150th anniversary talk for St Paul’s, Grove Park, 6.30pm 17 June

James Wisdom and Val Bott from the Brentford and Chiswick Local History Society will give an illustrated talk as part of a programme of special events marking 150 years since the foundation of St Paul’s Church.

They will describe the new parish, which took in both Strand on the Green and the Grove Park Estate, and the involvement of  William, the 7th Duke of Devonshire, who owned more than half of Chiswick at that date. The talk will look at fund-raising and building the church, its clergy, and the way the parish community and the congregation have changed since 1872.

The talk will be given online; if you would like to join in, please book your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/we-are-150-festival-st-pauls-church-grove-park-406219

AGM & talk on the “Hartington Park Estate”, 16 May 2022

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.

Book your place via Ticketsource

Brentford Finds Handling Day, 10am – 3.30pm, Saturday 30 April 2022

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/

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