Gillian Clegg, one of Chiswick’s leading historians and author of The Chiswick Book, Past and Present, has written a brief summary of the history of Chiswick for the Open Chiswick website. Please use the links below to learn more about the development of Chiswick through time.

• • Early Days
• • Medieval (12th - 15th centuries)
• • Tudor - Restoration (16th and 17th centuries)
• • Georgian Times (18th century)
• • Victorian Times (19th century)
• • The 20th Century

Chiswick History Podcast

We also have a podcast by Gillian Clegg outlining the history of Chiswick, available at http://openchiswick.squarespace.com/storage/podcast/podcast.xml

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