Blue Plaques.
Why is this wonderful part of the Borough so neglected in terms National Identification if not World renown, clearly after recent discoveries it is becoming evident that something of International importance happened in these water meadows at the bend in the river over eight to nine hundred years ago, this is a period of our national history that is still a huge mystery of what happened to us after the Dark Ages, and the re emergence of a population that had disappeared for almost 500 years, there is little or no evidence to support any theory at all whether written or in the ground, and then suddenly as if from no where one of the most magnificent buildings even by today’s standards was erected in the fields by the rivers bend, so tall, in dressed stone, that would even out shine Canterbury, York, Salisbury Cathedral and possibly Notre Dame itself if it where still standing today, central columns that would take 5 men with outstretched arm to measure around the base, whole trees to help to create the scaffolding and artisans from throughout Europe to dress the masonry to say nothing of the revolution that was of stained glass.Something emerged in these meadows that is Brentford, Syon and Isleworth that may have by-passed the old Roman London City site, was it because this was the site of the population Renaissance after what ever happened to Britain’s between the sixth and tenth century, this London Rd that runs through all of our lives ran north of the river and at some point whilst travelling south west you had to cross the river, to head south west, could Brentford be the site of the first bridge on the Thames after the conquest, was Syon the spiritual, political and financial centre of emerging Britain.We cannot even imagine who has passed along this track way, ‘The London Rd’, armies, pilgrims, explorers, Kings and Queens all must have passed past this way at some point in the past, isn’t it time this enigmatic part of the borough was treated to some serious investigation from those we look to inform us of the heritage of where we live, I would like to see a blue plaque or two appear up and down this old way.I used to work in Brompton and every day you would see International tourist of all ages stand outside a very plain end of terrace house photographing the upstairs windows, dodging traffic to get the complete image in the camera lens, and I said to someone one day why? Who? What! and I was told with a disbelieving shrug of the shoulders ‘some guy who played guitar’ I never found out who, but it was a constant stream day after day, well, I have always been drawn by Isleworth and Brentford village docks and now it is beginning to appear as though there may be a compelling reason for that strange attraction, this could be Britain’s first seat of power now becoming known to us?Thanks TR, MA, Phil, Tim, Michael, John, Carenza.
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