https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/tag/environment-streetscape/ Working to preserve and enhance our architecture and urban environment since 1962 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:47:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 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/environment-streetscape/ 32 32 141086131 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/2025-awards-evening-and-agm/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:47:39 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=35905 (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 members, and that both our MP’s felt able to tear themselves away from]]> 35905 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/the-uxbridge-road-and-environs/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:13:04 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=35635 Nomination for a Wooden Spoon, 2025. The Uxbridge road at its Shepherds Bush end has struggled for some years, and has been nominated for a wooden spoon in a number of respects this year, and by several people. There has been a significant amount of public interest and debate with the council, most recently a]]> 35635 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/the-hammersmith-belle/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:00:05 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=35405 Wooden Spoon, 2025. The former Hampshire Hog / Hampshire has struggled in recent years, changing hands, names and formats several times, including in the midst of the pandemic in 2020. It used to have a restrained image commensurate with its elegant 1883 Victorian architecture – see below. In its most recent incarnation it has joined]]> 35405 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/rivercourt-road-ltn-and-the-west-dulwich-case/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:08:55 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=34839 In the six months since the temporary Rivercourt Road LTN was put in place, we’ve received messages nearly every week – vanishingly few positive – and it’s still regularly our most read article on the website.  Messages fall into the following categories, with more than one correspondent questioning legality: Implementation problems: I’ve received a fine,]]> 34839 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/bradmore-square-public-realm-improvements/ Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:39 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=34766 Nomination for a Nancye Goulden Award, 2025. Bradmore Square is a small space tucked away behind Bradmore House on the Broadway, with which we and the Historic Buildings Group have a long history. The back entrance to Hammersmith tube and bus station, and the increasingly popular Broadway shopping centre is conveniently adjacent.  Recently the public]]> 34766 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/river-pollution/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:30:41 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=34491 With the recent boat races having brought with them the annual hand-wringing over river pollution, providing the Mayor with an opportunity to remind us of his 2024 pledge to make London’s rivers swimmable within 10 years, it seems an appropriate moment to review the status quo in this long running saga. In addition to the]]> 34491 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/king-street-public-realm-improvements/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:55:41 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=34568 Nancye Goulden Award Winner, 2025. The replacement of the bus lane in King Street by a temporary cycle lane during the pandemic was not without it’s critics, including in this parish, given its impact on public transport – particularly with the problematic ‘floating bus stops’ pictured, plus the effect on the public realm – two]]> 34568 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/rivercourt-road-a-new-two-way-ltn/ Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:30:22 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=33525 Last year, we were contacted by residents of Rivercourt Road concerned about the increased traffic they said they were experiencing. Rivercourt is the road formerly running one-way towards King Street from the Great West Road as shown adjacent, with its twin – Weltje Road – running one-way towards the A4. On Thursday, Rivercourt road became]]> 33525