The Scott Brothers, pineapples & possibly Chiswick’s first garden centre!
7.30pm, 15 December, Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place W4

The Chiswick Nursery stretched from the High Road to the Bath Road along the east side of Turnham Green Terrace, from at least the 1750s until well into the 19th century. Val Bott will use James Scott’s lavish trade card to show the range of plants, equipment and services he offered in the second half of the 18th century and will also tell his brother’s story, from working as a senior Chiswick House gardener to setting up a pineapple nursery of his own. And she’ll describe a few of the later nursery gardeners who ran the site.

The talk is open to all, admission free, though donations from non-members are welcome.
There will be a small publications stall with James Marshall’s Great West Road History and Karen Liebriech’s Fruit book on sale – they make good presents!

The Society is delighted to report that we have now received the second printing of James Marshall’s wonderful centenary history. It has been a real best-seller!

The author was invited to give a presentation during the centenary visit of the Duke of Gloucester on 27 November to the JCDecaux headquarters. And the Mayor of Hounslow presented the Duke with a copy of  the book.

If you wish to be in royal company with your own copy, or give it as a super gift, this handsome book can be purchased via our online bookshop

The Griffin Brewery, 7.30pm Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place W4

As a film-maker, David Rust worked with B&CLHS members some years ago on the Brewery’s history and the process of brewing, including oral histories and information from the then staff team. At the time the film was published on DVD and his illustrated talk will include excerpts from this film. Now he manages The Chiswick Pier Trust, based a stone’s throw away from the Brewery site. The talk is open to all, admission free though donations from non-members are welcome.

The DVD is still available on the bookshop pages of this website