Chiswick: Flexible Workspaces With Purpose

Chiswick Works in Chiswick is just a walk away from the fashionable Chiswick High Road with it’s shops, bars and cafes. This 30,000 sq foot space, has everything from Enterprise suites, to dedicated desks and co-working. Chiswick Works used to be the place where London’s buses came to be overhauled, and its industrial heritage is reflected in its contemporary design features. The site stands as an island surrounded by tube and train tracks, which provide the perfect, fun distraction when viewed from the floor to ceiling windows on the first floor.

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About The Area

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Chiswick is a leafy part of West London brimming with style and charm. Previously an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, by the 19th century it had become a popular country retreat among city dwellers looking to escape the smog. It’s name comes from the old english Ceswican - meaning ‘Cheese Farm’; the riverside area of Duke's Meadows is thought to have supported a renowned annual cheese fair up until the 18th century. There’s evidence that the area was settled in Roman times: an urn found at Turnham Green contained Roman coins, and Roman brickwork was found under the Sutton manor house. Who knows what other hidden treasures await!

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Startup Resources

Chiswick is a popular destination for businesses looking to enjoy all the trappings of London Town, at a distance that equally accommodates the more peaceful and scenic nature of suburbia - blending the best of both worlds. West London has long been considered a valuable base for creative and innovative entrepreneurs.

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The region was home to the UK’s first ever shared workspace at Barley Mow in 1976, encouraging a plethora of individuals from designers and architects to jewellers and craftspeople. That eclectic mix of creative types remains as strong in West London today as ever, with 41 new start-ups said to be operational per square km across the region.

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Almost a quarter (23%) of all enterprises in West London are less than two years old, so there is no better place in the capital to find a community of like-minded entrepreneurs to be inspired by.

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Wine And Dine

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Fuller’s Brewery is the largest and oldest brewery in London, encapsulating much of what the area has to offer in the way of classical history and tasteful character. Some of the most popular eating spots in the area include the colourful Annie’s with its all american buttermilk pancakes and afternoon cocktails, Chiswick Fire Station for its sense of community and their ethos to use fresh, scratch-cooked food and well-sourced ingredients throughout their entire menu, and Villa di Geggiano which is inspired by a villa in Tuscany. Much of the ingredients are imported from the Villa and surrounding Tuscan farms, and are then prepared as classic Italian dishes, like a ricotta and spinach ravioli and a risotto with Tuscan sausage and saffron.

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Community Collectives

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Chiswick is home to Chiswick House - a neo-palladian villa regarded as one of the finest in England, as well as Hogarth’s House, the former residence of the 18th century English artist William Hogarth. The surrounding grounds of Chiswick House are among the most important historical gardens in England and Wales, forming one of the first english landscape gardens.

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Chiswick Mall is a waterfront street on the north bank of the River Thames in the oldest part of Chiswick near St Nicholas Church. It consists mainly of some thirty ‘grand houses’ from the Georgian and Victorian eras, many of them now listed buildings. The largest and finest house on the street is Walpole House, a Grade I listed building; part of which is Tudor.

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Duke's Meadows stands on land formerly owned by the Duke of Devonshire. In the 1920s, it was purchased by the local council, who developed it as a recreational centre. A promenade and bandstand were built, and the meadows are still used for sport with a rugby club, football pitches, hockey club, several rowing clubs and a golf club.

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Rest And Reset

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A meander along the River Thames is the perfect local solution to getting a dose of vitamin nature. The spot is used for both competitive and recreational rowing, with several rowing clubs located along the river bank, and the finishing post for the famous annual Boat Race being just downstream of Chiswick Bridge.

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A bit of a hidden gem: the Gunnersbury Triangle local nature reserve which is managed by the London Wildlife Trust. It presents 2.5 hectares of birch and wet woodland, along with a programme of activities including wildlife walks, fungus forays, open days and talks.

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Feeling Cultured

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Syon House is the lavish home of the Duke of Northumberland, built in the 1500s. The house includes a great hall based on a Roman basilica and a bedroom used by Queen Victoria. The 3rd Duke built the spectacular Great Conservatory in the 1820s and is thought to be the earliest of its kind in the country. The gardens are Grade I listed, were landscaped by Capability Brown and include a collection of rare trees and plants, a rose garden and circular lakeside walk.

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Alongside its calmer, suburbian character, Chiswick is known for some of its festivals. September is the busiest festival month, with Tidefest, a celebration of the Thames at Strand on the Green; the Devonshire Road Street Party, hosted each year by the independent shops that line the street; the London Mela in Gunnersbury Park, the country’s largest celebration of South Asian culture, and the Chiswick Book Festival. Christmas holidays bring the Magic Lantern Festival in the grounds of Chiswick House.

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Commuting

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Chiswick Works W4 is located beside Chiswick Business Park, home to a collection of the world’s leading businesses. It’s just a 7 minute walk from Chiswick Park and Acton Town Stations and 9 minutes from Gunnersbury Station. Chiswick High Road (A315) also provides quick and easy access to the A4/M4 which is less than a mile to the west of the building.

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