Brentford
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Brentford is a suburban town in South West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, 8 miles (13 km) west of Charing Cross.
Skyline of Brentford town centre, facing south-west.
The Thames Lock on the Grand Union Canal at Brentford
Brentford Dock lock gates and Justin Close Brentford Dock is a basin off the Thames, with modern housing around it.
The former Brentford GWR Station view eastward on Brentford High Street. The station, on a branch from Southall to Brentford Docks, had been on the left. The passenger station and the service from Southall were closed in May 1942, but although Brentford Dock was closed in 1964, goods trains ran to Brentford Town Goods until December 1970.
London Borough of Hounslow
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The London Borough of Hounslow is a London borough in west London, England, forming part of Outer London. It was created in 1965 when three smaller borough councils amalgamated under the London Government Act 1963. It is governed by Hounslow London Borough Council.
Hounslow from the air
River Thames at Chiswick overlooking Chiswick Bridge
Brentford Lock development with GlaxoSmithKline building in the background
View from Chiswick, from right to left; Brentford Museum of Water and Steam pumping tower, Kew Bridge (Centre), River Thames, Brentford Towers, GSK building