Garden Walk Companion

Read the podcast transcript for 'Mind the Carriage' - part of the Garden Companion Walk.

'About Chiswick House' - part of the Garden Companion Walk - listen to the podcast or read the podcast transcript.

'The Shadow' by Michelle Penn - part of the Garden Companion Walk. Listen to the podcast or read the podcast transcript.

'A Revolutionary Garden' - part of the Garden Companion Walk - listen to the podcast or read the podcast transcript.

'The Artist Admires His Handiwork' by Florence Read - part of the Garden Companion Walk - listen to the podcast or read the transcript.

NARRATOR:  Burlington added the Obelisk to the garden in 1732. Built into its base is a classical sculpture of a […]

NARRATOR:  Former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion reads his poem, ‘The Ionic Temple, Chiswick.’ SIR ANDREW MOTION:  Once upon a time […]

NARRATOR:  After Lord Burlington died in 1753, Chiswick House was inherited by his daughter, Charlotte, who married the 4th Duke […]

NARRATOR: ‘A Place of Healing’ by Adults competition winner Jo Thomas. Constance: Another beautiful day Lydia, and in such perfect […]

NARRATOR: The Tuke brothers ran their mental asylum here at Chiswick for more than 35 years. Rather than prescribing drugs, […]