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Val Bott

@BottValbott

Edits https://teapawt.net/t.co/H3N47wJaCq & Brentford & Chiswick Local History Journal, FSA, keeps ducks, gardens, loves pots, Hogarth, Thames & Stoke @valbott@mastodonapp.uk

 West London
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Joined July 2016
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New Season of Local History Talks Begins First lecture is by Sarah Barber on the Hawley family of Brentford brentfordtw8.com/default.asp…
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Calling West London(and beyond). I will be @ThamesTidefest beside the river at Strand on the Green on Sunday 8 Sept. I’ll be signing books and looking at finds (if you fancy bringing them along) between 12.00 and 15.00. Thank you @HewsonBooks for being my bookshop for the day.
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Chiswick Fire Station, 1906
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London Fire Brigade Museum (@LFBMuseum) profile pictureLondon Fire Brigade Museum@LFBMuseum3 Oct 2023
#DidYouKnow the first fire station in Chiswick opened in 1891? After #WWII the fire station became part of Middlesex Fire Brigade & then joined @LondonFire in 1965, when the Greater London Council was formed. More here orlo.uk/1v1A1 #LFBFireStations @HounslowFire
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You may have heard us over Gunnersbury Park in @ealingMPS early this morning. We located a suspect on a roof who thought he was invisible. With the help of our @LondonFire colleagues he is now down and in custody.
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Join us for an evening exploring Soane & Turner's friendship with Clare Gough & Matthew Morgan! Dive into their shared passions that shaped iconic works. 🎨🏛️🎣 Tune in on Aug 2, 7pm. Free online or donations! #Pitzhanger #LondonLuminaries @LuminariesTrust ow.ly/53xr50P7EEK
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Was admiring my #strelitzia buds at about 3pm, getting fatter . . . and second photo shows progess by 5pm this afternoon! Wonderful plant . . .
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If anyone knows the whereabouts of the doorplates, or can provide more information they should contact the charity on 020 8994 1019 or email [email protected] Thank you. #chiswick #heritage #conservation #hounslow
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The Original Tower of Saint Lawrence's Church #Brentford
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Todays’s review: Les 2 Garcons in Crouch End, London. Snails, duck confit, rum baba. About as perfect an expression of the small French bistro as you could hope to find, from two consummate pros. theguardian.com/food/2022/ma…
Les 2 Garçons, London: ‘Designed specifically to be your comfort zone’ – restaurant review

Les 2 Garçons, London: ‘Designed specifically to be your comfort zone’ – restaurant review

This is a classic French bistro guaranteed to spread delight, says Jay Rayner

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For #ValentinesDay❤️ discover a love story linking @HogarthsHouse and @BostonMnrHouse in "If Music be the Food of Love: a Brentford Romance" by Hogarth scholar and former curator at Tate Britain, Elizabeth Einberg, available in Journal 26, £5 + postage - brentfordandchiswicklhs.org.…
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The controversy around Gladstone makes The Times. Think the conclusion is right. It’s cutting back on curatorial staff rather than the attempt to tap into a potentially lucrative market that’s the problem ⁦@PaulWilliams207⁩ ⁦@fslconsult⁩ ⁦@Regenerate_SOT⁩
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Replying to @ChiswickHighRd @The_RHS @RHSPressOffice @ChiswickFlowers @BottValbott @BCLocalHistory @TheChiswickCal
Why do we have a flower market when there is historical precedent for an apple market? Is there no sense of tradition?
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Very proud that Simon Tait has written up the Trust's work on the Mulberry Garden project for @HogarthsHouse See Local Spirit: eepurl.com/hGrJHP
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Don't miss this! @HogarthsHouse
Hogarth's Progress (@HogarthProgress) profile pictureHogarth's Progress@HogarthProgress1 Jul 2021
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@HogarthsHouse summer newsletter announces special exhibition Paula Rego's work - 42 prints, lithographs, etchings - exploring how her admiration for Hogarth has inspired her work. Free admission, 20 July-28 November, book in advance. A coup for a small historic house! #Chiswick
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Sorry, first planted in #Chiswick 1822 at Horticultural Society's garden (#RHS), given by the person who first grew it in the UK in 1816. Great piece by Jamie Compton, co-author of RHS book 'Wisteria: the Complete Guide' in B&CLHS Journal 28. On sale here: brentfordandchiswicklhs.org.…
Chiswick Horticultural and Allotments Society (@growchiswick) profile pictureChiswick Horticultural and Allotments Society@growchiswick1 May 2021
It’s wisteria flowering season! Originally planted at Fuller’s Brewery in 1816, the wisteria around Chiswick Mall are officially the oldest in England. They started as two saplings brought over from China. #wisteria
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Friends of Gunnersbury present a fantastic talk: AN ABSOLUTE PASSION: ROTHSCHILD ORCHID COLLECTIONS, online, 20 May 2021 6.30pm by expert speaker, Francesca Murray @franniem16. Book a free ticket at ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t… full details here: tinyurl.com/8a6mcttr #gardnehistory
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#ExploringChiswick? Enjoy it in #50Buildings! 4: Chiswick Square, George & Devonshire pub: chiswickbookfestival.net/exp… #LucyMcMurdo @amberleybooks. @StNicksW4 @W4BookFest @AbundanceLondon @BCLocalHistory @HogarthProgress @BottValbott @Chiswick_House @chiswickbuzz @TheChiswickCal
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Torin Douglas (@TorinDouglas) profile pictureTorin Douglas@TorinDouglas15 Jan 2021
#ExploringChiswick Inspiring #arts trails in #Chiswick to follow online (if staying in) or on foot (if taking exercise). Thanks to @AbundanceLondon @BCLocalHistory @Chiswick_House @W4BookFest @StMichaelsW4 @HogarthProgress Download here: chiswickbookfestival.net/exp… #wellbeing #health
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Never seen this before. There is no plaque saying what it was, I am guessing a brick kiln? @BCLocalHistory
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Is the artist Jessie MacGregor (1847-1919), his sister, who lived with the family in her later years? I recently researched her for @W4BookFest. She wrote & illustrated 'Gardens of Celebrities & Celebrated Gardens' (1918) including #ChiswickHouse, #HogarthsHouse & #WalpoleHouse.
Stamford Brook (@Stamford_Brook) profile pictureStamford Brook@Stamford_Brook1 Jan 2021
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We’ve just been contacted by his great grand-daughter in Cornwall who found us on the web and has just revealed she has a PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN PICTURE HE PAINTED OF THE HOUSE! She just sent us a picture!
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A stunning early #BronzeAge stone elongated cushion macehead of black silicified volcanic ash, found in the Thames. A superb piece of craftsmanship which may have been used as a ceremonial item. From the Layton Collection at the Museum of London. collections.museumoflondon.o…
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