This will be an online meeting starting at 7.30pm.
The business meeting will review the year and receive the financial report.The AGM is open to everyone, but only members of the society may vote.
It will be followed by a short talk on The Hartington Park Estate, in which Val Bott will share her recent study of a row of eleven 1890s houses in Hartington Road, Chiswick, and their past residents. We expect to be able to start the talk at about 8pm.
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Today, at very short notice, we have been notified by MOLA of this event. We hope some Society members will be able to go along.
“Come along to The Museum of Water & Steam on Saturday 30 April to meet archaeologists from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) and learn about recent archaeological excavations in Brentford. Over the last few years our archaeologists have been using a range of techniques to learn more about the area’s past.
Join us on the day to:
See a display of finds excavated from the site, some of which are almost 2000 years old
Learn what happens during an excavation and the roles involved in investigating the past through finds
Handle replica finds and see an archaeologist demonstrate key skills involved in discovering finds
Find out how communities in Brentford have changed through time from prehistory to modern times”
Full details on the museum’s website: https://waterandsteam.org.uk/event/exploring-brentfords-past-archaeology-finds-handling-day/
Lady Burlington in her garden at Chiswick helped by black servant, James Cambridge, sketch by William Kent (Devonshire archives, Chatsworth)
a free online talk by Nadege Forde Vidal at 7.30pm on Monday, 25 April 2022
Nadege Forde Vidal is leading the volunteer research team on the Black Chiswick Through History project at Chiswick House. She will share some of their findings, revealing the hidden histories of 18th and 19th century black people who lived and worked at Chiswick House and nearby.
The Zoom link will be sent out to ticket holders on Sunday 24th April (or early on Monday). We will open the event at 7.15 to allow people to get settled before the formal start at 7.30.
This talk is not on our usual ‘third Monday in the month’ meeting because of this year’s Easter arrangements.
As usual there will be no charge to join this event but you should reserve a place via Ticketsource or directly via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-vllyyg
