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.
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 
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.
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.
