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So-called property porn continues to make up a good percentage of the TV schedules 25 years after Changing Rooms started Building the Dream in a Location, Location, Location for The Poshest Sleepover in Millionaires’ Mansions, then over to The Great Interior Design Challenge, creating some Grand Designs, and moving on to daytime TV with rather lower
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 you must sign up, notwithstanding the fact that our latest Twitter and Facebook postings automatically appear on our home page (have you checked recently..?), all three “platforms” that we use
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. Over 170 of his greatest gardens survive, and his imitators created many thousands more transforming our idea of the English countryside. The images that he created are as deeply embedded
Websites are designed for different purposes: marketing, e-commerce, news, education… This site was redesigned in 2017/18 to focus on delivering news about our core interests in the urban built environment and life in Hammersmith, indexed by date and topic – typically a project, local issue or geographic area/ward, often tagged with at least two of
Local residents will remember John Jones, who was for many years Chairman of our affiliate, the Ravenscourt Society, and who died in April. For several decades he was a formidable defender of his patch of Hammersmith from ill-judged development and Council efforts to sell off land on the fringes of Ravenscourt Park. He threw himself
Our 12-page newsletter has been published, and printed copies circulated to subscribing members. Subjects include: Hammersmith Bridge Cycleways Heathrow Third Runway King Street Civic Campus (Town Hall) “Warmer Together” HUC winter fuel appeal OPDC – Old Oak Linford Christie stadium Thames Water Supersewer (Tideway Tunnel) Climate Emergency West London College – Origin and Possible Future
The Mayor of London has recently announced a scheme for Thames Water to install fountains to help reduce single-use plastic consumption, a sentiment we obviously endorse. You may have noticed refill stations appearing in TfL locations recently, such as Hammersmith Bus Station. We, along with the media, are rather less enamoured of the Thames Water-designed
We were pleased to announce our 2019 Awards at the AGM at Olympia on Wednesday 12th June, introduced by committee member Derrick Wright and presented by our President, Prof. Hans Haenlein. The large number of members present were provided excellent hospitality by Olympia in their Apex Room. Full details and a narrative are posted on
The Special 20-page Anniversary Newsletter has been published, celebrating 30 years of Hammersmith Society Awards. Printed copies are being distributed to subscribing members. In this edition, as well as news stories, we discuss some recurring themes in a little more depth. Subjects include: AGM and 2019 Awards nominations Thirty years of the Environment Awards Hammersmith
The 57th AGM of the Hammersmith Society took place on Wednesday 12th June, kindly hosted by Olympia, in the Apex Room. 2019 AGM Agenda 2019 Chairman’s Report Minutes of 2018 AGM Accounts 2018-19 Winners of the 2019 Awards were introduced by committee member Derrick Wright and presented by the Society’s President, Hans Haenlein – please
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