Author Archives: Val

People, plans & plants: Capability Brown at Syon

7.30pm, Monday 16 January 2017, at the Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, Chiswick, London W4 An illustrated talk by Susan Darling, independent researcher. She was the London Parks & Gardens Trust co-ordinator for the Capability Brown 300th anniversary in 2016 and is continuing to research Brown’s involvement in the landscaping of Syon Park.

Improving Chiswick 1858-1883

7.30pm, Monday 21 November 2016, at the Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, Chiswick, London W4 An illustrated talk by Tracey Logan on the Chiswick Improvement Commission, our first modern form of local government. Her recent MRes in Historical Research has covered the story of a body born at a time of extraordinary local change then […]

The Bedford Park “House History” Project

7.30pm, Monday 17 October 2016, at the Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, Chiswick, London W4 An illustrated talk by Nigel Walley about the Bedford Park Residents’ Association’s project, researching and recording the history of local homes in their area

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