Society members may be interested to see proposals for the future of Gunnersbury Park Museum. There is an exhibition of panels which outline the proposals. These can be seen in the Park (near the cafe) and in the Museum or here. The slideshow given by the Project Team on Saturday 23 November can be seen here. The exhibition continues until 9 December.
The Men Who Ran Brentford 1860-1930
Cllr James Clements (1861-1934), a portrait by William Ramsden Brierley
7.30pm, Monday 18 November 2013 at the
Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, London W4
an illustrated talk by Janet McNamara, Vice-Chairman of the Society and a Hounslow Heritage Guide.
She will use her recent research to introduce us to the local politicians who ran the town of Brentford in its heyday as an industrial and market town.
Chiswick’s Children 1700-1850
7.30pm, Monday 21 October 2013 at the Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, London W4
Val Bott, who chairs the William Hogarth Trust, presents an illustrated talk revealing recent research for the exhibition at Hogarth’s House.
Research for the project, using the parish records and the Census, was provided by three Society members; Christine Hayek, Patricia James and Brenda Woolley, and the exhibition continues until 2 November 2013
