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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Society News
30 Sep 2026
We are looking to arrange a day trip to the recently reopened Harris Museum in Preston.
18 Sep 2026
Rupert Willoughby gave an excellent lecture on the Bayeux Tapestry that fascinated our attendees.
14 Sep 2026
The September lecture of the Arts Society Horsham is a salute to the pomp and circumstance of the state ceremonial ev
13 Sep 2026
This Quarter's Artist in Focus: Claudia Vanessa Fallis
9 Sep 2026
The trip to Knole was selected to coincide with one of the open days for Lord Sackville's Private Garden.

