Category Archives: Brentford

The impact of the Great War on health and housing in Brentford, 21 February 2022

The impact of the Great War on health and housing in Brentford an online talk at 7.30pm on Monday, 21 February 2022 Recent research by Dr Alison Appleby reveals how the Great War brought about changes in the lives of local people. A local resident since 1985, her long career, teaching history, politics and related […]

The History of the Great West Road, 7.30pm, 20 September 2021

For the start of our autumn programme, we offer an illustrated talk by James Marshall, Hounslow’s former Local Studies Librarian, who wrote the important 1995 book of the same title. This talk marks the centenary of the start of construction work on the road in 1921. To book a place at this Zoom talk, please […]

Gunnersbury Park: the Place and the People, 6.30-7.30pm, 16 September 2021

This online talk is promoted jointly by Gunnersbury Park Museum and the Friends of Gunnersbury Park & Museum. Val Bott and James Wisdom will present the story of the estate, which they recounted in their book of the same title, issued by Scala Publications in 2018 for the re-opening of the Museum after refurbishment. Their […]

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