Gillian Clegg is co-compiler of the archive for the Chiswick House and Garden Trust. She has lived in Chiswick for 35 years and is the author of many articles and books about the area, including Chiswick Past and The Chiswick Book Past and Present.
Gillian trained as a librarian and worked as such for the advertising agency J Walter Thompson, Campaign and the Consumers’ Association before becoming an editor and writer.
For the last 20 years she has specialised in archaeological and historical publishing. She was the Production Editor for the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society’s Transactions for 10 years and editor of the Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society’s Journal from 1995 to 2008. She has written many articles mainly about local history and set up a website, listed on our Links page which covers some of her research about the area. She has also designed exhibitions for the West London Museums Group and the Chiswick House and Gardens Trust.
Gillian is the
author of the following books:
How to Start and Run your Own Business (Macmillan) 1984
How to Maintain a Positive Cash Flow (Random Century) 1991
The Archaeology of Hounslow (West London Archaeological Field Group) 1992
Landmarks from the Past (Wayland) 1994
Chiswick Past (Historical Publications) 1995
Clues from Names (Wayland) 1998
Clapham Past (Historical Publications) 1998
Brentford Past (Historical Publications) 2002
Chiswick Past and Present (Historical Publications) 2004
Brentford and Chiswick Pubs (Tempus) 2005
Brentford Through Time (Amberley) 2011
Armadillo Central is delighted to be selling Chiswick House and Gardens: A History (McHugh Publications) in softback. Find out more about the book by visiting the Other Publications page or purchase a copy from the Non-Fiction pages. We are currently working on a digital version which will be launched soon.
