Find out About Brentford's Three Battles
Hounslow Heritage Guides monthly walk takes place this Sunday
The Battle at Brentford Bridge, from a painting by John Hassall RA, 1928
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August 9, 2024
The Hounslow Heritage Guides continue their 30th season of local history walks with a guide to the battles of Brentford.
On Sunday 11 August there will be a chance to hear about the three major battles that took place in this area from the Romans crossing the Thames in 54BC, the Saxon defeat of the Danish King Cnut in 1016 and the Royalist capture and sacking of the town in the Civil War in 1642.
The walk starts at 2.30pm in the Market Place opposite Morrisons and costs £3 (cash) for adults and booking is not required.
Other walks taking place this year will be:
21 September - Brentford Past and Present (a circular walk which is part of the Open House Festival)
13 Octobter - Canal to Boston Manor
All walks cost £3 (children free) except 21 September which is free.
There is more information about these walks and others in the borough at www.hounslow-heritage.org.uk.
The Hounslow Heritage Guides organise guided local history walks on Sunday afternoons every summer in Brentford, Chiswick and Isleworth with additional walks planned, in some walking seasons.
All walks can booked as private guided tours as required. For more about local history walks see Exploring Hounslow Borough's Heritage. The guides reserve the right to cancel any walk without notice in exceptional circumstances.
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