7.30pm, 16 February 2026, Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place W4 Our speaker, Howard Simmons, is an expert guide at Syon House. His talk will cover the creation of the Colony of Virginia, the governorship of Jamestown under the Earl of Northumberland’s younger brother and the visit of Pocahontas to Isleworth. The 2nd Duke was a […]
7.30pm, 19 January 2026, Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place W4 In this illustrated talk June Ford Crush will introduce you to Richard Wright (c1672–1734), the builder so highly regarded by Burlington that he was commemorated with a superb memorial designed by William Kent. She has been researching Wright and his family and will share more […]
The new programme has now been issued to members and is available on this website. For your diary . . . the first talk of the season will take place at 7.30 on 19 January at Chiswick Memorial Club. The subject will be Richard Wright whose magnificent memorial, designed by William Kent, stands in the […]
