Editing Gunnersbury (section)

==Development==

Gunnersbury consists mainly of pre-war housing of a variety of types, including flats, terrace, semi detached, and [[detached houses]], some of which are ex-local authority built.

The defining symbol of Gunnersbury is the 18-storey high BSI ([[British Standards Institution]]) building on [[Chiswick High Road]]. Between 1966 and 1992 the block housed a divisional headquarters of [[IBM]] UK. Below this building [[Gunnersbury station]] serves the [[Richmond, London|Richmond]] branch of the [[District line]] and the [[London Overground]]'s [[Mildmay line]]  to [[Stratford railway station|Stratford]].

On the north side of the High Road is The Gunnersbury, formerly the John Bull pub, built in 1853, with a billiards saloon built a little later. It became a music venue, visited by bands including [[The Who]].<ref name="Clegg Pubs">{{cite web |last1=Clegg |first1=Gillian |title=Pubs |url=https://brentfordandchiswicklhs.org.uk/search-discover/chiswick-history-homepage/pubs/ |publisher=Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society |access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref>

In August 1921, [[London General Omnibus Company]] established a bus overhaul facility off Chiswick High Road.<ref>[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/1st-september-1925/6/inspecting-general-overhaul-works Inspecting General Overhaul Works] ''[[Commercial Motor]]'' 1 September 1925</ref> It incorporated a Training School with a bus [[skidpad|skidpan]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbLy8KZQwtk Chiswick London Bus Rally 1983] YouTube clip</ref> In 1989, [[London Transport Executive (GLC)|London Transport]] closed the works.<ref>[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/20th-july-1989/19/bel-grows-in-london BEL grows in London] ''Commercial Motor'' 20 July 1989</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Taylor |first1=James |title=The London Bus|date=2009|publisher=Shire Publications |location=Botley |isbn=978-074780-728-5 |page=26}}</ref> In 2001 the site was redeveloped as the Chiswick Business Park with 12 medium density office buildings.<ref>[http://investhounslow.com/developments/chiswick-business-park/ Chiswick Business Park] Invest Hounslow</ref><ref>[http://chiswickherald.co.uk/route-comes-to-chiswick-business-park-p360-203.htm Route 27 Comes to Chiswick Business Park] ''Chiswick Herald''</ref> It houses companies including [[SBS Broadcasting Group|SBS Broadcasting Networks]], [[CBS News]], [[Technicolor]], [[Discovery Channel Europe]], [[Intelsat]], [[Singapore Airlines]], [[Qantas]], [[Foxtons]], and a [[Virgin Active]] health club.

Immediately to the east is [[Gunnersbury Triangle]] nature reserve. An area of woodland, it supports many species of birds, plants, and animals. It has free admission and its entrance is on the south of [[Bollo Lane]], a few yards from [[Chiswick Park tube station]].<ref name=LNR>{{cite web |url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=gunnersbury&ID=190 |title=Gunnersbury Triangle |series=Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England |date=18 December 2013 |access-date=22 January 2014 |archive-date=2 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202134017/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=gunnersbury&ID=190 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271008928%27 |title=Map of Gunnersbury Triangle|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England |access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref>

Just to the north of Gunnersbury Triangle, the [[Chiswick Park Footbridge]] connects Gunnersbury's [[Chiswick Business Park]] with Chiswick Park tube station. It was designed by [[Expedition Engineering]] and Useful Studios.<ref>{{cite web| title=New bridge legs bring Crossrail access nearer for Chiswick Park|url =https://chiswickherald.co.uk/new-bridge-legs-bring-crossrail-access-nearer-for-chiswick-park-p7590-95.htm|date=20 December 2017 |website= The Chiswick Herald |publisher= |access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Chiswick Park Footbridge|url =https://expedition.uk.com/projects/chiswick-park-footbridge/|date=|website= Expedition|publisher= |access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref>

Gunnersbury lends its name to a nearby secondary school, formerly a [[grammar school]], in [[Brentford]]. [[Gunnersbury Catholic School]] is a boys-only [[Catholic]] comprehensive with a co-educational sixth form. It used to be located on Gunnersbury Avenue and it backed on to [[Gunnersbury Park]]. Since 1984, it has been located in The Ride, Brentford.

In 1886, Gunnersbury was given its own [[parish church]], dedicated to Saint James. The church stood on [[Chiswick High Road]], near Chiswick Roundabout. The church was decommissioned just over a century later, in 1987, and demolished soon afterwards. The parish was united with that of St Paul's, Brentford.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=14990&inst_id=118&nv1=search&nv2=|title=Saint James, Gunnersbury: Chiswick High Road, Hounslow|publisher=aim25.ac.uk|access-date=28 September 2015}}</ref>

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File:Gunnersbury Baptist Church.jpg|Gunnersbury Baptist Church
File:BSI-building--Gunnersbury-312.JPG|[[British Standards Organization|BSI]] building over [[Gunnersbury station]]
File:18th Century Temple at Gunnersbury.JPG|18th-century mock temple in [[Gunnersbury Park]]
Image:Russian-orthodox-church-Chiswick-314.JPG|[[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia|Russian Orthodox Church Abroad]], Harvard Road
File:Chiswick_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_8932.jpg|[[Chiswick Business Park]]
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