Brackenbury Village

Brackenbury Village

Brackenbury Village is a residential district of west London between the Goldhawk Road, King Street, Hammersmith Grove and Ravenscourt Park.

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Hammersmith Butcher: John Stenton Family Butchers – Serving The Community

Jack and John John Stenton describes himself as ‘one of the last of a dying breed’ of local family butchers. Here he reflects on his professional life in Brackenbury Village… ‘Hammersmith is a nice place to work. I have customers…

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Support Your Local Community: Urgent Need for Monetary Donations for The Grove Neighbourhood Centre

Although the Grove Neighbourhood Centre is temporarily closed, staff and volunteers continue to work behind closed doors, keeping in touch with and supporting the elderly and single household residents in the community.

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Brackenbury Village History: Caroline MacMillan – Life in Cardross Street in 1928

The area had been open fields, orchards and market gardens until the 1850s but the arrival of the railway at Hammersmith ten years later changed all that and by 1890 the area from King Street to Goldhawk Road was completely built over.

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Brackenbury Village History: Caroline MacMillan – What’s in a street name?

Discover the history of family names and royal connections in your road. Location: Brackenbury Village, Hammersmith, London, W6

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Comedian and Musician: Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey: making people laugh is his life’s work. How long have you lived in the area? Since 1987. 27 years. As a native of Bath, what brought you to London? I came to study English and Drama at Westfield…

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Elsie Paine Part 2: Elsie recalls how the community pulled together during World War II and the horrors of the Blitz

In the second and final part about her life lived on Cardross Street in the heart of Brackenbury Village, Elsie Paine recalls how the community pulled together during World War II and the horrors of the Blitz

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Elsie Paine Part 1: Brackenbury born and bred, she reveals how times have changed but somethings remain the same

Elsie Paine has lived in Cardross Street for all of her 87 years. In this fascinating account of a life in Hammersmith, she reveals how times have changed but somethings remain the same

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Father Christmas goes high-tech

Speaking in a booming voice down a crackling telephone line from Lapland in the Arctic Circle, Father Christmas reveals the history of his many names, his reliance on technology and the challenges of not waking children when delivering presents Q.…

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Caring in the community: A heartfelt ‘thank you’ from Manjit Rana of Tipsy Toad

A heartfelt ‘thank you’ from a well-known shopkeeper whose sad loss saw many of her considerate customers offer support and compassion in her hour of need. Wiping a tear from her eye, Manjit Rana admits that the death of her…