Strand-on-the-Green

Riverside area in West London, England

Strand on the Green is one of Chiswick's four medieval villages, and a "particularly picturesque" riverside area in West London. It is a conservation area, with many "imposing" > Similar river skulls have been dated to around 600 BC, while ancient Roman pottery has been found in the area. The area is first named "Stronde" in 1353 (probably meaning "shore"), at which time it was a fishing village. In 1593 it was named "Strand Green"; the name had become "Strand under Green" on John Rocque's 1746 map. After Fuller, Smith & Turner sold Chiswick's Griffin Brewery in 2019, they moved their registered office to the refurbished building. The diversion of freight traffic to Brentford by the Grand Junction Canal at the start of the 19th century caused Strand on the Green to decline, a process accelerated by the move of the royal family from Kew Palace to Windsor Castle. In the 20th century, Strand on the Green returned to residential use, and by 1932 was called "London's last remaining village". A 1940 Pathé film documented the riverside pubs, Georgian houses and the river traffic of Strand on the Green at that time; it asserted that at one time, "salmon teemed in the Thames, and London got most of it from Strand on the Green". Scenes from the Beatles' 1965 film Help! were shot in the City Barge pub and around Strand on the Green. Part of the 1969 romantic musical Goodbye, Mr. Chips was filmed at Strand on the Green.

Off Strand on the Green in the River Thames is Oliver's Island, a small wooded eyot. It acquired its name from unsubstantiated rumours that Oliver Cromwell used the island as a hideout and held military councils at the Bull's Head pub during the English Civil War. The City of London's Navigation Committee erected buildings on the island after 1777, and barges were stationed here to collect tolls.