Hammersmith Bridge: Building Bridges
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Hammersmith Bridge is one of the most elegant on the Thames. It has also had a rather chequered history. The river crossing between Hammersmith and Barnes made history when, in October 1827, it became the site of one of the world’s earliest suspension bridges – and the first across the Thames.
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…
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’,…