The Sinews of War by Howard Simmons, 17 April 2023

Hounslow sword given to Duke of Gloucester, 1932

The Sinews of War – Benjamin Stone and the Hounslow Sword Factory

A joint event with the Hounslow & District History Society, 7.30 pm, 17 April 2023

This illustrated talk will be given by Howard Simmons, a member of both local history societies and also of the Arms and Armour Society and the Company of Military Historians. It is a 17th century story about an entrepreneurial cutler who became sword-maker to King James I. He established Hounslow Heath as a centre of weapons manufacture for the Royalist armies of King Charles I and then for Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarian armies during the Civil Wars.

There is no charge to join this event but please reserve your place via Ticket Tailor here

Your ticket will provide the Zoom joining details.

Commemorated at St Nicholas, Chiswick, 20 March 2023

The church from Knyff’s painting of c 1680
Museum of London 62.32

A Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society online talk
Monday 20 March 2023, 7.30 pm

In this illustrated presentation Ann Rix and Professor Francis Ames-Lewis, from the church’s archives team, will talk about their exhibition which features some of the noteworthy but possibly lesser-known people buried at Chiswick’s ancient parish church. The talk will include an admiral, a gardener, a photographer and a publisher.

There is no charge to join this event but please reserve your place here via Ticket Tailor

Your ticket will provide the Zoom joining details

Boston Manor: In the Fields and on the Table, 22 February 2023

Boston Manor House (Chiswick Local Studies Collection)

This online talk by John Collins was planned for November 2022 as part of the London Luminaries talks programme but had to be postponed at short notice. It will now take place on 22 February 2023.

John Collins is L B Hounslow’s Senior Manager for Historic Houses and has been overseeing the stunning restoration of Boston Manor House. This talk follows the Food & Drink theme of the 2022 prog-ramme, looking at what was eaten and drunk there over the centuries as well as what was produced on the estate for the residents.

If you want to view the Boston Manor talk you can obtain a ticket via the TicketSource website. These are free but donations are welcome. If you cannot join the talk on the 22nd, it will be added to the London Luminaries website along with all the other talks. These appear on the Marble Hill House YouTube site here

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