Local History
Archivist at St Nicholas’ Church, Jane Watson, shows ChiswickLifeTV the archives that hold the complete register of burials, marriages and baptisms since 1622. Many interesting findings have been made through the records including famous and influential people that have been buried in Chiswick.
Mathew Rixon takes us on an historical tour of the area and explains the origins of the name ‘Chiswick’.
In this film, Mathew Rixon uncovers the life and times of the engraver, William Hogarth.
Mathew Rixon tells the story of the former theatres of Chiswick, The Empire and The Kew.
In the first of a series of Mini Documentaries, local Actor and Presenter Matthew Rixon, tells the tale of The Battle of Turnham Green. A story of the bravery and fortitude of the people of Chiswick, Turnham Green, Little Sutton and Strand on The Green in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds.
In this film, Mathew Rixon discusses the life and works of novelist E. M. Forster.
ChiswickLifeTV checks out the new Victorian Dress Collection at Gunnersbury Park Museum, which offers a fascinating insight into the strict fashion etiquette of Victorian women. We learn more from curator Vanda Foster...
Lotte Moore talks to ChiswickLifeTV about her exciting career performing with the Royal Opera Ballet, acting in Roman Polanski’s ‘Dance of the Vampires’ and ‘Anne of the Thousand Days’ and why she turned her talent to writing children’s books.
Her books and autobiography ‘Snippets of a Lifetime’ are available in Waterstones in Chiswick.
The Victorian Society has been based in Chiswick since the 1970s. Director Ian Dungavell tells ChiswickLifeTV about the role of the society in protecting and championing Victorian and Edwardian architecture both locally and across the UK.
The Strand of the Green Association (SOGA) was set up by local residents in 1959. We talk to the Association’s Chair Robert Colvill about preserving this picturesque part of Chiswick.
