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.

The Temples of Industry Project, 16 December 2024

The Temples of Industry Project: Firestone, Trico & AEC
Monday 16 December, 7.30pm
Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, London W4 2EL

An illustrated talk by Ishwari Giga, Curator at Gunnersbury Park Museum, who grew up locally. Passionate about social history and contemporary curating, she co-ordinated this project, funded by Historic England. Focussing on Firestone and Trico in Brentford and AEC in Southall, volunteers, former workers and young film-makers together assembled the content for new web pages. These show how the growth and decline of heavy industry has shaped West London. You can see the Museum’s on-line exhibition here

This will be an in-person event at the Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, W4, and it will also be offered via Zoom. There is no charge to join this event. 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 Click the big blue button to go to the booking page and your ticket will provide the Zoom joining details.

Also, we are delighted to be able to sell James Marshall’s handsome new book – The Great West Road: A Centenary History – at the meeting, price £25.

You can also buy it from the society’s on-line bookshop

The Sanderson Design Group Homecoming, 18 November 2024

The Sanderson Design Group Homecoming: Voysey, Sanderson & Chiswick
Monday 18 November, 7.30pm
Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, London W4 2EL

The Sanderson & Sons Wallpaper Factory, designed by the Arts and Crafts Movement architect C F A Voysey, was completed in 1902. After a disastrous fire in their premises on the opposite side of the Passage in 1928 the firm left Chiswick. Newly renovated, this distinctive and unique landmark in Barley Mow Passage, has welcomed back the Sanderson Design Group in 2024.

In her illustrated talk Caitlin Stracey, who leads the archives team, will explore the links between the Sandersons and Voysey, and between the Sanderson firm and Chiswick.

This will be an in-person event at the Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, W4, and it will also be offered via Zoom. There is no charge to join this event and if you are attending in person, there is no need to book. However, if you want to join on-line, please reserve your place via Ticket Tailor. Click the big blue button on screen to go to the booking page.

Your ticket will provide the Zoom joining details.

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