please empty your brain below
In the late 1960's and early 1970's the Duke rented a colour TV set from the company I worked for, so I sometimes made a service call to Syon House to fix the set. (Early colour TV's were expensive and prone to break down so most people hired them).
Not been back since, although I often pass by outside and have sadly seen over the years more buildings and commercial developments on the land around the house.
The view of Syon House looking across the River Thames from the towpath alongside Kew Gardens is nice especially if there are some cattle grazing in front of the house.

John | 11.08.17 - 7:37 a.m. | #

Did you play a game with the pictures? ;)

Greg S | 11.08.17 - 8:52 a.m. | #

Sorry, I added the photos rather late today.

diamond geezer | Homepage | 11.08.17 - 9:20 a.m. | #

Syon Park, eh. Rang a faint bell that I'd been once, a long time ago. Transport? Checked and yes, there was once a transport museum there (first Clapham, then Syon, finally Covent Garden/Acton).

Gordon | 11.08.17 - 11:06 a.m. | #

I went to Syon House with a couple of friends a few weeks ago. We got tickets for the gardens only because we didn't think the house would be very interesting. Seems we were wrong!

Jonathan Wadman | 11.08.17 - 12:29 p.m. | #

I think if Lady Jane Grey was offered the crown at Syon it would have been in the Abbey rather than the present house?

Tones | 11.08.17 - 2:36 p.m. | #

Syon House was in existence by 1552, just before Lady Jane's nine days.

diamond geezer | Homepage | 11.08.17 - 2:46 p.m. | #

loved your phraseology "Privatisation of the Monasteries" ... must try and remember that one

Caz | 11.08.17 - 3:46 p.m. | #

Visited Syon house on my first trip to London in 2005, a fascinating experience. Just as I was about to enter the long gallery an elderly man appeared on my left and asked my Friend and I if we would like to see the late "bachelor duke's" (Henry Percy, 11th Lord) study, which hadn't been changed ten years previously Eerie, it looked to be a working desk with papers all over, books open. And I remember as well how very knowledgeable the staff was.

Elsewhere1010 | 11.08.17 - 8:57 p.m. | #

@Caz
Before Henry VIII's privatised the monasteries (by selling them off) he first had to nationalise them (by seizing them from the Church)

timbo | 11.08.17 - 11:58 p.m. | #

I remember once-upon-a-year when the London Transport Museum was based there, and I bought a bus destination blind for £1. I muttered to the vendor that I didn't know what I would actually do with it. He suggested getting an old bus to put it in. It had the destinations for the no.37, so I srcolled it to show my destination, Putney, and wedged it between the top of my drop handle bars and break cables and cycled home along the route.

NickW | 12.08.17 - 11:39 a.m. | #

Thanks, fun for my next walk.

"Barley Mow [panel 5]
The King's troops knew they were greatly outnumbered so were reticent to attack,"

As an amateur typo hunter that's a "wrong word" error

reticent => reluctant

Mike D | 12.08.17 - 3:53 p.m. | #











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