AGM and Awards 2025 audience
Our Awards and AGM were held at Latymer Upper on 9th Feb. www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/2025-awards-...
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Civic society working to preserve and enhance our architecture and urban environment since 1962. We run an annual Awards scheme in which you are encouraged to nominate best & worst! Join/subscribe on our website https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk
AGM and Awards 2025 audience
Our Awards and AGM were held at Latymer Upper on 9th Feb. www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/2025-awards-...
HCGA was delighted to win an award from the Hammersmith Society for the planting and maintenance of the suds beds in King Street. @hammersmithsociety.org.uk
The New Timber Yard www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/the-new-timb... Nomination for an Nancye Goulden Award, 2025.
Hidden away down a tiny lane known as Dimes Place just off King Street, is a new commercial development known as The New Timber Yard.
Macfarlane Place www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/macfarlane-p... Nomination for an Environment Award, 2025
Finely detailed brickwork is the feature in this new development on the corner of Macfarlane Road and Wood Lane opposite Westfield, designed by Maccreanor Lavington for Peabody Housing.
Lawn House β proposed redevelopment www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/lawn-house-p... Lawn House stands on the corner of The Lawn and Uxbridge Road. Previously a Barclays Bank it provides the opportunity to complete The Lawnβs decade-long transformation into a series of hotels with improved public realm
Royal Masonic Hospital β approval
Read our summary of the project here:
www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/royal-masoni...
We're on Stand S16 at Saturday's community day in Ravenscourt Park. Come and say hello!
The Leaning Woman Statue, with Tom Ryland Conservation Award 2024 plaque
@hfcouncil.bsky.social have kindly installed the Tom Ryland 2024 award plaque for the Leaning Woman Statue
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HBG front gardens competition
Our partner organisation, the Historic Buildings Group, are holding a Hammersmith front gardens competition. The Fulham Society have been running a similar one for a while.
New rain gardens nominated for a Nancye Goulden Award 2025. Recent creation of two rain gardens, together with gravel replacements for a significant number of tree pits on both sides of the western end of the road represent very significant improvements
www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/king-street-...
With the recent boat race bringing with it the annual hand-wringing over river pollution, providing the Mayor with a PR opportunity to remind us of his 2024 pledge to make Londonβs rivers swimmable within 10 years, it seems an appropriate moment to review the status quo in this rather long runningβ¦
Whatβs Happening to Londonβs Population? www.londonforum.org.uk/2025/03/18/w...
We take a look at Olympia
www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/olympia-upda...
Balancing quality and quantity to deliver 1.5m homes www.londonforum.org.uk/2025/03/03/b...
Our chairman looks to re-engineer the planning system www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/taking-a-vie...
We hear about the Heathrow 3rd Runway from our MP at HACAN's AGM held in Hammersmith. www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/heathrow-thi...
2 Queen Caroline St proposal, ref 2024/03210/FUL
PBSA of 179 rooms proposed for Hammersmith Broadway, planning ref 2024/03210/FUL. It was a 10/11 storey hotel proposal in 2019: some significant inflation!
We teamed up with the Fulham, Kensington, and Earls Court Societies, plus local RA's, and brought in the experience of the London Forum to review the Earls Court plans www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/earls-court-...
We take a look at the refreshing Danish Cycling Culture.
www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/danish-cycli...
2024 Award Winners
For our first BlueSky posting: Our 2024 Award winners: The Leaning Woman & Ravenscourt Park Tea House (both Tom Ryland Conservation), White City public realm and Defectors Weld pub (both Nancye Goulden). Congratulations to all. www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/2024-awards-...