https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/tag/shepherds-bush/ Working to preserve and enhance our architecture and urban environment since 1962 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:52:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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/shepherds-bush/ 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/lawn-house-proposed-redevelopment/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:54:59 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=35387 Lawn House stands on the corner of The Lawn and Uxbridge Road, next to 2023’s award-winning Hoxton Hotel, partly shown. Previously a Barclays Bank and now vacant, it provides the opportunity to complete The Lawn’s decade-long transformation into a series of hotels with improved public realm. This hotel is proposed to contain 130 rooms, 60%]]> 35387 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/white-city-underpass-approved-now-for-holland-park-roundabout/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:11:46 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=34916 We’re pleased to note that yesterday, LBHF and RBKC simultaneously approved the proposed pedestrian and cycle underpass underneath the Overground (Mildmay Line), linking the Imperial White City North Campus to North Kensington’s Latimer Road.  Modelled on continental schemes by Dutch architects West 8 of Rotterdam, the D&A statement includes images from several similar schemes –]]> 34916 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/2024-awards-evening-and-agm/ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 20:20:31 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=33283 (AGM Photos: Franco Chen. Click for full-size versions) We were delighted to announce our 2024 Awards at the AGM at 245 Hammersmith Road on Monday 30th September. The Awards were introduced by vice-chairman Richard Winterton and kindly presented by the Deputy Mayor, cllr. Daryl Brown.  Members and supporters were provided excellent hospitality for which we]]> 33283 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/the-defectors-weld/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:37:55 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=32971 Nancye Goulden Award, 2024. The elevations of this Shepherds Bush Green landmark have been renovated in a sensitive and attractive manner that contributes to the street scene. Furthermore, the rear extension and remodelling has created an interesting semi-external space to the rear.  The newly tiled façades should be effective in maintaining the appearance of the]]> 32971 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/the-sindercombe-social/ Sun, 12 May 2024 09:20:43 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=32452 Nomination for a Wooden Spoon, 2024 The Sindercombe Social has had an interesting makeover for 2024 with a Ziggy Stardust-inspired “youth club vibe”. It’s rather a contrast to the work undertaken to The Defectors Weld to improve their façade on the opposite corner of the green, nominated for its improvements. Ziggy famously shocked his fans by falling]]> 32452 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/shepherds-bush-market-update/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:32:33 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=31940 The council held a planning committee meeting on 5th December, as noted in our Hammersmith Weekly email, with the majority of the agenda devoted to the market redevelopment proposal. Officers have recommended consent. After a short speech by one objector, following on from a rather longer exposition of the proposal by the planning officer and]]> 31940