Chiswick House: Chiswick’s Roman villa
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Once described by Lord Hervey as ‘too small to live in, and too big to hang on a watch’, Chiswick House is now regarded as a Georgian gem. Stephen Foster explores the interior… Richard Boyle, the 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694-1753) and wealthy owner of Chiswick House, was one of…
Foster Books: A chapter in Chiswick’s rich history
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Stephen Foster Stephen Foster runs Foster Books, which you’ll find in the oldest shop on Chiswick High Road. Stephen will be writing regular pieces for Chiswick Locals magazine on local history, books, prints and photographs. Here he explains what makes his shop so special. Foster Books has been a familiar…
History of Hammersmith Grove
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If you think Hammersmith has never seen so much building development, local residents felt the same way more than 150 years ago… Hammersmith Grove is an elegant, tree-lined thoroughfare running from Goldhawk Road down to Hammersmith Broadway. It is blessed, on the west side in particular, with some extremely handsome…
Chiswick History: William Hogarth (1697-1764)
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Chiswick is rightly proud of its association with the famous artist and engraver William Hogarth who lived in the area for 15 years. A statue of the artist in his painter’s smock, palette in hand and with his loyal pug dog Trump at his feet, stands on the High Road…
Local History Sponsor – Daniel Paul Estate Agents: Cardross Street
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Cardross Street was once home to over 300 children who shared the same bath water while their mums did laundry work A policeman patrolling the streets of Brackenbury Village in the late 1900s took down some notes while wandering along Cardross Street. He noted that the residents were ‘poor labourers’,…
History: Caroline MacMillan – Life in Cardross Street in 1928
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The splendid article about Elsie Paine in the September issue made me wonder what life was like when she was born in Cardross Street in 1928. The area had been open fields, orchards and market gardens until the 1850s but the arrival of the railway at Hammersmith ten years later…
Daniel Paul Estate Agents: Local History – What’s in a Name?
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It is generally accepted that the name Brackenbury Village was coined by some sharp suited, smooth talking estate agent. Classifying a warren of Victorian terraced streets into something between a hamlet and a town was a cunning move. It certainly chimed with residents eager to define a neighbourhood known for…
Caroline MacMillan: What’s in a street name?
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Discover the history of family names and royal connections in your road. Location: Brackenbury Village, Hammersmith, London, W6: How often have you walked down a street and asked yourself, ‘I wonder why it’s called that?’. Hammersmith has many fascinating street names reflecting our rich history. Some road names illustrate the patriotic…
Caroline MacMillan: The artists of Hammersmith riverside
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‘In a fit of pique Cobden-Sanderson threw all the type into the river from Hammersmith Bridge’ What can be more pleasant on a sunny day than to walk beside the river at Hammersmith Mall? Sir Joseph Bazalgette’s magnificent suspension bridge dominates the sky line to the south, as do the…