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Sir Charles Tilston Bright, the British electrical engineer who oversaw the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858, died in 1888. He is buried in the churchyard of St Nicholas Church, https://t.co/NqLIr5QCDa

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2021-05-03

Oh happy day! The patient queue to restrained freedom...

Thank you all who made it happen - to volunteers
We must continue to do our part too


Very proud of providing my two jabs

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2021-04-18

The first CWWL writing comp Anthology royalty payments are in. Delighted to present £85.15 to Chiswick charity for the homeless The Upper Room (St Saviour's) on behalf of all of our contributing CWWL students.
https://t.co/1KigxesV5A

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2021-03-06

How times flies! My article on the Hiramic legend in the Red Velvet Room at Chiswick House.

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2021-02-27

Buried in the churchyard of St Nicholas, is one of the most eminent engineers of his day. Sir Charles Tilston Bright (1832-1888) was an electrical engineer who oversaw the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858. https://t.co/NqLIr5z1LC

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2021-02-25

Enjoy the art! Today’s is Chiswick Eyot 1933 by Eric Ravilious . See more + history + video with : https://t.co/5tuVU805uJ + on the mural at Turnham Green station. https://t.co/WTXFi2Mn49

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2021-02-25

Enjoy the art! Today’s is Sir John Lavery’s 1929 painting of Baths, sold by in 2016. Thanks to . See more + history: https://t.co/kFz2SBZUQN + on the mural at Turnham Green tube station. https://t.co/WTXFi2Mn49

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2021-02-24

My theory- you can see here that at different times statues of Mercury & Venus occupied the same plinth south of Chiswick House. I believe the space was occupied first by Venus until she was relocated to the Doric column.Then Mercury took her place.

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2021-02-01

Remarkable! of a large from Chiswick to the new gardens of the Horticultural Society at South Kensington" & "Removal of a tree by Barron's Machine, in the Royal Botanic Society's Garden, Regent's Park https://t.co/nd7ojRLGpk

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2020-12-18

del Libano a House, villa neo-palladiana a ovest di Londra. Gli alberi più antichi risalgono al '700 quando le erano spesso piantate nei viali.

Stampa del giardino di Chiswick House, 1823,
John Gendall
Chiswick House, Roger Fry, 1933

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2020-12-09

Cedars of Lebanon at House, neo-Palladian villa in the west of London. The oldest trees date from the 18th c. when were often planted in avenues.

Print of the garden front view of Chiswick House,1823
John Gendall
Chiswick House, Roger Fry,1933

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2020-12-09

A recent watercolour: Late afternoon Chiswick House November.

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2020-11-17

Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865) gardener, architect and designer of the Crystal Palace, began his career on 13th Nov 1823 when he entered the Horticultural Society’s Chiswick gardens as a labourer. Learn more in "Joseph Paxton in Chiswick"- https://t.co/8p6FhFHai7

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2020-11-13

On 24 October 1764 was in his studio reworking the upper part of his plate for "The Bench". One of his assistants added these words later: "This plate would have been better explain'd had the Author Lived a Week longer"

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2020-10-24

The Tower House on the Bedford park estate in Chiswick painted by Manfred Trautschold in 1882. Manfred (1854 - 1921) was the son of the German portrait painter Wilhelm Trautschold. Manfred moved to the US with his family and died in New York.

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2020-10-20

deserves to be recognised as one of the greatest & earliest examples of architecture in the world, & one whose ceiling paintings & dimensions sets it apart as a building dedicated to the origins & symbolism of the

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2020-09-27

Guru Nanak Devji, 19th cen Lucknow or Deccan. Wearing patchwork cloak on top inscribed Kurta & an embroidered pink cap with golden borders, scene set on a terrace. pic frm Chiswick.

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2020-07-31