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=== Other buildings === [[File:Voysey House Sandersons Building design by CFA Voysey 1902.jpg|thumb| [[Arthur Sanderson & Sons|Sanderson]] wallpaper factory design by [[Charles Voysey (architect)|Charles Voysey]], 1902]] <!--[[File:A Sanderson & Sons 1893 detail of Voysey House.jpg|thumb|[[Arthur Sanderson & Sons|A Sanderson & Sons 1893]]: detail of one of the old wallpaper factory buildings, Barley Mow Passage]]--> The [[Arthur Sanderson & Sons|Sanderson]] Factory in Barley Mow Passage, now known as Voysey House, was designed by the architect [[Charles Voysey (architect)|Charles Voysey]] in 1902. It is built in white glazed brick, with [[Staffordshire blue brick]]s (now painted black) forming horizontal bands, the plinth, and surrounds for door and window openings, and dressings in [[Portland stone]]. It was originally a wallpaper printing works, now used as office space. It is a Grade II* [[listed building]]. It faces the main factory building and was once joined to it by a bridge across the road. It was Voysey's only industrial building, and is considered an "important [[Arts and Crafts]] factory building".<ref>{{cite web | title=Voysey House, Hounslow | url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-202394-voysey-house-greater-london-authority | publisher=British Listed Buildings| access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> In 1971, [[Erin Pizzey]] established the world's first domestic violence refuge at 2 Belmont Terrace, naming her organisation "[[Chiswick Women's Aid]]". The local council attempted to evict Pizzey's residents, but were unsuccessful and she soon established more such premises elsewhere, inspiring the creation of refuges worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/9020206.Pizzey_calls_for_more_domestic_abuse_shelters |title=Pizzey calls for more domestic abuse shelters |website=Richmond and Twickenham Times |date=12 May 2011 |access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/battered-erin-pizzey-yes-a-bit-1272122.html |title=Battered? Erin Pizzey? Yes, a bit |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> Chiswick is home to the [[Arts Educational Schools]] in Bath Road.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://artsed.co.uk/ | title=Arts Educational Schools London | publisher=Arts Educational Schools London | date=2014 | access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref> The house used for filming the comedy show ''[[Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster]]'', a former groundskeeper's cottage, is just off Great Chertsey Road, near [[Chiswick Bridge]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Where is the Taskmaster house? You can actually visit the filming location |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/taskmaster-house-filming-location/ |publisher=Radio Times |access-date=28 March 2021 |date=18 March 2021}}</ref>
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