Syon abbey, an internationally important site on our doorstep, 21 November

The Abbey reimagined by Time Team

an online talk by Bob Cowie at 7.30pm on Monday, 21 November 2022

Archaeologist Bob Cowie has been involved in excavations at Syon over many years. He tells us his illustrated talk features Time Team, foreshore archaeology, excavations at Shene Charterhouse and Richmond Palace, Swedish nuns, medieval England’s wealthiest nunnery, Henry V’s plans for a royal palace and three great religious houses (two mentioned by Shakespeare) with a bit of gratuitous violence thrown in for good measure. This is a joint event with the Isleworth Society and the Hounslow & District History Society

We will admit ticket-holders from 7.15 to allow people to get settled before the formal start at 7.30.

There will be no charge to join this event but please reserve your place via Ticket Tailor – your ticket will provide the Zoom joining details.

West London Local History Conference, 26 November 2022

B&CLHS is one of the sponsoring societies which promotes an annual local history conference. This year it is once again on zoom, so you can view the day’s programme from the comfort of your home! The programme looks at sports in our area in the past, placing them in their social context. Tickets cost £15.00 and can be bought on line from Ticketsource

After an introduction to the sheer range of sports in our area by Simon Inglis, author of Played in London, Caitlin Davies, author of Downstream, will speak on the history of swimming in the Thames, Rob Jex, a Brentford FC historian, will talk about the club and the development of professional football, Philip Boys will look at the impact of Victorian cricket and other ball sports on Wandsworth Common and Graeme Roberts will provide a history of Harlequins Rugby Club, now based in Twickenham.

Battles of Brentford & Turnham Green 1642, Sunday 6 November 2022

Simon Marsh leads the first local Battlefield Walk, 2007

The Battlefields Trust has organised these walks to mark the 380th anniversary of these local Civil War battles.

Join Charles Cordell and Simon Marsh to explore the battles and battlefields that saw the parliamentarians halt the royalist advance on London in November 1642.

Each walk will last approximately 2 hours – join both if you have the stamina!

For the Brentford walk meet at 10:30am at Brentford Market Place, TW8 8AH

For the Turnham Green walk meet at 14:00 at Turnham Green underground station, W4 1LR

Further information available from research@battlefieldstrust.com

If you are unable to join the walks the Battlefields Trust offers short essays on the battles at the Battle of Brentford, 12 November 1642 and at the Battle of Turnham Green 13 November 1642

The Society worked with the Battlefields Trust in 2007 to create a trail, with 6 information panels in Brentford and Chiswick. You can download here the artwork for a leaflet guiding you around the panels and print it off to take with you!

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