On Monday 14 September 2026 a group from The Arts Society Gravesend visited Syon House and Gardens in Brentford. Syon House has a link to Gravesend as it was the place from where Princess Pocahontas departed on her journey to return to America. She and her husband lived in a house in the grounds of Syon House under the patronage of the owners, the Percy family, while in England. The house no longer exists. Unfortunately, she never reached home as she contracted an illness enroute and died and was subsequently buried in Gravesend.
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24 Oct 2017
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15 Oct 2017
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3 Oct 2017
During September the LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair took place in Berkeley Square, London, featuring a talks programme supported by The Arts Society
28 Sep 2017
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18 Sep 2017
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1 Sep 2017
Member of The Arts Society and historian, Diane Conrad-Daubrah has spent the last three years curating a fascinating exhibition at the Museum Alpin Pontresina, Switzerland