106-528: Chiswick ( / ˈ tʃ ɪ z ɪ k / CHIZ -ik ) is a district in the London Borough of Hounslow , West London , England. It contains Hogarth's House , the former residence of the 18th-century English artist William Hogarth ; Chiswick House , a neo-Palladian villa regarded as one of the finest in England; and Fuller's Brewery , London's largest and oldest brewery. In a meander of
212-694: A Saturday at Dukes Meadows. Chiswick's cricket club, formerly known as Turnham Green and Polytechnic, plays at Riverside Drive. On Chiswick Common is the Rocks Lane Multi Sports Centre, where there are tennis, five-a-side football and netball courts available to hire to the public. Private tennis coaching for individuals and groups is also available. The Chiswick reach of the Thames is heavily used for competitive and recreational rowing . Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney runs past Chiswick Eyot and Duke's Meadows. The Boat Race
318-911: A direct connection to Heathrow Airport and the M25 motorway . The Great West Road (A4) runs eastwards into central London via the Hogarth Roundabout where it meets the Great Chertsey Road (A316) which runs south-west, eventually joining the M3 motorway . The southern border of Chiswick runs along the River Thames, which is crossed in this area by Barnes Railway and Foot Bridge , Chiswick Bridge , Kew Railway Bridge and Kew Bridge . River services between Westminster Pier and Hampton Court depart from Kew Gardens Pier just across Kew Bridge. Bus routes on or near Chiswick High Road are
424-516: A few types of house. These were scaled-down versions of the more expensive houses that he had designed for wealthy areas such as Chelsea , Hampstead , and Kensington . He also designed the focal buildings of the garden suburb, including the church of St Michael and All Angels and the Tabard Inn opposite it. Duke's Meadows stands on land formerly owned by the Duke of Devonshire . In the 1920s, it
530-543: A large majority of voters in a referendum had supported the change of name, but it was vetoed by Middlesex County Council . The borough is an outer borough of Greater London and lies on the north bank of the River Thames . It is the site of the first stop on an important coach route to Southampton , Bath , Bristol and Exeter . The A30 Great South West Road , which runs down to Penzance in Cornwall , starts in
636-512: A paved riverside path fronted by a row of "imposing" 18th-century houses, interspersed with three riverside pubs, the Bell and Crown, Bull’s Head, and the City Barge. The low-lying path is flooded at high tides. It became fashionable in 1759 when Kew Bridge opened just upstream, with the royal family at Kew Palace nearby. The Bedford Park neighbourhood was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as
742-632: A popular country retreat and part of the suburban growth of London in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was made the Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick in 1932 and part of Greater London in 1965, when it merged into the London Borough of Hounslow . Modern Chiswick is an affluent area which includes the early garden suburb Bedford Park , Grove Park , the Glebe Estate, Strand-on-the-Green and tube stations Chiswick Park , Turnham Green , and Stamford Brook , as well as
848-555: A process accelerated by the move of the royal family from Kew Palace to Windsor Castle . In the 20th century, Strand-on-the-Green returned to residential use, and by 1932 was called "London's last remaining village". In the Second World War , a parachute mine destroyed 41 houses in Thames Road and Magnolia Road, and badly damaged another 60 on 21 September 1941. The 1938 television version of The Constant Nymph
954-455: A short distance from Hounslow's border are; Ravenscourt Park ( London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham ), Acton Green common , Acton Park, Ealing common , Elthorne Parkin the London Borough of Ealing , Cranford Park in the London Borough of Hillingdon , Hampton common, Fulwell Golf club , Crane Park (Whitton), Murray Park, Kew Gardens , Old Deer Park , Marble Hill Park , Richmond Park , Ham Lands , Bushy Park and Hampton Court in
1060-491: A village around St Nicholas Church from c. 1181 on Church Street, its inhabitants practising farming, fishing and other riverside trades including a ferry, important as there were no bridges between London Bridge and Kingston throughout the Middle Ages. The area included three other small settlements, the fishing village of Strand-on-the-Green , the hamlet of Little Sutton in the centre, and Turnham Green on
1166-404: Is 18th century with later additions. It is a two-storey white-painted brick building, and still has its pantile roof with two dormer windows. The entrance has a moulded doorhood resting on brackets. It is flanked by nos 10 to 14, Bull Cottages, also 18th century; they suffered flood damage from high tides, and were restored in 1967. The actor Donald Pleasence lived in the house at the end of
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#17327723134831272-575: Is Black. The most noticeable South Asian populations in the borough are in Hounslow, Heston and Cranford, all of which also have considerable Eastern European populations. The majority of Afro-Caribbean, East African, and West African populations are situated around the Brentford, Isleworth and Feltham areas. The majority of the White British population reside in the eastern and western parts of
1378-418: Is a London borough in west London , England, forming part of Outer London . It is governed by Hounslow London Borough Council . The borough stretches from near Central London in the east (Chiswick) to the border with Surrey in the west (Feltham and Bedfont), covering five major towns: Chiswick (W4), Brentford (TW8), Isleworth (TW7), Hounslow (TW3, TW4, TW5) and Feltham (TW13, TW14); it borders
1484-599: Is a memorial where the rocket fell on Staveley Road, and a War Memorial at the east end of Turnham Green. Refuge was founded in 1971 in Chiswick, as the modern world's first safe house for women and children escaping domestic violence. By the start of the 21st century, Chiswick had become an affluent suburb. Chiswick St Nicholas was an ancient, and later civil, parish in the Ossulstone hundred of Middlesex . Until 1834 its vestry governed most parish affairs. After
1590-474: Is a three-storey house of brown brick with red dressings; it has five double-hung sash windows surrounded by architraves ; these have rubbed flat arches. The main doorway is flanked by fluted Roman Doric pilasters, painted white. Above the door, according to the Historic England listing, is "an entablature with triglyphs and guttae to architrave and frieze", with a fanlight window. Standing on top of
1696-669: Is also twinned with Issy-les-Moulineaux in Île-de-France, France. Ian Gillan , vocalist for Deep Purple , and formerly of Black Sabbath and Gillan , is a native of Hounslow. Alistair Overeem a UFC fighter was born here, Hip-Hop rapper and producer MF DOOM also was born in Hounslow. The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Hounslow. 51°28′3″N 0°21′42″W / 51.46750°N 0.36167°W / 51.46750; -0.36167 Strand-on-the-Green Strand-on-the-Green
1802-490: Is approximately quarter parkland. Large areas of London's open space fall within its boundaries, including Chiswick House and Gardens , Gunnersbury Park , Syon Park , Osterley Park , Hounslow Heath , Avenue Park in Cranford, and Hanworth Park . The borough's predominant land use is mainly residential, with a large, commercial town centre of Hounslow. Other large town centres include Chiswick, Feltham and Brentford. Business
1908-659: Is based in its boathouse off Hartington Road, which also houses the clubs of many London colleges and teaching hospitals; recent members include Tim Foster , Gold medallist at the Sydney Olympics and Frances Houghton , World Champion in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Quintin Boat Club lies between Chiswick Quay Marina and Chiswick Bridge. Tideway Scullers School is just downriver of Chiswick Bridge; its members include single sculling World Champion Mahé Drysdale and Great Britain single sculler Alan Campbell . Chiswick High Road
2014-580: Is buried in St Nicholas's churchyard. The house later belonged to the poet and translator of Dante , Henry Francis Cary , who lived there from 1814 to 1833. In February 1766 Jean-Jacques Rousseau lived a few weeks with a local grocer, before moving to Wootton, Staffordshire . The painter Johann Zoffany lived on Strand-on-the-Green. In the 19th century, the Italian writer, revolutionary and poet Ugo Foscolo died in exile at Turnham Green in 1827, and
2120-507: Is considered to be among the finest surviving examples of Palladian architecture in Britain, with superb collections of paintings and furniture. Its surrounding grounds, laid out by William Kent , are among the most important historical gardens in England and Wales, forming one of the first English landscape gardens . It was used as an asylum from 1892 to 1928; up to 40 private patients were housed in wings which were demolished in 1956 when
2226-583: Is contested on the Championship Course on a flood tide (in other words from Putney to Mortlake) with Duke's Meadows a popular view-point for the closing stages of the race. The finishing post is just downstream of Chiswick Bridge. Other important races such as the Head of the River Race race the reverse course, on an ebb tide. Chiswick is home to several clubs. The University of London Boat Club
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#17327723134832332-554: Is home to the Griffin Brewery , where Fuller, Smith & Turner and its predecessor companies brewed their prize-winning ales on the same site for over 350 years. The original brewery was in the gardens of Bedford House in Chiswick Mall. A weekly farmers' market is held every Sunday by Grove Park Farm House, Duke's Meadows. A monthly flower market is held on the first Sunday of each month on Chiswick High Road in
2438-637: Is located in Plesman House in Hatton Cross in the borough. The Plesman House, outside of Terminal 4 of London Heathrow Airport , has the UK commercial team, sales team, and support team. Sega Europe has its head office in Brentford. Menzies Aviation has its head office by the airport in Feltham . JCDecaux UK has its head office in Brentford. Before winding-up British Mediterranean Airways
2544-825: Is mainly focused on retail and aviation (due to the proximity of Heathrow Airport ), especially in the west of the borough (Hounslow and Feltham). Parts of the Borough, including Chiswick, Turnham Green, Osterley and Old Isleworth are some of the most expensive parts of Outer London , with other areas such as Hounslow, Feltham and Heston being more affordable. Major parks and recreational spaces include; Chiswick Gardens , Chiswick common, Turnham Green , Gunnersbury Park, Gunnersbury Triangle Nature reserve , Carville Hall Parks, Claypond Garden, Boston Manor Park , London Playing field, Syon Park , Osterley Park , Thornbury Park, Lampton Park , Inwood Park, Heston Sports Ground, Hounslow Heath , Avenue Park, Crane Park , Letrim Park, Hanworth Park and Bedfont Lakes Country Park . Parks that are
2650-549: Is managed by London Wildlife Trust . The area, a railway triangle, was saved from development by a public inquiry, and became a reserve in 1985. Its 2.5 hectares are covered mainly in secondary birch woodland, with willow carr (wet woodland) in the low-lying centre, and acid grassland on the former Acton Curve railway track. The reserve runs a varied programme of activities including wildlife walks, fungus forays, open days and talks. There are several historic public houses in Chiswick, some of them listed buildings , including
2756-606: Is one of Chiswick 's four medieval villages, and a "particularly picturesque" riverside area in West London . It is a conservation area , with many "imposing" listed buildings beside the River Thames ; a local landmark, the Kew Railway Bridge that crosses the River Thames and the Strand, is itself Grade II listed . Oliver's Island is just offshore. The area was a fishing village named "Stronde" in 1353. By
2862-490: Is partly set on Strand-on-the-Green, backed by a still image of the river. A 1940 Pathé film documented the riverside pubs, Georgian houses and the river traffic of Strand-on-the-Green at that time; it asserted that at one time, "salmon teemed in the Thames, and London got most of it from Strand-on-the-Green". Scenes from the Beatles' 1965 film Help! were shot in the City Barge pub and around Strand-on-the-Green. Part of
2968-590: The 94 , 110 , 237 , 267 , 272 , 440 , E3 and H91 . The 94 is a 24-hour service, and the High Road is also served at night by the N9 . The District line serves Chiswick with four London Underground stations , Stamford Brook , Turnham Green , Chiswick Park and Gunnersbury . Turnham Green is an interchange with the Piccadilly line , but only before 06:50 and after 22:30, when Piccadilly line trains stop at
3074-734: The Battle of Turnham Green in 1642. Other suburbs of Chiswick include Grove Park (south of the A4, close to Chiswick railway station) and Strand on the Green , a fishing hamlet until the late 18th century. As early as 1896, Bedford Park was advertised as being in Chiswick, though at that time much of it was in Acton . Chiswick High Road contains a mix of retail shops, restaurants, food outlets and office and hotel space. The wide streets encourage cafes, pubs and restaurants to provide pavement seating. Lying between
3180-650: The Brentford and Isleworth Parliament constituency, having been part of the Brentford and Chiswick constituency between 1918 and 1974. The Member of Parliament (MP) is Ruth Cadbury (Labour), elected at the May 2015 general election replacing Mary Macleod (Conservative). For elections to the London Assembly Chiswick is in the South West constituency , represented since 2000 by Tony Arbour , of
3286-505: The Georgian and Victorian eras , many of them now listed buildings, overlooking the street on the north side; their gardens are on the other side of the street beside the river. The largest and finest house on the street is Walpole House , a Grade I listed building; part of it is Tudor, but the building now visible is late 17th to early 18th century. Strand-on-the-Green is the most westerly part of Chiswick, "particularly picturesque" with
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3392-416: The Great Chertsey Road (A316) runs south-west, becoming the M3 motorway . People who have lived in Chiswick include the poets Alexander Pope and W. B. Yeats , the Italian poet and revolutionary Ugo Foscolo , the painters Vincent van Gogh and Camille Pissarro , the novelist E. M. Forster , the rock musicians Pete Townshend , John Entwistle , and Phil Collins , the stage director Peter Brook , and
3498-713: The Gunnersbury Triangle local nature reserve. Some parts of Bedford Park and Acton Green are in the Chiswick W4 postcode area but the London Borough of Ealing . The main shopping and dining centre is Chiswick High Road . Chiswick Roundabout is the start of the North Circular Road (A406). At Hogarth Roundabout , the Great West Road from central London becomes the M4 motorway , while
3604-604: The John I. Thornycroft & Company shipbuilding company, established a yard at Church Wharf at the west end of Chiswick Mall . The shipyard built the first naval destroyer , HMS Daring of the Daring class , in 1893. To cater for the increasing size of warships, Thornycroft moved its shipyard to Southampton in 1909. In 1822, the Royal Horticultural Society leased 33 acres (13.4 ha) of land in
3710-475: The London Borough of Ealing , with a boundary partially delineated by the District line . On the west, within Hounslow, are the districts of Gunnersbury , which is within the bounds of the early 19th century parish of Chiswick, and Brentford . A short distance south of the High Road in the centre of Chiswick is the Glebe Estate, consisting of small terraced houses built in the 1870s on glebe land once owned by
3816-417: The London Borough of Hillingdon . Aviation in the area dates to the early 1900s when one of London's earliest airfields was situated on Hounslow Heath because of the extremely flat terrain. The Great West Road , which crosses the borough from Chiswick to Heathrow, at one time served nationally and globally famous manufacturers including Firestone , Gillette and Coty . As a result, the area became known as
3922-403: The London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames . The River Thames forms the natural boundary between Hounslow and Richmond-upon-Thames. It runs through the borough at Chiswick, Brentford and Isleworth. Various tributaries and dis tributaries of the Thames flow through the borough, including; The River Crane , River Brent / Grand Union Canal , Duke of Northumberland's River , Longford River and
4028-585: The London Plan of 2008. Chiswick occupies a meander of the River Thames , 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Charing Cross . The district is built up towards the north with more open space in the south, including the grounds of Chiswick House and Duke's Meadows . Chiswick has one main shopping area, the Chiswick High Road , forming a long high street in the north, with additional shops on Turnham Green Terrace and Devonshire Road. The river forms
4134-769: The London and South Western Railway . It opened to rail traffic in 1869, and is Grade II listed. It is used both by the London Overground North London Line and by the London Underground District Line . Under the bridge abutment is the Strand on the Green Sailing Club, its sailing dinghies being stored and maintained there. The club was founded in 1946, and has rented the space under the bridge since 1964. The Bull's Head pub (Grade II listed in 1970)
4240-712: The Mawson Arms , the George and Devonshire , the Old Packhorse and The Tabard in Bath Road near Turnham Green station. The Tabard is known for its William Morris interior and its Norman Shaw exterior; it was built in 1880. Three more pubs are in Strand-on-the-Green , fronting on to the Thames river path. Chiswick had two well-known theatres in the 20th century. The Chiswick Empire (1912 to 1959)
4346-801: The Poor Law Amendment Act (1834) , local administration in Chiswick began to be devolved to authorities beyond the vestry. Then, Chiswick poor relief was administered by the Brentford Poor Law Union . Briefly, from 1849 to 1855, responsibility for Chiswick drains and sewers passed to the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers under its 'Fulham and Hammersmith Sewer District.' From 1858, under the Chiswick Improvement Act of that year, responsibility for drains and sewers, paving and lighting
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4452-584: The River Thames used for competitive and recreational rowing, with several rowing clubs on the river bank, the finishing post for the Boat Race is just downstream of Chiswick Bridge . Old Chiswick was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex , with an agrarian and fishing economy beside the river; from the Early Modern period, the wealthy built imposing riverside houses on Chiswick Mall . Having good communications with London, Chiswick became
4558-483: The " Golden Mile ". A few of these factory sites remain today, such as Gillette Corner , and the Great West Road is still home to many prestigious names (see "famous companies" below), providing them with easy non-motorway access between Slough , London Heathrow Airport and Central London . Main settlements (head district is located in the borough): Although the majority of these towns are situated in
4664-411: The "picturesque" no. 75, a pre-Georgian building, and its next door neighbour, The Bell and Crown. The current Arts and Crafts style pub building dates to 1907. No. 71, Prospect House is a large three-storied late 18th century building with a bay window and curved balcony on iron columns. No. 65, Zoffany House, is Grade II* listed as one of the finest buildings in the area; it was built c. 1704. It
4770-491: The 15th century, though only some of the lower part survived the World War II bombing. A 1940 land mine destroyed much of the pub and the two small cottages that were next to it, where the pub's bar now stands. Kew Railway Bridge is a latticed wrought iron girder bridge on pairs of cast iron piers; it has five spans each of 35 metres. It was designed by W. R. Galbraith . It was built by Brassey & Ogilvie for
4876-476: The 18th century, it had become a place of river-trade with many different businesses. It became fashionable with the opening of Kew Bridge and the presence of the royal family at Kew Palace . Freight traffic declined with the opening of the Grand Junction Canal. Strand-on-the-Green became a residential area in the 20th century. Strand-on-the-Green is the most westerly part of Chiswick. It is on
4982-542: The 1969 romantic musical Goodbye, Mr. Chips was filmed at Strand-on-the-Green. Off Strand-on-the-Green in the River Thames is Oliver's Island , a small wooded eyot . It acquired its name from unsubstantiated rumours that Oliver Cromwell used the island as a hideout and held military councils at the Bull's Head pub during the English Civil War . The City of London's Navigation Committee erected buildings on
5088-588: The A3006 Bath Road. Historic milestones are preserved on the Staines Road (now re-numbered as the A315 but joining the "old" A30 again just inside the borough's western boundary) Hounslow grew rapidly in the latter half of the 20th century due to other travel, a connection to the largest of London's airports since the 1940s, Heathrow Airport which is in the Hounslow post town but administratively in
5194-557: The Bull's Head buildings, marked by a Blue Plaque. The Almshouses form a terrace running back from the river along an alley, Grove Row. They are described as "an attractive feature ... of a modest scale and pleasingly detailed with tall chimneys". The almshouses were built in 1724 by Thomas Child as six small one-roomed houses for the poor. They were refurbished as the "Hopkin Morris Homes of Rest" in 1933, creating three two-roomed houses. The 1933 and 1724 foundation stones survive on
5300-544: The Confessor ) in the Diocese of Westminster , lies on the corner of Duke's Avenue and the High Road. It is a red brick building; the parish was founded in 1848, a school began c. 1855, and a church was opened by Cardinal Wiseman on the present site in 1864. It was replaced by the present building in 1886, opened by Cardinal Manning . The heavy debts incurred were paid off and the church consecrated in 1904. The square tower
5406-470: The Conservative Party. For elections to Hounslow London Borough Council , Chiswick is represented by three electoral wards : Turnham Green, Chiswick Homefields and Chiswick Riverside. Each ward elects three councillors, who serve four-year terms. For 2010–14, all nine councillors were Conservatives . It was one of 35 major centres identified in the statutory planning document of Greater London,
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#17327723134835512-527: The Earl of Grantham , who purchased Grove House in 1745, the actress Eileen Atkins , and the novelist Margaret Kennedy , who set her bestselling 1924 work The Constant Nymph there. The author Nancy Mitford wrote the 1945 novel The Pursuit of Love when she lived in Rose Cottage. The film director John Guillermin lived at No. 60 (The Dutch House). The newspaper publisher Sir Hugh Cudlipp , and
5618-728: The Feltham Hill Brook to name a few. The local authority is Hounslow Council, based at Hounslow House in Bath Road. Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly , the borough forms part of the South West constituency. Hounslow abuts the perimeter of Heathrow Airport in the London Borough of Hillingdon . Plans for the expansion of Heathrow Airport are vigorously opposed by Hounslow if such plans increase or widen noise and pollution, weighed against arguments of greater employment and spending. Four bridges join Hounslow to London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on
5724-439: The London Boroughs of Richmond-upon-Thames and Hillingdon respectively. The town of Hounslow, which has existed since the 13th century, is located at the centre of the Borough of Hounslow. The name Hounslow means 'Hund's mound'; the personal name Hund is followed by the Old English hlaew meaning mound or barrow . (The mound may have been his burial place.) It was recorded in the Domesday Book as Honeslaw . The borough
5830-435: The River Thames from Hounslow. Major roads in the Borough include: The borough is well connected to Central London, Heathrow Airport, other London boroughs and Southeast England as a whole through various National Rail and London Underground stations. The South Western Railway serves the borough's five main towns (with additional stops at Kew Bridge and Syon Lane). London Underground District and Piccadilly lines enter
5936-427: The Tabard pub but a separate business, is known for new writing and experimental work. The Sanderson Factory in Barley Mow Passage, now known as Voysey House, was designed by the architect Charles Voysey in 1902. It is built in white glazed brick, with Staffordshire blue bricks (now painted black) forming horizontal bands, the plinth, and surrounds for door and window openings, and dressings in Portland stone . It
6042-419: The actress Imogen Poots . Chiswick was first recorded c. 1000 as the Old English Ceswican meaning "Cheese Farm"; the riverside area of Duke's Meadows is thought to have supported an annual cheese fair up until the 18th century. The area was settled in Roman times; an urn found at Turnham Green contained Roman coins, and Roman brickwork was found under the Sutton manor house . Old Chiswick grew up as
6148-414: The area south of the High Road between what are now Sutton Court Road and Duke's Avenue. This site was used for its fruit tree collection and its first school of horticulture, and housed its first flower shows. The area was reduced to 10 acres (4.0 ha) in the 1870s, and the lease was terminated when the Society's garden at Wisley , Surrey, was set up in 1904. Some of the original pear trees still grow in
6254-404: The area. The area is first named "Stronde" in 1353 (probably meaning "shore"), at which time it was a fishing village. In 1593 it was named "Strand Green"; the name had become "Strand under Green" on John Rocque 's 1746 map. Gradually, other river businesses set up alongside the fishermen. According to the Chiswick and Brentford Local History Society: the watermen's steps and landing stages of
6360-425: The borough (Chiswick, Brentford, Isleworth, Osterley, Hounslow East, Hanworth, Feltham and Bedfont), with this population being most prominent in the affluent areas of Chiswick and Osterley. In terms of religion, 42% identify themselves as Christian, 14% Muslim, 10.3% Hindu, 9% Sikh, 1.4% Buddhist and 0.3% Jewish; 18% of the population is not religious. At 9%, Hounslow has the largest proportion of Sikhs in London, and
6466-409: The borough boundaries and are in the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hillingdon. In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were (of all residents aged 16–74): The borough is home to the headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline and Sky plc , both based in Brentford 's ' Golden Mile ' stretch of the A4 Great West Road , and several supermarket outlets once known across
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#17327723134836572-721: The borough from Central London in the east heading either to other West and Southwest London suburbs (with the London Overground 's North London Line ) or towards Heathrow. National Rail stations [REDACTED] : (All stations are either on the Hounslow Loop Line or Waterloo to Reading line.) London Underground and London Overground stations [REDACTED] [REDACTED] : District Line (Ealing and Richmond branches) and Piccadilly Line (Heathrow and Uxbridge branches) District Line (Ealing branch) and Piccadilly Line (Heathrow and Uxbridge branches): District Line and North London Line (Richmond branch): Piccadilly line (Heathrow Branch): * Chiswick Park, Acton Town and Hatton Cross omit
6678-495: The borough, many smaller settlements that comprise them are located in adjacent boroughs. Approximately a third of Chiswick – north of the London Underground ( District / Piccadilly line ) railway line – falls within the London Borough of Ealing . A few roads in Brentford (around Claypond Hospital) and Isleworth (south of the River Crane and around Whitton ) lay within the London Boroughs of Ealing and Richmond upon Thames respectively. A significant minority of Hounslow – south of
6784-445: The borough. Hounslow town developed on either side of the main Great West Road (now the A3006/A4 Bath Road ) from London to the West of England, causing a large number of inns to be built to serve the travellers. A few, such as The Bell retain their names, although the buildings have largely been replaced. The Bell marks the former junction of the coaching routes of the A314 Hanworth Road , A315 Staines Road , A3005 Lampton Road and
6890-425: The boroughs of Richmond upon Thames , Hammersmith and Fulham , Ealing and Hillingdon , in addition to the Spelthorne district of Surrey . The borough is home to the London Museum of Water & Steam and the attractions of Osterley Park , Gunnersbury Park , Syon House , and Chiswick House . Moreover, landmarks straddling the border of Hounslow include; Twickenham Stadium and London Heathrow Airport in
6996-635: The bow have "good cast iron balconettes". The main door has six panels and a rectangular fan window above. Next are The Moorings, five houses from 1930, built for the "Cottage Craftsmen"; the 18th century Compass House (Grade II); Dutch House with its gable front; the former "The Ship", a pub throughout the 19th century (Grade II); and an "impressive" terrace of 5 three-story Georgian houses at nos 52 to 55 (Grade II). There follow The Malthouse, nos 49 and 50 (early 19th century, Grade II); no. 44, Navigator's Cottage and no. 45, Picton House (two-storey 18th century houses, Grade II). The City Barge pub opened in
7102-403: The brewer Henry Smith, churchwarden of St Nicholas, Chiswick. Christ Church, Turnham Green is an early Victorian Gothic building of flint with stone dressings. The main part of the building, by George Gilbert Scott and W. B. Moffat, is from 1843; the chancel and northeast chapel were added in 1887 by J. Brooks. Chiswick's principal Roman Catholic church, Our Lady of Grace and St Edward (
7208-459: The building of embankments on both banks, and it is flooded at high water during spring tides . Houses on the street were occasionally flooded, for example in 1967, before the Thames Barrier was built to restrict the highest tides on the river. Over 100 human skulls, now lost, were found in the river at Strand-on-the-Green during the 19th century. Similar river skulls have been dated to around 600 BC, while ancient Roman pottery has been found in
7314-399: The creation of refuges worldwide. Chiswick is home to the Arts Educational Schools in Bath Road. The house used for filming the comedy show Taskmaster , a former groundskeeper's cottage, is just off Great Chertsey Road, near Chiswick Bridge . Chiswick is situated at the start of the North Circular Road (A406), South Circular Road (A205) and the M4 motorway , the latter providing
7420-412: The eastern end, mainly of "positive contributors" but also 8 listed buildings on Grove Park Terrace. The Strand itself is some 500 metres of houses, forming terraces in varied styles and heights, fronting the riverside walk. The backs of the houses face Thames Road, the many small outbuildings of differing ages giving it "an interesting and varied character." Important buildings in the group begin with
7526-417: The end wall facing the river. The last house of the terrace facing the river is Strand on the Green House (18th century, Grade II) at the eastern end of the riverside walk. To its east is a Victorian era drinking fountain in red granite, and a short riverside footpath beside the start of Grove Park Road. Strand-on-the-Green has been home to a variety of distinguished people over the centuries, including
7632-505: The entablature is a terracotta lion. In front of the house are railings and gate of wrought iron. Inside the house, the ground floor rooms have wooden panelling from the 18th century. The house is marked with a blue plaque ; it states that the 18th century portrait painter Johann Zoffany lived there at the end of his life. From 1936, the architect Philip D. Hepworth lived in Zoffany House, carefully restoring it and rebuilding
7738-429: The ferry that had run there for centuries. The presence of the royal family at Kew Palace further helped to make the area fashionable, encouraging the wealthy to build fine houses locally, and bringing industries such as barge-building, boat repair, malt-houses , and wharves for loading and unloading river boats. Pier House Laundry, occupying much of the western end of Thames Road (between Spring Grove and Hearne Road)
7844-473: The first place "where the relaxed, informal mood of a market town or village was adopted for a complete speculatively built suburb". In 1877 the speculator Jonathan Carr hired Shaw as his estate architect. Shaw's house designs, in the Queen Anne Revival style with red brick, roughcast , decorative gables , and both oriel and dormer windows , gave the impression of great variety using only
7950-523: The gardens of houses built on the site. The population of Chiswick grew almost tenfold during the 19th century, reaching 29,809 in 1901, and the area is a mixture of Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian housing. Suburban building began in Gunnersbury in the 1860s and in Bedford Park , the first garden suburb , on the borders of Chiswick and Acton, in 1875. During the Second World War , Chiswick
8056-570: The gentry were cheek by jowl with the wharves built for trade by brick-makers, coal and stone merchants, maltsters, market gardeners, nurserymen, boat-builders, engineers and inn-keepers, and for the up-river depot of the water-Bailiff of the City of London. Strand-on-the-Green is one of modern Chiswick 's four medieval villages. The other three are Old Chiswick , the area around St Nicholas Church ; Little Sutton ; and Turnham Green . The area grew in popularity when in 1759 Kew Bridge opened, displacing
8162-674: The globe for its cluster of factories and offices, and is currently going under extensive re developments in the form of new apartment blocks and offices. Fuller's Griffin Brewery is also in the borough, in Chiswick. Aston Martin were based in Feltham for several years before moving to Newport Pagnell , Buckinghamshire . DHL Air UK has its head office in Hounslow . Air France-KLM 's head office for United Kingdom and Ireland operations, which includes facilities for Air France and KLM ,
8268-442: The house was restored. St Nicholas Church , near the river Thames, has a 15th-century tower, although the remainder of the church was rebuilt by J.L. Pearson in 1882–84. Monuments in the churchyard mark the burial sites of the 18th-century English artist William Hogarth and William Kent , the architect and landscape designer; the churchyard also houses a mausoleum (for Philip James de Loutherbourg ) designed by John Soane , and
8374-453: The island after 1777, and barges were stationed here to collect tolls. The Strand-on-the-Green conservation area , established in 2018, consists of three "character areas", namely the Strand, the pedestrianised riverside street and its grand houses, including 25 listed buildings ; an area of small streets behind the Strand at the western side near Kew Bridge, with many "positive contributors" but no listed buildings; and an area of streets at
8480-519: The local church, and now a desirable place to live. Chiswick is in the W4 postcode district of the London post town , which in a tribute to its ancient parish includes Bedford Park and Acton Green , mostly within the London Borough of Ealing. Some of the most beautiful period mansion blocks in Chiswick, such as Heathfield Court and Arlington Mansions, line the sides of Turnham Green – the site of
8586-421: The north bank of the River Thames , just downriver from Kew Bridge . The name is shared by the first part of the road east of Kew Bridge, its continuation on the riverside path, and the area itself. The riverside path is fronted by a row of "imposing" 18th-century houses, interspersed with three riverside public houses . The low-lying path borders a part of the tidal river whose capacity has been restricted by
8692-646: The offices at the Golden Mile Great West Road and Hammersmith , office developments and warehouse conversions to offices began from the 1960s. The first in 1961 was 414 Chiswick High Road on the site of the old Chiswick Empire . Between 1964 and 1966, the 18-storey IBM headquarters was built above Gunnersbury station , designed to accommodate 1500 people. It became the home of the British Standards Institution in 1994. Chiswick has an annual book festival. Chiswick
8798-635: The old market place, now mostly used as a car park, near the Hogarth statue. An antiques market is to be held on the second Sunday of each month, and a "Cheese and Provisions" market with 23 stalls on the third and fourth Sundays of each month in the same area, so there will in effect be a weekly market event on the High Road once again. Chiswick House was designed by the Third Earl of Burlington , and built for him, in 1726–29 as an extension to an earlier Jacobean house (subsequently demolished in 1788); it
8904-598: The railway and southeast of Hounslow Heath – fall within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, whilst some of Hounslow – west of the River Crane – falls within the London Borough of Hillingdon . Minor parts of Feltham fall within the Borough of Spelthorne in Surrey , meaning that these parts of the town are situated outside Greater London. Minor settlements (minor areas partly in the borough): The borough's area
9010-620: The south side of the Thames: Previously, the Borough also encompassed part of Richmond Lock and Twickenham Bridge . This changed in 1994 when the adjacent areas surrounding these bridges were transferred to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. There are several bridges crossing the River Brent , Grand Union Canal , River Crane and Duke of Northumberland's River . River services between Westminster Pier and Hampton Court depart from Kew Gardens Pier just across
9116-498: The southern boundary with Kew , including North Sheen, Mortlake and Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames . It includes the uninhabited island of Chiswick Eyot , joined to the mainland at low tide. In the east Goldhawk Road and British Grove border Hammersmith in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham . In the north are Bedford Park (like Chiswick, within the London W4 postcode area) and South Acton in
9222-476: The station. Chiswick railway station on the Hounslow Loop Line is served by a regular South Western Railway service to London Waterloo via Clapham Junction . The North London line crosses Chiswick (north-south); London Overground stations are Gunnersbury and South Acton . Chiswick's local rugby union teams include Chiswick RFC, formerly Old Meadonians RFC. The team plays league games on
9328-629: The third-highest in England after Slough and Wolverhampton . The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 census in Hounslow. The borough of Hounslow has several Non-League football clubs: The borough is also home to the rugby side Staines RFC who play at the Reeves Ground in Hanworth. Hounslow has a sister district agreement with Leningradsky District in Krasnodar Krai , Russia . Hounslow
9434-469: The tomb of Josiah Wedgwood 's business partner, Thomas Bentley , designed by Thomas Scheemakers. One of Oliver Cromwell 's daughters, Mary Fauconberg, lived at Sutton Court and is buried in the churchyard. Enduring legend has it that the body of Oliver Cromwell was also interred with her, though as the Fauconbergs did not move to Sutton Court until 15 years after his disinterment, it is more likely he
9540-632: The west road out of London. A decisive skirmish took place on Turnham Green early in the English Civil War . In November 1642, royalist forces under Prince Rupert , marching from Oxford to retake London, were halted by a larger parliamentarian force under the Earl of Essex . The royalists retreated and never again threatened the capital. From 1758 until 1929 the Dukes of Devonshire owned Chiswick House , and their legacy can be found in street names all over Chiswick. In 1864, John Isaac Thornycroft , founder of
9646-424: The whole of its front. Just to the east is the 18th or early 19th century Magnolia House (Grade II). It is a three-storey brown brick building with a parapet and double-hung sash windows, housed in flat-arched reveals. The house is distinctive in having the first and second floors with a bow front, supported by two round cast-iron columns; in the centre of this on the first floor is a French window. The windows in
9752-791: Was added after the First World War by Canon Egan as a war memorial. The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God and the Holy Royal Martyrs with its characteristic blue onion dome with gold stars is in Harvard Road. The Russian Orthodox church built it in 1998. Chiswick Mall is a waterfront street on the north bank of the River Thames in the oldest part of Chiswick near St Nicholas Church. It consists mainly of some thirty "grand houses" from
9858-479: Was at 414 Chiswick High Road. It had 2,140 seats, and staged music hall entertainment, plays, reviews, opera, ballet and an annual Christmas pantomime . The Q Theatre (1924 to 1959) was a small theatre opposite Kew Bridge station. It staged the first works of Terence Rattigan and William Douglas-Home , and many of its plays went on to the West End. The 96-seat Tabard Theatre (1985) in Bath Road, upstairs from
9964-418: Was bombed repeatedly, with both incendiary and high explosive bombs. Falling anti-aircraft shells and shrapnel also caused damage. The first V-2 rocket to hit London fell on Staveley Road , Chiswick, at 6.43pm on 8 September 1944, killing three people, injuring 22 others and causing extensive damage to surrounding trees and buildings. Six houses were demolished by the rocket and many more suffered damage. There
10070-541: Was born in Chiswick in 1872; his father, John Isaac Thornycroft , had founded the Chiswick-based John I. Thornycroft & Company shipbuilding company in 1864, which Thornycroft later joined and developed. The artist Montague Dawson , regarded as one of the best 20th-century painters of the sea , was born in Chiswick in 1895. London Borough of Hounslow The London Borough of Hounslow ( / ˈ h aʊ n z l oʊ / HOWNZ -loh )
10176-507: Was built by 1860, becoming one of London's largest laundries ; it closed in 1973. In 2016, a fire badly damaged offices in the building. After Fuller, Smith & Turner sold Chiswick's Griffin Brewery in 2019, they moved their registered office to the refurbished building. The diversion of freight traffic to Brentford by the Grand Junction Canal at the start of the 19th century caused Strand-on-the-Green to decline,
10282-510: Was buried at St Nicholas Churchyard, Chiswick, where his monument incorrectly states he was 50, not 49. In 1871 his remains were taken to Italy and given a national hero's burial in Santa Croce, Florence alongside Michelangelo and Galileo , while his monument in Chiswick was lavishly refurbished. The inventor of the electric telegraph , Francis Ronalds , lived on Chiswick Lane from 1833 to 1852. Another engineer, John Edward Thornycroft
10388-563: Was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , covering the combined area of the former Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick , the Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth and Feltham Urban District . The area was transferred from Middlesex to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. The new borough was named Hounslow after the town at the centre of the new borough. The old Heston and Isleworth district had nearly been renamed Hounslow in 1927;
10494-474: Was headquartered at Hetherington House near London Heathrow Airport A 2017 study by Trust for London and New Policy Institute found that pay inequality in Hounslow is the second largest of any London borough. It also found that 25% people in Hounslow live in poverty, which is slightly lower than the London-wide poverty rate of 27%. 53.3% of the borough's population is White, 34.4% is Asian, and 6.6%
10600-418: Was initially a temporary iron building from 1876 on Chiswick High Road facing Chiswick Lane. The current building's foundation stone was laid in 1879 and consecrated in 1880. It was designed, along with much of Bedford Park, by Norman Shaw , and was called "a very lovely church" by John Betjeman . It is an Anglo-Catholic church, and was attacked on the day it was consecrated for "Popish and Pagan mummeries" by
10706-509: Was merged with that of Brentford Urban District to form Brentford and Chiswick Urban District . The amalgamated district became a municipal borough in 1932. The borough of Brentford and Chiswick was abolished in 1965, and its former area was transferred to Greater London to form part of the London Borough of Hounslow . With these changes, Chiswick Town Hall is no longer the local government centre but remains an approved venue for marriage and civil partnership ceremonies. Chiswick forms part of
10812-588: Was once home to the Chequered Flag garage and its associated motor racing team. In the 18th century, the poet Alexander Pope , author of The Rape of the Lock , lived in Chiswick between 1716 and 1719, in the building which is now the Mawson Arms at the corner of Mawson Lane. The actor Charles Holland was born in Chiswick in 1733. The artist William Hogarth bought the house now known as Hogarth's House in 1749, lived there until his death in 1764, and
10918-654: Was originally a wallpaper printing works, now used as office space. It is a Grade II* listed building . It faces the main factory building and was once joined to it by a bridge across the road. It was Voysey's only industrial building, and is considered an "important Arts and Crafts factory building". In 1971 Erin Pizzey established the world's first domestic violence refuge at 2 Belmont Terrace, naming her organisation " Chiswick Women's Aid ". The local council attempted to evict Pizzey's residents, but were unsuccessful and she soon established more such premises elsewhere, inspiring
11024-665: Was purchased by the local council, who developed it as a recreational centre. A promenade and bandstand were built, and the meadows are still used for sport with a rugby club, football pitches, hockey club, several rowing clubs and a golf club. In recent years a local conservation charity, the Dukes Meadows Trust, has undertaken extensive restoration work, which saw a long-term project of a children's water play area opened in August 2006. The Gunnersbury Triangle local nature reserve , opposite Chiswick Park Underground station,
11130-569: Was reburied at their home at Newburgh Priory. Private Frederick Hitch VC , hero of Rorke's Drift , is also buried there. The church of St Michael, Sutton Court was designed by W. D. Caröe in 1908–1909. It is a red brick building on Elmwood road, in Tudor style. St Paul's Church, Grove Park is a Gothic style stone building designed by H. Currey. It was built largely at the Duke of Devonshire's expense in 1872. St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park
11236-494: Was vested in an elected board of eighteen Improvement Commissioners . This operated as Chiswick's secular local authority for a quarter of a century until its replacement with a Local Board in 1883. In 1878 the parish gained a triangle of land in the east which had formed a detached part of Ealing . From 1894 to 1927 the parish formed the Chiswick Urban District . In 1927 it was abolished and its former area
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