https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/tag/capability-brown/ Working to preserve and enhance our architecture and urban environment since 1962 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 11:04:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cropped-hammersmith-society_founded1962.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/tag/capability-brown/ 32 32 141086131 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/michael-cartwright/ Wed, 05 May 2021 14:57:09 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=23293 The Hammersmith Society very much regrets the recent death of Alderman Michael Cartwright, Councillor for Hammersmith Broadway ward from 1992 to 2018, Deputy Leader 2014-2018, and Mayor 2017-2018. A diligent public servant, Mike became Deputy Leader of the Council in 2014, leading the Administration to introduce the largest number of Council-funded police in the Borough’s]]> 23293 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/website-improvements/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:09:30 +0000 http://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=20358 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 new material.  We mentioned the new guide recently, it’s been renamed more accurately the Website & Accessibility Guide, and updated.  Accessibility improvements include the elimination of the last few recalcitrant]]> 20358 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/capability-brown-william-morris/ Thu, 18 Jan 2018 19:35:37 +0000 http://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=3762 We think that at last the final piece in the assembly of the Capability Brown statue is nearly complete – the legal agreement whereby the Society gifts the statue to the Council who then formally take over the responsibility and maintenance of the statue. For reasons which we do not understand, the process has been mired in a legal bureaucracy, although there have been no disagreements about the detail.]]> 3762 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/october-newsletter-2017/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:59:43 +0000 http://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=7613 The 12-page October Newsletter has been published and circulated to subscribing members.  Subjects include: AGM & 2017 Environment Awards Town Hall Cycle Superhighway CS9 Triangle site OPDC – Old Oak Landmark House Olympia White City Helicopter Noise Parks Commission Fast Track Planning Capability Brown Statue William Morris Statue Dimes Place LAMDA Town Centre Residents Group]]> 7613 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/capability-brown-statue-and-beyond/ Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:36:41 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=2052 The statue was finally unveiled at a ceremony on a glorious afternoon on 24th May in front of an invited audience. Unfortunately the original Guest of Honour Sir Roy Strong was unable to attend due to ill health but the organisers were delighted that Gilly Drummond, Chairman of the Capability Brown Festival Celebrations 2016 was able to take his place, together with Cllr Michael Cartwright in his role as Mayor. Gilly is also Chairman of the English Heritage Historic Parks and Gardens Panel and President of the Association of Gardens Trusts.]]> 2052 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/april-newsletter-2017/ Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:30:14 +0000 http://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=7621 The 12-page April Newsletter has been published and circulated to subscribing members.  Subjects include: AGM & 2017 Environment Award nominations Landmark House Air Quality Hoxton Hotel Parks in Peril Heathrow Third Runway Festival of Architecture Hammersmith Town Centre Shepherds Bush Green Dimes Place Wood Lane Arches North Kensington Gate Hammersmith Police Station Design Review Panel]]> 7621 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/october-newsletter-2016/ Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:51:28 +0000 http://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=7628 The 12-page October Newsletter has been published and circulated to subscribing members.  Subjects include: AGM and Environment Awards Cambridge House Heathrow The Walkabout Air Quality Commission Local Plan OPDC and Genesis Housing Car Giant Capability Brown Statue Cecil French collection Town Centre Masterplanning Festival of Architecture White City Place Friends’ Meeting House St. Augustine’s Church and]]> 7628 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/capability-brown-statue/ Fri, 01 Apr 2016 16:19:05 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=1773 Negotiations are now progressing for a possible location south of Hammersmith Bridge. Watch this space… In the meantime, John Goodier, Chairman of the Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group, has advised us as follows : ‘London Landscapes no 42 Spring 2016 contains a lot of information about Brown in London.  There are 42 Brown sites]]> 1773