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Current items about the Brentham Garden Suburb

Brentham Fireplace

Posted on November 20, 2018 by

The Brentham Society has a store of reclaimed original Brentham fixtures and fittings – including this handsome bedroom fireplace. If you are doing any renovation work and would like to restore original features, the Brentham Society would be happy for … Continue reading →

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Brentham’s Roll of Honour

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

As we approach 100 years since the end of World War I we remember all those from Brentham who served. During the period 1914 – 1918 some 210 Brentham men went to war – 17 did not return. A plaque to … Continue reading →

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Brentham makes the top ten

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

Following a public vote, Brentham Garden Suburb made it into the Top Ten of the Nation’s Favourite Conservation Areas. We were one of only two areas in London in a national shortlist of 18 out of 249 submissions to Civic … Continue reading →

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Windows Report

Posted on February 2, 2018 by

The Brentham Society Committee has posted on the website its report on window renovation. The conclusions are given in the Executive Summary with Guidance for Residents in Appendix B. The Committee will continue looking at the specifications of conservation quality … Continue reading →

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The Great Storm – 30 years ago

Posted on October 15, 2017 by

Brentham suffered significant damage from the storm during the night of 15th/16th October 1987. See what residents woke up to on the morning of 16th October 1987 (30 years ago) If you have any photos of the storm you’d like … Continue reading →

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Brentham Finds a Place in the History of Street Trees

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

A fascinating new book by Mark Johnson “Street Trees in Britain – A History” is an authoritative account of how trees went from being absent or random elements in the urban landscape to important components in the design of streets. … Continue reading →

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New Brentham Merchandise

Posted on March 21, 2017 by

These tea towels show images from our extensive archive. Printed on top quality Panama Cotton, hemmed on 4 sides, measuring 78 x 49 cm and priced at £6-50 each, or £20 for the set of four, they make ideal gifts. … Continue reading →

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Recycling – a local scheme

Posted on March 15, 2017 by

Local Cafe, Cinnamon, on Pitshanger Lane has come up with a really useful idea and is recycling coffee grounds for customers to take for their gardens. Do help yourselves, enrich your Brentham garden and at the same time support a … Continue reading →

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Conservation under threat?

Posted on February 18, 2017 by

The Conservation Policies of Ealing Council are instrumental in keeping our estate looking good so it’s important for us to pay attention to how those policies are being applied in other conservation areas. A planned large development in the heart … Continue reading →

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Book and DVD Deal

Posted on November 14, 2014 by

The Brentham Society in conjunction with Pitshanger Bookshop  The book ‘Brentham:  A History of the Pioneer Garden Suburb’, by Aileen Reid,  £15 including a free copy of the DVD ‘The Brentham Story’. Available at  Pitshanger Bookshop  see also the Society SHOP

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