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Several of Rankin's other books are also set in or reference Brentford. In his own account, Cæsar writes that he crossed the river 80 miles 130 km from the sea, and Brentford is this distance from his supposed landing beach. The location of Syon Abbey in the park was unknown until archeological investigations in the grounds in 2003 for the television series and 2004 revealed the foundations of the abbey church. W Turner and he helped start Turner's illustrious career in art. The Weir public house, formerly 'The White Horse', was where the artist lived for one year at the age of ten. Archived from on 8 December 2014. Archived from on 27 May 2011.

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It has formed part of since 1965. It must also be kept in mind that Julius Cæsar's own accounts suffered in some part to his embellishment of the facts. The lease on the current site expired in October 2007 and the Butterfly House closed on 28 October. Archived from on 23 December 2017. Some of its seasonally marshy land is now a public. The painting of the Last Supper by Zoffany was transferred to the new church. Inside the church is a painting by local artist called Christ's Last Supper.

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It was originally intended to be installed in , but the local people objected, and therefore in 1887 it was installed in Saint George's Church instead. The factories provided high employment and stimulation to the local economy. Later he lived in and. As with the Fulham rivalry, this fixture sees passions run high amongst both sets of supporters with local pride at stake. The sitcom is set in and around Brentford. Confluence of Rivers Thames and Brent at Brentford The photograph was taken from the redeveloped docklands at Brentford. The old chapel was demolished in 1886 and eventually replaced by the current building designed by A.

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Later the Brentford section became known as the due to the large number of factories that relocated there to take advantage of the good communications. In 1992 it was moved again to its present site at the junction of Brentford High Street and Alexandra Road, outside the County Court. He was also a tutor of J. Therefore, a new badge, reputedly designed by — the club's chairman at the time — was introduced for the season and continued until 1994 when the current badge was introduced. It was divided between the chapelry of Old Brentford to the east in Ealing and the chapelry of New Brentford in Hanwell to the west.

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Thomas Hardwick Senior 1725—1798 and 1752—1829 were both from Brentford and are buried in the old church of St Laurence. Hardwick Junior assisted in the building of Somerset House and was known for his designs of churches in the capital. Both father and son did a great deal of remodelling and rebuilding on the church of St Laurence. Archived from on 5 July 2008. Brentford is the first point on the tidal portion of the River Thames which was easily fordable by foot this was before dredging took place. The name of the river is and means 'holy one' a name attributed to the Brittonic tribe of said terrain, The Brigante and the '-ford' suffix is.

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In 2017, the club redesigned its crest to a more modern, uncluttered, design with the flexibility for use in two tone colour print. Brentford has a convenience shopping and dining venue grid of streets at its centre. In the foreground is the River Brent, and in the background is the River Thames with carpark at. Its main rivals are fellow clubs and. The Brentford Dock flats originally named the Tiber Estate were built alongside formerly important transport infrastructure as Brentford is the terminus of the , originally the Grand Junction Canal. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

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The club has been finalists on three occasions. It was closed in 1959 and used as the home for the Musical Museum from 1963 until the Museum moved to new premises. Francis and was a principal subscriber and chairman of the building committee. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings which mark the start of the ; in transport it also has two railway stations and on its north-west border with. There was also a colony of large ants kept with the butterflies , a small tropical bird aviary, and a small gallery of reptiles, amphibians, insects and spiders.

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The estate has a hotel , visitor centre and garden centre. The houses a large collection of mechanical musical instruments, such as and a. When that church was closed in 1959, the painting was transferred to its present location in Saint Paul's Church. Archived from on 1 June 2014. The is now a and. It lies at the of the and the , 8 miles 13 km west of. Away kits have varied over the years, with the current colours being a black shirt with black shorts, both with yellow detailing, along with yellow socks.

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