Author Archives: Val

Christmas meeting

19 December 2011, 7.30pm, Chiswick Memorial Club, Afton House This is our usual annual get-together. Small contributions of seasonal food to share will be very welcome, while drinks will be on sale in the bar. Our book stall offers a chance for last-minute present buying and there will be jolly things to do with a […]

Daniel Burford and Sutton Court

21 November 2011 An illustrated talk on 18th century farming in Chiswick,  by James Wisdom. This talk is based on recent research using an inventory of Burford’s property and possessions.

Layton’s Legacy: 100 Years on

17 October 2011, 7.30pm, at the Chiswick Memorial Club Jon Cotton, formerly of the Museum of London, presents an illustrated talk about Thomas Layton (1819-1911) and some other antiquarian collectors of his time. This talk marks the centenary of the bequest of Layton’s collection of antiquities, books, maps. Most of the artefacts are in the […]

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