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The Society’s “Useful Links”:

 

  • “Great Buildings”                                                   www.greatbuildings.com

A site providing considerable background on

key buildings and their architects.

 

  • Chiswick’s Local Website                                      www.chiswickW4.com

An unusually useful community based-website

 

  • English Heritage                                                      www.english-heritage.org.uk

A Government-sponsored agency owning, maintaining

and advising on heritage buildings in England & Wales.

 

  • Haberfield                                                               

An Australian Garden Suburb          

built in 1901 on Garden City principles.

 

  • Hampstead Garden Suburb                                  www.hgs.org.uk

Hampstead Garden Suburb, in North London England,

is internationally recognised as one of the finest

examples of early twentieth century domestic

architecture and town planning.

 

  • London Forum                                                         Not currently available

The London Forum is a federation of 130 local amenity

and civic societies. Its members include conservation

groups, residents associations, area societies and

special interest groups.  It works closely with the Civic

Trust to represent these groups on London wide issues.

                                               

  • Royal Institute of British Architects                   

 

St Michael’s is also well known as the organiser of the

annual Bedford Park Festival- two weeks of art, theatre,

music and entertainment including the very popular

Green Days. Now in its 37th year.

 

“A guide to specialist suppliers, consultants and

craftsmen in traditional building conservation,

refurbishment and design”

 

  • The Victoria & Albert Museum                            to be added shortly

 

  • Bedford Park.NET                                                  www.bedfordpark.net

A local site focussed on the non-architectural aspects of

Bedford Park. Currently under construction.

 

  • The Victorian Society                                             www.victorian-society.org.uk

The Victorian Society is the national society responsible

for the study and protection of Victorian and Edwardian

architecture and other arts. It was founded in 1958 to fight

the then widespread ignorance of nineteenth and early

twentieth century architecture. Among its thirty founder

members were John Betjeman and Nikolaus Pevsner.

 

  • Brentham Society                                                   

Brentham is a unique development of 680 houses in Ealing,

not far from Bedford Park, the first to be built  on co-                    www.brentham.com

partnership priciples.

 

§         Ealing Civic Society

An amenity Society registered with the Civic Trust working

to conserve and improve the Borough of Ealing.                            www.ealingcivicsociety.org

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer: You access these links entirely at your own risk. The Society shall not be responsible for loss or damage

no matter how caused.

 

 

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