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We welcome as members individuals and organisations who care for Hammersmith

As a Member, you will receive at least two printed newsletters and regular email updates each year, outlining our activities, and giving you the opportunity to participate in our campaigns. Members are always encouraged to take an active part in the work done by the committee – come along and see if you can help. 

The membership year runs from 1st January, and only costs £6 for individuals £8 for couples or families, and £15 for organisations. Additional voluntary donations are always welcome.

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Featured Award Winners

Award Winners 2007

Environment Award: 31 Vernon Street, W14. Architect Terry Pawson for his client Thomas Gatacre.

Environment Award 2007 - Vernon Street

Environment Award 2007 – Vernon Street

No awards were given for the Nancye Goulden or Jane Mercer Awards in 2007 as no suitable nominations were received.

 

All Award Winners, arranged by year

Click on an image to see Award winners, Wooden spoons, and where recorded, the related Nominations.

Awards Map

Please explore our Awards and Nominations through the interactive map below. Pan and zoom, select the menu from the icon in the top left bar of the map

Click on a pin for a popup which shows what we have recorded about it - client, architect etc. with links to a picture where available, and the relevant awards page. The complete list of nominations and awards is here:

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News Topics

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Our Diary

  • London Forum: London Plan

    Thu 25th Mar | 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

    Small Sites policy in the new London Plan

  • Committee meeting

    Mon 12th Apr | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  • Committee meeting

    Mon 17th May | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Recent News


Hammersmith Bridge update
Foster & Partners bridge proposal

It’s now just over six months since the Bridge was closed to pedestrians and cyclists, and over 22 months since it was closed to traffic, …
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Hammersmith Bridge – better repairs ?
Bridge anchor

We’ve made several meaningful and thought-through suggestions in the half-dozen articles, and as many letters to the main bridge protagonists in the last year, from …
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Help! I’m not on Social Media
Bernie Sanders waits at the Bridge

As membership secretary, I regularly hear the clarion call  “I’m not on Social Media so I can’t see your posts…”  It’s a popular myth that …
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Hammersmith Bridge – Radical temporary bridge proposal
Foster & Partners bridge proposal

Bridge proposal We were surprised and excited in equal measure to see a radical new proposal published by the council, in partnership with Foster and …
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Hammersmith Bridge update
thumbnail of Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Hammersmith Bridge 16.11.20

Following the Zoom public meeting three weeks ago, we considered our recent articles on the bridge, and, as promised, wrote to Grant Shapps MP, Secretary …
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Website Improvements
Hammersmith Society Awards Map

The website continues to be updated with improvements to layout (such as use of tabs on some new pages), usability, and of course, plenty of …
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Our History

The Capability Brown Statue
Capability Brown Statue unveiling
Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, described by Horace Walpole as ‘Lady Nature’s Second Husband,’ created landscapes on an immense scale that have endured for over 250 years ...
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The Hammersmith Study Group 1969-70
Exhibition: Hammersmith Flyover
Our president Hans Haenlein remembers the Hammersmith Study Group... ...which I set up in 1969 with my students from the Polytechnic of Central London (now ...
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Notable Achievements
Environment Award
1960s
  • The Society is set up in response to the damage done to Hammersmith by the widening of the A4
  • Stops a six-lane bridge ...
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50 Years of the Hammersmith Society: An Edited Review
Hamsoc AGM 2012
Hans Haenlein remembers some early successes of the 1960s and 1970s The Society’s job is to be actively interested on behalf of all Hammersmith residents ...
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50 Special Places: Images of Hammersmith
Houseboats, Lower Mall
A Pictorial Record To co-incide with its 50th anniversary in 2012, the Hammersmith Society ran a photo project in conjunction with the Hammersmith & Shepherds ...
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