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Landscaping outside Greenside school
Nomination for a Nancye Goulden Award, 2026.
The area outside Goldfinger’s Grade II* listed Greenside school has been transformed with a landscaping scheme funded by the Council’s Green Investment scheme. The pupils at the school helped design the scheme which has …
The area outside Goldfinger’s Grade II* listed Greenside school has been transformed with a landscaping scheme funded by the Council’s Green Investment scheme. The pupils at the school helped design the scheme which has …
Olympia
Nomination for an Environment Award, 2026. Although we’re heard a range of opinion, there’s a lot to like in the total refurbishment of Olympia, now complete and open, aside from the theatre, due in 2027. A mixture of well restored and cleaned …
The Civic Campus Piazza
Nomination for a Nancye Goulden Award, 2026. We received several nominations for the Town Hall redevelopment, these are split – generally positive towards the opening up and refurbishment of the GII listed Town Hall itself and its new piazza, but rather less …
133 Glenthorne Road
Nomination for a Nancye Goulden Award, 2026. We’re fascinated by this unusual new building, especially its odd shape, and zig-zag brickwork, directly in front of the Contract Chair Co in Glenthorne Road …
The Civic Campus
Nomination for a Wooden Spoon, 2026. We received several nominations for the Town Hall redevelopment, these are split – generally positive towards the opening up and refurbishment of the GII listed Town Hall itself and its new piazza, but rather less so …
Hammersmith Bridge update
This is our twelfth update since 2019 closure to motorised transport. The last time we reported on the bridge was nearly three years ago, when boreholes were being drilled to assess the strength of the river bed as part of preparation for …
Phoenix Academy proposal rejected
The Hammersmith Society’s committee was pleased that the Council’s Planning Committee refused consent for the Phoenix Academy/London Square application for a combined educational and residential development at Phoenix Academy, which was of considerable concern to local people. Residents’ associations, with whom committee …
Margravine Cemetery
Nomination for a Tom Ryland Award for Conservation, 2026. Margravine Cemetery Wall at the top end of Margravine Gardens, is opposite the Grade II listed station. Nominated by a resident who says: “The wall is on a slope and on a curve, …
2025 Awards Evening and AGM
(AGM Photos: Anne Farthing. Click for larger versions) We were delighted to announce our 2025 Awards at the delayed AGM at the recital hall in Latymer Upper School on Monday 9th February. We were equally pleased to see a large number of …
Annual Report 2024-2025
Attached is this year’s Annual Report, reviewing the key activities of the Society, and at least three local megaprojects, this year also providing a reflection on the outgoing chairman’s three year term. Subjects include:
- The changing face of Hammersmith
- Projects in …
The 200 Year Old Bull
Our member Edward Rose has thoroughly researched the Black Bull, which we wrote about in 2022, and has now written the 180-page self-published book pictured, which he’s offering to members. Since we wrote the original article, we’ve been working with Heritage of …
The Hawthorn
Nomination for a Tom Ryland Award for Conservation, 2025. Nominated by a member who says: “The Hawthorn is on the corner of Thorpebank Rd and the Uxbridge Rd in Shepherds Bush. The pub was first built in 1878 and was taken over …
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The Government has launched a consultation on a set of standard planning agreements for medium-sized housing sites. The proposals are intended to… Read more »- OPDC Planning Committee: Thursday 10 September 2026 6.00 pm Read more »
- The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Friends of the Scrubs will be held on Wednesday 30th September at Brickfields Hall, 68A Eynham Road,… Read more »
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- With the summer holidays nearly over, it’s time to start getting ready for the new school year. We’ve put together a list… Read more »
- Shepherds Bush Railway Bridge Gets a MakeoverIn another small victory for the Campaign To Fix Uxbridge Rd, the Shepherds Bush Railway Bridge has been… Read more »
It’s that time of year again! Our AGM is your chance to hear how the association has got on over the past… Read more »- We have warned that the government’s ‘pro-growth’ planning agenda comes at the expense of social and environmental benefits. We believe that the government’s decisions on the… Read more »
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