The Historians of Brentford & Chiswick Monday 15 April 7.30pm In this talk James Wisdom will be introducing some of the authors who have researched and written the history of our area since the 17th century. Amongst them were some remarkable characters. They range from Georgian gentlemen antiquarians, Victorian and later politicians, and journalists, to […]
Who lived at Boston Manor House in the 17th & 18th centuries? 7.30pm, Monday 18 March 2024 This illustrated talk by Steph Hagan will focus upon the occupants of Boston Manor House as a private home and what we know about their lives, including Lady Mary Reade who completed it in 1623 and the Clitherows […]
Neighbours of the more famous Lord Burlington: the gardens of Sir Stephen Fox (1627-1716) & Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1674-1743) 7.30pm, Monday 19 February 2024 While Lord Burlington’s Chiswick gardens are amongst the most famous in the country what do we know of the gardens next door which were later acquired, adapted and […]
