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Chiswick PierTalks by the Thames

Upcoming ‘Talks by the Thames’

Previous ‘Talks by the Thames’ #thamesfacts

10,000 Years of Brentford

10,000 Years of Brentford Jon Cotton is a former senior curator at the Museum of London and is a particular expert on all things relating to West London. John got the inspiration for...

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Capability Brown’s Gardens

Capability Brown’s Gardens along the Thames Author Steffie Shields delivered a talk on ‘England’s Greatest Gardener’ Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. Brown designed over 170...

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Johan Zoffany

Was Johan Zoffany Chiswick’s most Colourful Artist?The National Gallery’s Matthew Morgan treated us to a very colourful talk on the subject of royal artist Johan Zoffany. Born...

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Travelling back in time

Travelling back in time along the Thames The ‘Panorama of the Thames Project’, led by .Jill Sanders and John Inglis, provides insight into how the Thames and its riverbanks have...

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Is Everything we know about the Thames Wrong?

Is Everything we know about the Thames Wrong? Author and London aficionado Matt Brown visited us at Pier House and dared to tell us that everything we ‘think’ we know about the...

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London’s Sporting Heritage

London’s Sporting Heritage along the Thames From its first century Roman amphitheatre to the 21st century Olympic Stadium at Stratford, London has always been a city of spectacle...

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