Presentation on The Mulberry Garden Project at Hogarth's House
Project to be discussed at the Brentford and Chiswick Local History Society meeting
The subject of the next Brentford and Chiswick Local History Society meeting on Monday 17 February, 7.30pm will be The Mulberry Garden Project at Hogarth’s House.
A presentation and discussion with John Collins, Heritage Manager, and Elizabeth Kopplin, Learning & Engagement Officer, will cover the new learning studio and the re-designed garden, and the preparations for re-opening later in 2020.
The project will rejuvenate the dilapidated garden and create a new accessible, multi-purpose learning centre to relieve pressure on the fabric of the listed house and to deliver group, school activities and events.
The scheme would create a new garden which presents aspects of its whole history since the 1680s and would see the construction of a learning centre in a corner of the garden.
The garden began life as a 17th century orchard, from which a mulberry tree still survives, and was artist William Hogarth’s family garden from 1749 to 1808. Amongst other residents were a poet, an actor, a Victorian pig-keeper and nursery gardeners. It has welcomed the public as visitors since 1904.
The Society's talks usually take place on the third Monday of the month. They meet at the Chiswick Memorial Club starting at 7.30pm. Remember that Afton House does not open until 7pm.
Membership of the Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society ensures that you receive details of the Society’s programme of talks and outings and entitles you to a copy of the annual Journal. The bookstall at meetings ensures that you keep up to date with current local publications. From time to time there are opportunities to join a small research group or assist with a local history project.
The membership year runs from January to December and the annual subscription costs £9.00. If you wish to join, come along to one of the meetings.
Like Reading Articles Like This? Help Us Produce More This site remains committed to providing local community news and public interest journalism. Articles such as the one above are integral to what we do. We aim to feature as much as possible on local societies, charities based in the area, fundraising efforts by residents, community-based initiatives and even helping people find missing pets. We’ve always done that and won’t be changing, in fact we’d like to do more. However, the readership that these stories generates is often below that needed to cover the cost of producing them. Our financial resources are limited and the local media environment is intensely competitive so there is a constraint on what we can do. We are therefore asking our readers to consider offering financial support to these efforts. Any money given will help support community and public interest news and the expansion of our coverage in this area. A suggested monthly payment is £8 but we would be grateful for any amount for instance if you think this site offers the equivalent value of a subscription to a daily printed newspaper you may wish to consider £20 per month. If neither of these amounts is suitable for you then contact info@neighbournet.com and we can set up an alternative. All payments are made through a secure web site. One-off donations are also appreciated. Choose The Amount You Wish To Contribute. If you do support us in this way we’d be interested to hear what kind of articles you would like to see more of on the site – send your suggestions to the editor. For businesses we offer the chance to be a corporate sponsor of community content on the site. For £30 plus VAT per month you will be the designated sponsor of at least one article a month with your logo appearing if supplied. If there is a specific community group or initiative you’d like to support we can make sure your sponsorship is featured on related content for a one off payment of £50 plus VAT. All payments are made through a secure web site. |
February 16, 2020