Brentford Dock Residents
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Please email your news and/or photos to bdresidents@gmail.com.
The Dock Shop
Phone: 0208 8568 7024
- Monday to Friday
07:00- 14:00 & 15:00 - 20:00 - Saturday
07:00 - 19:30 - Sunday and Holidays
08:00 - 14:00
Brentford Dock
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Main Office: 020 8568 5096
Marina office: 07970 143 987
24 Hour Security: 07970 143 999
Web site: brentforddock.co.uk »
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Celebrity Watch
Leo Sayer and Paul Clifton-James outside the Grounds at Brentford Lock a few days ago.
Both great fans of Brentford!
Wild Life Watch
Check out The Brentford Dock Wild Life caught by our Ace Photographers on the Dock.
Full Size Photos
See a slideshow with full size versions of the photos displayed here and on the news page, in fact we have added a few more good ones...
Brentford Dock and Railway
Dock Resident and local historian Diana Willment has written a book about the history of the initial design, construction and operation of the Old Brentford Dock. It is highly recommended to anyone interested in the history of GWR and the local area.
Latest News
Thames Lock Weir
Footpath Closure
While maintenance work is carried out to the Brentford Weir and the Thames Lock, the footpath between Catherine Wheel Road and the Dock Road, will be closed for 5 months from August 2010 to December 2010.
See Notice - Thames Weir Repair
River Brent Moorings
A community representative has failed in a High Court fight to block plans for visitor moorings on the River Brent adjacent to Ferry Quays.
The development which has now won the judge's backing will see leisure moorings which will take up 6m of the navigable waters, along 180 meters of the river with a further 22 meters set aside for visitor moorings.
The moorings are now advertised on thamesmooring.com.
Further information on the TW8 website. At this time we do not know when these moorings will be built!
Here is a link to an earlier news story on the Brentford Community Council's website, from May 2009.
Where did Samuel Pepys have a drink in Brentford?
It is 350 years ago since Samuel Pepys started his famous diary on 11 July 1660. See the BBC News article “Who was the man behind the diaries, Samuel Pepys?” which has a pointer to the diary online.
Read the full story by Duncan Walker.
Residents might recall that a film company spent a week filming at night in the Syon Park conservatory a couple of years ago for a film called The Wolfman. Those scenes never made it into the final version, but you can see what you're missing on YouTube, (PG).
by Ian Ridpath
Visitor on this site
The first month of the New and Updated Brentford Dock Residents website had 1400 visits and 6800 page views. Please tell your friends!
Old Dock Photo
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New Photo from Frank Jiggins of Transit vans stored on Brentford Dock just after the rail track had been lifted about 1964/5. See the History page
George Manville Fenn
Brentford author, George Manville Fenn was a writer of fiction for over fifty years. He wrote over 170 novels. He lived at Syon Lodge, London Road, just before Busch Corner.
Read the full story by Duncan Walker.
Duncan´s Brentford Dock
Photo: Duncan Walker
There is more! In fact there are more than 90 High Quality Brentford Dock Photos here!
A Ripper runs amok on the streets of Brentford
Relax! It only happens in a novel,
The Rising of the Moon (1945), by Gladys Mitchell, but I can recommend it as an interesting read, especially for Brentfordians trying to identify the locations she describes in Brentford.
Read the full story by Duncan Walker.
Property Ads
There is a 2 Bed Luxury end apartment for sale in Romulus Court
3 bed apartment wanted to Rent for excellent family client being re-housed due to sale of current rental property.
There are a number of Garages and Parking Spaces available for Sale, Rent or to Buy.
There is a Storage Cupboard for Sale in Nero.
Other Properties
2 Bed House in Blockley, Cotswolds. Now with more Photos!
The Six Bells
The Six Bells - Brentford's most famous pub has been refurbished and transformed.
Your Ads
Boat for Sale Asking Price: £6,500
Free Bookcase available
Harry Recommends
The Dock Shop DVD Recommendation
Brentford Events
BDRA Events
Download and print the August to December BDRA Events Programme (pdf).
Sunday 1 August 2010
Party on the Pier - at Chiswick Pier, the action starts at 12.30.
Sunday 8 August
The London Mela 2010 takes place at Gunnersbury Park, West London from 1pm - 8.30pm, Sunday 8th August 2010. Read more here....
Wednesday 11 August
Coffee Mornings - £1 - in the Residents’ Clubroom at 10.30 a.m.
Brentford Cruising Club
BCC is a friendly, active and well established yacht club based in Brentford Dock Marina, offering river cruising, social events, courses and training programs.
Read more on the BCC Web Site.