meeting (new sub: £15, £20 for two at the same address) Also, we will be selling James Marshall’s new book – The Great West Road: A Centenary History – at the meeting, price £25 by cash or card.

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING followed by Chiswick High Road in 1863

Detail from the 1863 photo (Chiswick Local Studies Library)

Monday 20 January, 7.15pm
Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, London W4 2EL

Special General Meeting for members to vote on a new constitution to support the Society’s application for charitable status followed by
Chiswick High Road in 1863
An illustrated talk by James Wisdom.

He will base the talk on the earliest surviving photograph of Turnham Green. This remarkable image is packed with details, some surprising, and by using paintings, maps, census information and other sources he will reveal something of the life of this busy and important part of Chiswick.

We are sorry we were unable to launch the Zoom link for this meeting but you can now find the powerpoint slides here and the speaker’s notes here if you would like to view it.

This in-person event at the Chiswick Memorial Club will also be offered via Zoom. All are welcome. There is no charge to join the audience and if you are attending in person, there is no need to book.

If you want to join on-line, please reserve your place via Ticket Tailor

James Marshall’s Centenary History of the Great West Road will also be on sale at £25 a copy.

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