Chiswick
Chiswick shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ205785
London borough	Hounslow
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	W4
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
European Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Brentford & Isleworth
London Assembly	South West
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Coordinates: 51°29′33″N 0°15′48″W / 51.4925, -0.2633

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The area is not entirely residential, Chiswick High Road being a mix of retail, restaurants, food outlets and expanding office and hotel space. The wide streets encourage cafes and restaurants to provide pavement seating, adding to Chiswick's increasing popularity as a leisure destination. Leisure or free time, is a period of Time spent out of work and essential domestic Activity. Chiswick is home to the Griffin Brewery, where Fuller, Smith & Turner brew their prize-winning ales. Fuller's ( Fuller Smith and Turner plc) ( is a regional Brewing company founded in 1845 at the Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, West In 2007, Chiswick was voted the 8th most expensive place to live in the UK. It is well known for its affluence and the famous artist William Hogarth. William Hogarth (10 November 1697 &ndash 26 October 1764 was a major English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic

Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Governance 3.1 Civic history 3.2 Political representation 4 Geography 5 Demography 5.1 2001 Census 6 Architecture and development 7 Transport 7.1 Nearest tube stations 7.2 Nearest railway stations 8 Education 8.1 Primary schools 8.2 Secondary schools 8.3 Higher education 9 Sports 9.1 Rugby 9.2 Rowing 10 Notable people 10.1 Blue plaques 11 Media appearances 12 References 13 External links

Etymology

The name "Chiswick" is of Old English origin meaning "Cheese Farm" and originates from the riverside meadows and farms that are thought to have supported an annual cheese fair on Dukes Meadows up until the 18th century. Chiswick was first recorded c 1000 as Ceswican. ^[2]

History

Chiswick grew up as a fishing village around St. Nicholas church on Church Street, but the name Chiswick later became used for a wider area, formed originally by merging the four villages of Chiswick, Strand-on-the-Green, Little Sutton and Turnham Green. Strand-on-the-Green is an area of Chiswick in west London. Location and description Strand-on-the-Green is located immediately to the east of Turnham Green is a public park situated on Chiswick High Road Chiswick, London. By 1815, Chiswick parish included all the area bounded by the loop of the Thames, the High Road west of Turnham Green, the north side of Chiswick Common and Bath Road to Goldhawk Road. ^[3][4] In 1896, "Bedford Park, Chiswick" was advertised,^[5] which at that time was partly in Acton Urban District. Bedford Park is a suburban development of London, England. It forms a conservation area that is mostly within the London Borough of Ealing, with a small Acton was a Local government district in Middlesex, England from 1865 to 1965 ^[6]

For centuries fishermen and watermen have used the waterfront of old Chiswick to deliver goods to riverside businesses and the surrounding area. By the early nineteenth century the fishing industry in and around Chiswick was declining as the growth of industry and the invention of the flush toilet were causing pollution in the river. Fish began to die out and the river became unsuitable as a spawning ground. Locks upstream also made the river impassable by migratory fish such as salmon and shad.

Fuller, Smith & Turner P. L. C. and its predecessor companies have been brewing beer on its Chiswick site for over 350 years. ^[7] The original brewery was in the gardens of Bedford House in Chiswick Mall, and these premises later expanded to the present site nearby. The company brews real ales, owns public houses, and provides local employment. Cask ale or cask-conditioned beer is the term for unfiltered and unpasteurised Beer which is conditioned (including Secondary fermentation

From the 18th century onwards the High Road became built up with inns and large houses. Today the High Road is a busy shopping street with many cafes, restaurants and several 19th century public houses.

In 1864, John Isaac Thornycroft, founder of the John I. Thornycroft & Company shipbuilding company, established a shipbuilding yard at Church Wharf at the west end of Chiswick Mall. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sir John Isaac Thornycroft (1843&ndash1928 was the founder of the Thornycroft shipbuilding company. John I Thornycroft & Company Limited, usually known simply as Thornycroft was a British Shipbuilding firm started by John Isaac Thornycroft ^[8][9] Steam yachts were built to innovative designs, followed by torpedo boats. Torpedo boat destroyers were then built. These could reach up to a speed of 30 knots. The ships were up to 225 feet long, causing difficulties in movement under the bridges down the Thames. For this reason, the shipbuilding facilities were transferred to Woolston near Southampton in 1904, after which the Chiswick yard was gradually run down. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England The Thornycroft Steam Wagon Co. was formed in the late 1890s, at the Homefield Motor Works in Hogarth Lane, now the A4 road, close to Church Wharf. Buses and trucks were the main vehicles produced. The works closed in 1908.

In 1822, the Royal Horticultural Society leased 33 acres (13. The Royal Horticultural Society ( RHS) was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present 4 ha) of land in the area between the now Sutton Court Road and Duke’s Avenue. ^[10] This site was used for its fruit tree collection and its first school of horticulture, and housed its first flower shows. The area was reduced to 10 acres (4. 0 ha) in the 1870s, and the lease was terminated when the Society’s garden at Wisley, Surrey, was set up in 1904. Some of the original pear trees still grow in the gardens of houses built on the site.

Chiswick had two well-known theatres in the 20th century. ^[11] The Chiswick Empire (1912 to 1959) was at 414 Chiswick High Road. It had 2,140 seats^[12], and staged music hall entertainment, plays, review, opera, ballet and an annual Christmas pantomime. Music hall is a form of British theatrical Entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960 A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance Pantomime (informally panto) (not to be confused with a Mime artist, referring to a theatrical performer of mime is a performance genre traditionally found The Q Theatre (1924 to 1959) was a small theatre opposite Kew Bridge station. It staged the first works of Terence Rattigan and William Douglas-Home and many of its plays went on to the West End. Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan ( June 10 1911 – November 30 1977) was one of England 's most popular 20th century Dramatists William Douglas-Home ( 3 June 1912 &ndash 28 September 1992) was a tank officer in World War II who was imprisoned for refusing to obey orders

Dukes Meadows stands on land formerly owned by the Duke of Devonshire. Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by members of the aristocratic Cavendish family In the 1920s, it was purchased by the local council, who developed it as a recreational centre. A promenade and bandstand were built, and the meadows are still used for sport with a rugby club, football pitches, hockey club, several rowing clubs and a golf club. In recent years a local conservation charity, the Dukes Meadows Trust^[13] has undertaken extensive restoration work, which saw a long term project of a children's water play area opened in August 2006.

Chiswick is the birthplace of the modern domestic violence refuge movement, with the first shelter established by Erin Pizzey in 1971. Erin Patria Margaret Pizzey ( Née Carney born 19 February, 1939 in China, daughter of a Diplomat) is a British family care activist

During World War II, Chiswick suffered a number of bombing raids. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including W. P. Roe’s book ^[14] pages 80 to 90 notes areas of damage due to 50 bombing raids in late 1940 to early 1941, and another 5 in 1944. Both incendiary and high explosive bombs were used, and there was also damage from falling anti-aircraft shells that had not exploded as intended. From June 1944, V-1 flying bombs started to fall; Mr. The Fieseler Fi 103, better known as V-1 (German Vergeltungswaffe 1 was an early Cruise missile used during World War Two Roe lists 14 of these. The first V-2 Rocket to hit London fell on Chiswick in September 1944, killing three people and causing extensive damage to surrounding trees and buildings. See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve There is a memorial where the rocket fell on Staveley Road. There is also a War Memorial at the east end of Turnham Green. Turnham Green is a public park situated on Chiswick High Road Chiswick, London.

Governance

Civic history

Chiswick St Nicholas was an ancient, and later civil, parish in the Ossulstone hundred of Middlesex. Ossulstone was an ancient hundred in the south east of the county of Middlesex, England. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. ^[15] In 1878 the parish gained a triangle of land in the east which had formed a detached part of Ealing. Ealing is a Town in the London Borough of Ealing. It is a Suburban development situated 7 ^[6] From 1894 to 1927 the parish formed the Chiswick Urban District. Chiswick was a local government district in the county of Middlesex, England from 1858 to 1927 ^[16] In 1927 it was abolished and its former area was merged with that of Brentford Urban District to form Brentford and Chiswick Urban District. Brentford was a local government district in the county of Middlesex, England from 1874 to 1927 Brentford and Chiswick was a local government district of Middlesex, England from 1927 to 1965 ^[17] The amalgamated district became a municipal borough in 1932. The borough of Brentford and Chiswick was abolished in 1965 and its former area was transferred to Greater London to form part of the London Borough of Hounslow. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The London Borough of Hounslow ( is a London borough in West London, England. With these changes, Chiswick Town Hall is no longer the local government centre, but is still used for some council services. Chiswick Town Hall stands on Heathfield Terrace Chiswick, London, facing Turnham Green.

Political representation

The constituency of Brentford and Chiswick was created in 1918, and existed until 1974, when it was replaced by the present constituency of Brentford and Isleworth. Brentford and Chiswick was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Brentford and Chiswick districts of West London. Brentford and Isleworth is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Ann Keen, a member of the Labour Party, has been the MP since 1997. Ann Lloyd Keen (born 26 November 1948 Hawarden as Ann Lloyd Fox) is a Labour Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament.

In local representation, Chiswick is located in the South West constituency in the London Assembly. South West is a Constituency represented in the London Assembly. The London Assembly is an elected body part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power with a two-thirds Since 2000, the constituency has represented by Tony Arbour, a member of the Conservative Party. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Francis Arbour JP (born August 30, 1945) commonly known as Tony Arbour, is a British Conservative Party politician a The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom.

Geography

Places adjoining Chiswick are:

• Acton
• Shepherd's Bush
• Hammersmith
• Barnes
• Mortlake
• Kew
• Brentford

Chiswick is included in the W postcode area of the London postal district. Acton is a place in west London, England situated west of Charing Cross. Shepherd's Bush (also Shepherds Bush) is a district of West London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, situated 4 Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, approximately 5 miles (8km west of Charing Cross on Barnes is an affluent riverside London suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Mortlake is a district of London, England and part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Kew is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London. Brentford is a suburb in the London Borough of Hounslow at the Confluence of the River Thames and the River Brent in West London The W (Western and Paddington postcode area, also known as the London W postcode area is a group of postcode districts in central and west London, England The London postal district is the area in England, currently of 241 square miles to which mail addressed to the LONDON Post town is delivered Additionally, the southern part of the Southfield ward of the London Borough of Ealing^[18] including most of Bedford Park, is within the W4 postcode district, which is associated with Chiswick. The London Borough of Ealing ( is an Outer London borough in West London. Bedford Park is a suburban development of London, England. It forms a conservation area that is mostly within the London Borough of Ealing, with a small The W (Western and Paddington postcode area, also known as the London W postcode area is a group of postcode districts in central and west London, England ^[19]

Demography

The population of the parish of Chiswick from 1801 to 1951 is as follows. ^[20]

Year	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901	1911	1921	1931	1941	1951
Population	3,235	3,892	4,236	4,994	5,811	6,303	6,505	8,508	15,975	21,963	29,809	38,697	40,938	42,246	n/a	41,207

The parish occupied 1,120 acres (4. 5 km²) in 1801, 1,245 acres (5. 04 km²) in 1881 and 1,276 acres (5. 16 km²) in 1951. ^[20]

2001 Census

The population of the London Borough of Hounslow electoral wards which correspond to Chiswick is given below. The London Borough of Hounslow ( is a London borough in West London, England. ^[21]

Electoral ward	All people	Males	Females
Chiswick Homefields	10,290	4,942	5,348
Chiswick Riverside	10,935	5,422	5,513
Turnham Green	10,184	4,839	5,345
Total	31,409	15,203	16,206

The percentage of people in the 3 White ethnic groups was 85%, with the remaining 15% being spread across the twelve other groups. ^[22] 62. 9% of those surveyed stated they were Christians, 27. 7% had no religion or did not state their religion, and the remainder were spread across other religions. ^[23] 2. 4% were classified as "Economically active, unemployed". ^[24]

Architecture and development

The population of Chiswick grew almost tenfold during the 19th century, and the built environment is a mixture of Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian.

Chiswick House was designed by the Third Earl of Burlington, and built for him, in 1726–9 as an extension to an earlier Jacobean house (subsequently demolished in 1788); it is considered to be among the finest surviving examples of Palladian architecture in Britain, with superb collections of paintings and furniture. Chiswick House is a neo- Palladian Villa in Burlington Lane Chiswick, in the London Borough of Hounslow. Its surrounding grounds constitute one of the most important historical gardens in England and Wales, and mark a significant step on the road to the picturesque aesthetic in garden design. Picturesque is an Aesthetic ideal first introduced into English cultural debate in 1782 by William Gilpin in Observations of the River Wye and Several Parts

St. Nicholas church has a 15th century tower, although the remainder of the church was rebuilt by J. L. Pearson in 1882–4. Monuments in the churchyard mark the burial sites of the 18th century English artist William Hogarth—whose house is now a museum known as Hogarth's House—and William Kent, the architect and landscape designer; the churchyard also houses a mausoleum (for Philip James de Loutherbourg) designed by John Soane. William Hogarth (10 November 1697 &ndash 26 October 1764 was a major English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic Hogarth's House is the former home of the 18th century English artist William Hogarth in Chiswick. William Kent (born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, c 1685 &ndash 12 April 1748) was an eminent English Architect, Landscape Philip James de Loutherbourg, also seen as Philippe-Jacques and Philipp Jakob and with the appellation the Younger ( 31 October 1740 Sir John Soane ( 10 September 1753 &ndash 20 January 1837) was an English Architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical One of Oliver Cromwell's daughters, Mary, lived and died in Chiswick and is buried in the churchyard. Enduring legend has it that the body of Oliver Cromwell was also interred with her. On a later note, Private Frederick Hitch VC, hero of Rorke's Drift, is also buried there. Rorke's Drift was a mission station in Natal, South Africa, situated near a natural ford (drift on the Buffalo River at.

St. Michael on Elmwood Road, of 1908-9, was designed by W.D. Caroe. William Douglas Caroe (1857–1938 was a British Architect, particularly of churches Chiswick is also home to a Russian Orthodox Cathedral, built in 1998. (See photo at Gunnersbury. Gunnersbury is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow, West London. ) Less visually prominent than these because of its position amid other building is the Sanderson Factory, now known as Voysey House and situated in Barley Mow Passage, designed by the architect C. F. Voysey and completed in 1902. Its original purpose was a wallpaper printing works, but it is now used as office space. It is a Grade II* listed building. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance

Suburban building began in Gunnersbury in the 1860s and in Bedford Park, on the borders of Chiswick and Acton, in 1875: the latter, designed largely by Richard Norman Shaw, was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as the first place "where the relaxed, informal mood of a market town or village was adopted for a complete speculatively built suburb". Gunnersbury is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow, West London. Richard Norman Shaw RA ( Edinburgh, 7 May 1831 &ndash London, 17 November 1912) was the most influential British architect Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, ( January 30, 1902 &ndash August 18, 1983) was a German-born British scholar of Other suburbs of Chiswick include Grove Park (south of the A4, close to Chiswick Station) and Strand on the Green, a fishing hamlet until the late 18th century. Strand-on-the-Green is an area of Chiswick in west London. Location and description Strand-on-the-Green is located immediately to the east of ^[25]

There are several historic public houses in Chiswick. Three are in Strand-on-the-Green, fronting on to the river path. Strand-on-the-Green is an area of Chiswick in west London. Location and description Strand-on-the-Green is located immediately to the east of The Tabard on Bath Road near Turnham Green station is known for its William Morris interior. William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896 was an English Architect, Furniture and Textile designer artist writer and socialist associated A large part of Chiswick falls within the conservation areas within the London Borough of Hounslow. A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded ^[26]

Transport

Chiswick is situated at the start of the North Circular Road and the M4 motorway, the latter providing a direct connection to Heathrow Airport and the M25 motorway. The M4 motorway is a Motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road.

Chiswick is served by the London Underground District Line (four stations: Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury, Stamford Brook and Turnham Green) and two National Rail lines: the Hounslow Loop Line (from Chiswick and Kew Bridge stations) and the North London Line (from Gunnersbury and South Acton stations). The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire The District line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC Train services Since 2004, South West Trains have operated four trains per hour (tph in each direction on the line both peak and off-peak Chiswick railway station serves the Chiswick area in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. Kew Bridge railway station is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. The North London Line is a railway line in roughly a circular arc which ran through the inner suburbs of north London, England from Richmond Gunnersbury station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Gunnersbury in west London. South Acton railway station is in the London Borough of Ealing in West London.

The southern border of Chiswick runs along the River Thames, which is crossed in this area by Chiswick Bridge, Barnes Railway Bridge, Kew Railway Bridge and Kew Bridge. Chiswick Bridge crosses the River Thames in London in a North-East to South-West direction Barnes Railway Bridge crosses the River Thames in London in a northwest to southeast direction at Barnes. Kew Railway Bridge spans the River Thames between Kew and Strand-on-the-Green, Chiswick. Kew Bridge is a Bridge in London over the River Thames. The present bridge was designed by John Wolfe-Barry and opened in 1903

Nearest tube stations

• Chiswick Park tube station
• Turnham Green tube station
• Stamford Brook tube station
• Gunnersbury station

Nearest railway stations

• Chiswick railway station
• Gunnersbury station
• Kew Bridge railway station
• Barnes Bridge
• Brentford railway station
• Putney railway station
• Barnes railway station
• Shepherds Bush railway station

Education

Primary schools

State primary schools include "Strand-On-The-Green", "Belmont", "Hogarth", "St. Chiswick Park is a London Underground station in Chiswick in west London. Turnham Green is a London Underground station in Chiswick in west London. Stamford Brook is a London Underground station on the eastern edge of Chiswick in west London. Gunnersbury station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Gunnersbury in west London. Chiswick railway station serves the Chiswick area in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. Gunnersbury station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Gunnersbury in west London. Kew Bridge railway station is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. Barnes Bridge railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. Brentford railway station (formerly Brentford Central) is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone Putney railway station serves Putney in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in south London, and is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Barnes railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. Shepherd's Bush station is a new railway station on the West London Line of the London Overground network opened on 28 September 2008. Mary's RC", "Cavendish" and "Grove Park". There are also private primary schools including "The Falcons", "Heathfield House", "Orchard House" and "Chiswick & Bedford Park".

Secondary schools

Chiswick's local secondary state school is Chiswick Community School. Chiswick Community School (CCS is located in Chiswick in the West London borough of Hounslow, in 2004 it had 1239 students including 208 Sixth Formers It has an attendance of roughly 1200 pupils and contains a Sixth Form College, which has an attendance of about 150 students. Chiswick Community School was granted Technology College status in 2004. Chiswick Community School (CCS is located in Chiswick in the West London borough of Hounslow, in 2004 it had 1239 students including 208 Sixth Formers Technology College is a term used in the UK for a Specialist school that focuses on design and technology, Mathematics and Science Although in Chiswick, it attracts many pupils from places such as Shepherds Bush, Hammersmith, and other locations in West London. Shepherd's Bush (also Shepherds Bush) is a district of West London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, situated 4 Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, approximately 5 miles (8km west of Charing Cross on Chiswick Community School scored moderately well in its last Ofsted inspection. The former head teacher of the school, Dame Helen Metcalf, received her Damehood in 1998 for her service to the school. Dame is the female equivalent of address to Sir for a British Knighthood. Before her arrival, the school was said to have been doing very poorly both in public opinion and Ofsted reports. She is widely recognised as the person who turned the school's reputation around.

There are several private secondary schools in nearby areas, such as Godolphin and Latymer School (all girls, Hammersmith), Latymer Upper School (mixed, Hammersmith), St Paul's Girls' School (girls, Brook Green) and St Paul's School (boys, Barnes). The Godolphin and Latymer School is an independent school for 700 girls aged eleven to eighteen in London. Latymer Upper School, founded in 1624 by Edward Latymer, is a selective independent school in Hammersmith, west London, lying between King Street This article is about the school in London For the school in Edgbaston Birmingham see St Paul's School for Girls St Paul's Girls' School (or SPGS St Paul's School is a boys' Independent school, founded in 1509 by John Colet.

Higher education

Chiswick is also home to the Arts Educational Schools of London, a theatre academy specialising in both acting and musical theatre. The Arts Educational Schools London commonly referred to as ArtsEd, is an independent secondary school and training centre based in Chiswick, London Acting is the work of an Actor or Actress, which is a person in Theatre, Television, Film, or any other Storytelling Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. This institution has three areas: a secondary school for 11–16-year olds, a sixth form, and a degree-course school which offers BA Honours degrees in acting and in musical theatre. It is accredited by the Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET).

Sports

Rugby

Chiswick has a local rugby union team, Chiswick RFC, formerly Old Meadonians RFC. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short It currently plays in Herts/Middlesex 1 league (level nine), eight leagues below the Guinness Premiership. The English Premiership (known as the Guinness Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Guinness) is a professional league competition for Rugby It plays on a Saturday at Dukes Meadows.

Rowing

The Chiswick reach of the Thames is heavily used for competitive and recreational rowing, and Chiswick itself is home to several clubs. GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 The University of London Boat Club is based in its boathouse off Hartington Road (the boathouse also houses the clubs of many of the University's constituent colleges and teaching hospitals). University of London Boat Club (abbreviated to ULBC or just UL is the rowing club for the University of London, covering all the university's constituent Colleges ULBC is, periodically, one of the most successful university clubs in the UK, with multiple wins at Henley Royal Regatta. Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. Recent members include Tim Foster, Gold medallist at the Sydney Olympics and Frances Houghton, World Champion in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Timothy "Tim" Foster (born 19 January 1970) is a British Rower. Frances Julia P Houghton (born September 19, 1980) is an English female rower, noteworthy for winning Silver Medals in the Quadruple Mortlake Anglian & Alpha Rowing Club and Quintin Boat Club are situated between Chiswick Quay Marina and Chiswick Bridge. The foreshore facing these clubs is also used as the landing place for Boat Race crews.

Tideway Scullers School is immediately downriver of Chiswick Bridge. The Club's current members include single sculling World Champion Mahe Drysdale and Great Britain single sculler Alan Campbell. Alexander Mahe Owens Drysdale (born 19 November 1978 is a New Zealand rower and three-time World Champion Single sculler Born in Melbourne The upriver end of the Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney is adjacent to the Tideway Scullers School boathouse. The stretch of the River Thames between Mortlake and Putney in London, England is a well-established course for rowing races most Mortlake is a district of London, England and part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Putney is a district of south-west London in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The Boat Race is contested on the Championship Course on a flood tide (in other words from Putney to Mortlake) with Duke's Meadows a popular view-point for the closing stages of the race. The Boat Race, also known as the University Boat Race and The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Other important races such as the Head of the River Race race the reverse course, on an ebb tide. The Head of the River Race ( HORR) is a processional rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England, on the

Notable people

Chiswick's notable residents include, or have included, Eamonn Andrews,Anthony Burgess, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Ant and Dec, Vanessa Redgrave, Kate Beckinsale, Colin Firth, Timothy Dalton, Jeremy Irons, Nigel Havers, Moira Stuart, Des Lynam, Juliet Morris, Phil Collins, Dennis Waterman, Noel Gallagher, Davina McCall, Jasper Conran, Kim Wilde, Pete Briquette, James Dean Bradfield, Toyah Willcox & Robert Fripp, Nick Lowe, Robyn Hitchcock, Peter Blake, Felicity Kendal, Peter Foxhall, Mick Hucknall, Judy Loe, Tommy Cooper, Bill Bailey, John Thaw, Sheila Hancock, Suzi Perry, Al Murray, Alice Arnold, Clare Balding, Patrick Stewart, Shaun Edwards, Martin Offiah,Murat Karaca Claire Goose,William Dalrymple [1]

Blue plaques

Blue plaques have been erected for the following people:^[27]

• Jack Beresford, Olympic rowing champion
• E. M. Forster, novelist
• Joseph Michael Gandy, architect and painter
• Private Frederick Hitch, (V. Anthony Burgess (February 25 1917 — November 22 1993 was an English Novelist, Critic, Composer, Librettist, Poet Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944) is an English rock Vocalist, songwriter and actor best known as the Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, John Alec Entwistle ( October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) was an English Bass guitarist, Songwriter, Singer Ant & Dec are a British duo of Light entertainment television presenters consisting of Novocastrians (the colloquial terminology for this is " Vanessa Redgrave, CBE (born 30 January, 1937) is an English Academy Award, two-time Cannes Best Actress, Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973 is an English actress, known for her roles in the films Pearl Harbor (2001 Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September, 1960) is an English film television and stage Actor. Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1946) is an English Jeremy John Irons (born September 19 1948) is an English film television and stage Actor. Nigel Allan Havers (born 6 November, 1951 in London) is a BAFTA nominated English Actor. Moira Clare Ruby Stuart Career Early Career Stuart began working with the BBC in the 1970s Desmond Michael "Des" Lynam OBE (born 17 September 1942 Ennis, County Clare, Ireland) is a presenter on British television and Juliet Morris is a British Television presenter, born in London in 1956 Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer Dennis Waterman (born February 24 1948 in Clapham, London) is an English Actor and Singer, best known for Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967 in Manchester, England is the lead guitarist backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Oasis Jasper Alexander Thirlby Conran OBE (born on 12 December 1959) is an English Fashion designer. Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, November 18, 1960 in Chiswick, West London) is an English Pop singer, professional Pete Briquette is the Stage name of Patrick Andrew Cusack (born 2 July 1954, Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan, Ireland James Dean Bradfield is the lead Guitarist and vocalist for the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. Toyah Ann Willcox (born 18 May 1958 in Kings Heath, Birmingham) is an English actress and Singer. Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record Nick Lowe (born Nicholas Drain Lowe, March 24 1949, Walton-on-Thames) is an English Singer-songwriter, Musician Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born March 3, 1953) is an English Singer-songwriter and guitarist Sir Peter Thomas Blake, CBE (born 25 June 1932 in Dartford, Kent) is an English Pop artist best known for his design of the sleeve for Felicity Ann Kendal, CBE (born 25 September 1946) is an English actress who is well known in the United Kingdom for her Peter Christopher Foxhall (born February 7, 1941) is an Australian clergyman evangelist and author who was born in St Neots, Huntingdonshire Michael Hucknall (born 8 June 1960) is a British singer and songwriter Judith M "Judy" Loe (born March 6, 1947) is an English Actress, also notable for being the widow of the actor Richard Beckinsale Tommy Cooper ( 19 March 1921 &ndash 15 April 1984) was an Anglo-Welsh Prop comedian and magician. Mark Bailey where he was initially an academic pupil winning most of the prizes John Edward Thaw CBE ( 3 January, 1942 &ndash 21 February, 2002) was an English Actor, who made his début Sheila Hancock OBE (born 22 February, 1933) is an English Actress, known primarily for her comic performances Suzi Perry (born 16 May 1970) is an English Television presenter. Alastair James Hay "Al" Murray (born 10 May 1968 is a British comedian best known for his stand-up Persona, " The Pub Landlord Alice Arnold (born 1964 is a British Newsreader and Continuity announcer on BBC Radio 4. Clare Balding (born 29 January 1971 in Kingsclere, Hampshire, England) is a BBC Sports Presenter Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940 is an English Film, Television and stage Actor. Shaun Edwards OBE (born 18 October 1966 in Wigan, England) is a former international Rugby league player who is now Martin "Chariots" Offiah MBE (born 29 December 1966 in London, England) is a British former Rugby league and In the United Kingdom, a blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event Jack Beresford, CBE, ( January 1, 1899 &ndash December 3, 1977) was one of the most accomplished rowers of his generation Edward Morgan Forster OM, CH (1 January 1879–7 June 1970 was an English novelist Short story writer Essayist, and Librettist Joseph Michael Gandy (1771 &ndash 1843 was an English artist visionary architect and architectural theorist most noted for his imaginative paintings depicting Sir Frederick Hitch, VC ( November 29, 1856 - January 6, 1913 in Southgate London) was an English recipient of the C. ) hero of Rorke's Drift
• John Lindley, botanist and pioneer orchidologist
• Lucien Pissarro, painter, print-maker and wood engraver
• Alexander Pope, poet
• Johann Zoffany, painter

Media appearances

• The exterior of Chiswick House was filmed for Marisa Coulter's house in the 2007 blockbuster The Golden Compass
• Exterior shots of Chiswick Town Hall appeared in the 1990 Inspector Morse TV episode Masonic Mysteries, as the building in which Morse's local choral society is performing The Magic Flute. Rorke's Drift was a mission station in Natal, South Africa, situated near a natural ford (drift on the Buffalo River at. John Lindley ( February 8, 1799 - November 1, 1865) was an English Botanist. Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944 was a French painter, Printmaker and Wood engraver. Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744 is generally regarded as the greatest English Poet of the eighteenth century best known for his Satirical Johann Zoffany, Zoffani or Zauffelij (b March 13, 1733 &ndash November 11, 1810) was a German neoclassical The Golden Compass is a Fantasy film based upon Northern Lights (published as The Golden Compass in the U Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse is a Fictional character in a series of thirteen Detective novels by British Author Colin This is a list of episodes of the Inspector Morse British television series produced between 1987 and 2000 The Magic Flute (German Die Zauberflöte, K 620 is an Opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• A home on Bath Road was used in the film Love Actually, in a scene featuring Chiswick resident, Colin Firth. Love Actually is a 2003 British Romantic comedy Film written and directed by Richard Curtis. Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September, 1960) is an English film television and stage Actor.
• Because Chiswick is located close to television studios, it is used frequently by national television channels such as the BBC and ITV for location shots. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Recent TV material was shot for The Worst Week of My Life, Love Soup and Jonathan Creek at Sutton Court & environs. The Worst Week of My Life is a British Comedy Television series, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004 Jonathan Creek is a British mystery Television series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick.
• Many location shots for the more recent version of Vanity Fair were shot in the grounds of Chiswick House including the bridge and lake. William Makepeace Thackeray 's novel Vanity Fair ( 1847 - 1848) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations Chiswick House is a neo- Palladian Villa in Burlington Lane Chiswick, in the London Borough of Hounslow.
• In Bottom, Eddie's sleeping bag was in Chiswick. Bottom is an award-winning British sitcom of the early 1990s (and later a series of stage shows written by and starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson
• The Harpers in My Family live in Chiswick. My Family is a British sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2000
• In the Doctor Who third series episode "The Runaway Bride", Donna Noble, played by Catherine Tate, was to be married at a church in Chiswick. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. "The Runaway Bride" is a special episode of the long running British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, starring Donna Noble is a fictional character played by Catherine Tate in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who Catherine Tate (born Catherine Ford 12 May 1968) is an English comedienne and Actress. Donna Noble returns in the fourth series and we see her family home in Chiswick in the episodes Partners in Crime and The Sontaran Stratagem. " Partners in Crime " is the first episode of the fourth series of British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. " The Sontaran Stratagem " is the fourth episode of the fourth series of British Science fiction television series Doctor Who
• The Beatles film Help! featured a river-side sequence filmed at Strand-on-the-Green, Chiswick. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Help! is a 1965 film starring The Beatles and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal, Roy Strand-on-the-Green is an area of Chiswick in west London. Location and description Strand-on-the-Green is located immediately to the east of
• The 1980s sitcom Three Up, Two Down was set in Chiswick. Three Up Two Down is a British sitcom starring Michael Elphick and Angela Thorne that ran from 1985 to 1989
• Chiswick Auction House also regularly appears on the BBC show "Cash in the Attic. "
• In Derek and Clive, Peter Cook mentions that he had sex with a woman then nailed her to a wall in Chiswick. Derek and Clive are controversial cult characters created by Double act Dudley Moore and Peter Cook respectively on the
• Chiswick features in many music videos, including Paperback Writer by The Beatles, Roses for the Dead by Funeral For A Friend and Dean by Dizzee Rascal. " Paperback Writer " is a 1966 pop rock song recorded and released by The Beatles. Hours is the second Album by the Post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend. Funeral for a Friend (commonly abbreviated to FFAF) is a Welsh Post-hardcore band that was previously signed to Ferret Music and later Atlantic Dylan Mills (born 1985 in Bow, East London) known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British Rapper, Record producer and

References

External links

• Chiswick's local community web site
• Virtual Tour of Chiswick
• A few Old Postcards of Chiswick
• Chiswick history website
• Chiswick: Growth, A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden, (1982)
• MyChiswick.com - Google customised by the Chiswick community

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