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The Hammersmith Society / Council

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Council (LBHF)

Published: 23 Oct 2014

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Our Diary

Committee meeting
Mon 22nd Feb | 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Zoom (Map)

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 – Radical temporary 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

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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Hammersmith Bridge update

Many Society members joined the Zoom public meeting with the Bridge Task Force a week ago. A FAQ, links to Task Force reports, and a …
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Changing the Planning Process

In March of this year the government promised legislation to improve the supply of new homes, including legislation on building safety, rental reform, social …
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New Quaker Meeting House

(Click on images for full-sized versions, then scroll through the set) Members of the committee were very pleased to be offered a socially-distanced tour earlier …
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On Twitter

@HOLTofLondon @LBHF @SPRA_W6 have been working with @lbhf to clear some of the vegetation around this recently to make it more visible (between St Peters Church and the A4). It is currently not in great condition and we'd like to see it improved
— Hammersmith Society @(HammersmithSoc) 6 hours ago

THE FUTURE OF OUR LOCAL ARCHIVES - ACT NOW fhhs.wordpress.com/2021/01/26/the…
— Hammersmith Society @(HammersmithSoc) 6 hours ago

It seems entirely reasonable to have a consultation on the introduction & sizing of such intrusive clutter. In front gardens planning permission is required to put 1m high plastic lumps (AKA cycle sheds - they're "buildings"), so why not for these ugly things ? twitter.com/bushw12/status…
— Hammersmith Society @(HammersmithSoc) 2 days ago

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Our History

The Capability Brown Statue

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

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

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

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

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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Eventim Apollo

Hammersmith Studios, Talgarth Road

St. Augustine’s – Interior

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Water Fountain outside Pallingswick House / WLFS

Conservation Award 2013: Olympia

Conservation award 2016: Barons Keep

Environment Award 2007 – Vernon Street

Conservation Award 2015: Hammersmith Station

Left to right Michael Brindle (1990-1995), Roger de Freitas(1999-2003), Angela Clarke (2006-2009), Rosemary Pettit (2012-2015), Melanie Whitlock (1984-1990 and 2009-2012) and Hans Haenlein (1966-72 and current President of the Society).

wormwood scrubs sun

Environment Award 2001: Hammersmith Surgery

Environment Award 2015: Waldo Road, College Park

Hammersmith Grove Parklets – East

Environment Award 2015: Waldo Road, College Park

Capability Brown Statue unveiling

Olympia redevelopment model in Upper Pillar Hall

The Ark: 1992 award winner

Capability Brown Statue

Quaker meeting house frontage

Hammersmith Highline

Nancye Goulden Award 2015: 21 Banim Street

Town Hall extension demolished sunny

Capability river downstream

Nancye Goulden Award 2003: Ravenscourt Park walled garden

St Pauls Green

Margravine cemetery: Monument to George Robert Broad (1840-95) and Caroline Broad (1840-1905) by Aristide Fabbrucci

Quaker meeting wooden ceiling

Nancye Goulden Award 2014: Temple Lodge

The Great River Race 2019

Hammersmith and Fulham Archives

Wormwood scrubs fog

Dalling Road, St David’s Day 2019

2018 Environment Award: Helios TV centre

Hammersmith Bridge

16th Dec 2016 Planting Tree in Wormholt Park to commemorate the 90th Birthday of the HM Queen Elizabeth Second With The mayor and Cllr Harcourt The tree is a Liriodendron Tulipifera