It is with great sadness that The Thorney Island Society mourns the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. We extend our deepest sympathy to His Majesty King Charles III and the Royal Family.
Articles
- Next Step for Victoria Tower Gardens: Our Call for an Open Public Inquiry
- Are You New to Thorney Island?
- The Rise and Fall of the Westminster Gasworks
- New Pelican Arrivals!
- The New Pelicans of St James’s Park
- Rt Hon Lord Hattersley PC FRSL: 28 December 1932 – 13 June 2026
- A Royal Audience: Shaping the Future of St James’s Park
- The Queen Elizabeth II Memorial – Update 22 March 2026
- Events 2026
- The Story of the Henry Monck Tobacco Box and the Silver Collection
- Proposed changes to our Constitution
- The Queen Elizabeth II National Memorial Masterplan Design Competition
- Our 40th Anniversary Celebration
- The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho - Performed by Paterson Joseph
- Whitehall - New Public Spaces Development Proposals
- Lambeth Bridge Safety and Security Project
- Victoria Tower Gardens
- Research Visit to the Archives - Tufton Street Tree & Plaque to Siegfried Sassoon
- New research into the 'Letter Purse' in our Archives collection
- Thorney Island Article in January issue of The House
- CONGRATULATIONS ! New Year Honours, January 2023
- The Society's Christmas Party 2022
- WCC Review into Replacement of Heritage Gaslights
- Our 36th AGM - 8th November 2022
- The Queen is dead, long live the King!
- The Royal Parks Panel - Sign Up!
- The Society's Summer Party - June 2022
- Local Choir Sing for Jubilee!
- Act of Queen Victoria rescues Victoria Tower Gardens
- Europe's 6th Most Gorgeous Park - February 2022
- Thorney Tales (22) - Rosamund's Pond
- News ! Victoria Tower Gardens
- The Stag Brewery, Palace Street - Collection of Photographs held at the Westminster Archives
- Thorney Tales (21) - Aphra Behn, playwright, poet, feminist, spy - Ahead of her times (1640-1689)
- Proposed destruction of Victoria Tower Gardens - Background to our Opposition
- Caring for the Poor & Vulnerable on Thorney Island, a Zoom talk - July 2021
- CoExistence - Elephants in the Parks, June/July 2021
- The IncrEDIBLE Collections at the RHS Lindley Library - A talk via Zoom by RHS Librarian Susan Robin, July 2021
- The Gardens of Westminster Abbey - A talk by Jan Pancheri, June 2021
- A Military Musical Spectacular - July 2021
- Westminster's Royal Aquarium - A talk by Victor Keegan, May 2021
- In the Shadow of St John's Smith Square - A Talk by Rosalind Vincent, May 2021
- Rediscovering the Medieval Palace of Westminster, Talk by Dr Elizabeth Biggs - April 2021
- St Stephen's Church, Rochester Row, A Talk by John Turpin - April 2021
- The History & Restoration of The Queen Anne State Bed - A talk by Ian Block, March 2021
- Plague - A talk by author Julie Anderson, March 2021
- St John's Smith Square Online Concert - Recording from 15th February 2021
- The Buildings of Green Park, A talk by Andrew Jones, February 2021
- LIVE Carols & Thorney Christmas Quiz via Zoom - December 2020
- Thorney Tales (20) A History of Parliament in Two Glimpses
- Refurbishment of 7 Millbank
- The Society's 34th AGM & Talk via Zoom - Tuesday 10th November
- The definitive book on the history of VTG ......
- A History of St James's Park through Trees, Talk by Greg Packman - October 2020
- Westminster Coroner's Court
- 10 Greycoat Place - Developer's Consultation
- St. James's and The Green Park Update and Movement Strategy - 10th July 2020
- Stephen Myers
- The Truth behind the National Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens
- Bearskins, Bayonets and Bravery - New Guards Museum podcast
- Victoria Tower Gardens - Judicial Review brought by the London Gardens Trust
- Two Africans with strong links to Thorney Island escaped slavery to become role models in London over 250 years ago
- Collecting fine bookbindings Zoom Talk - June 2020
- RUSI, The Royal United Services Institute, Whitehall
- London History Day, 31st May 2020 - 10 Old Pye Street
- Urban Tree Festival 2020 - Online
- Live Video of Feeding St James's Park Pelicans
- St Stephen's Church, Rochester Row
- Westminster Kingsway College
- Save Victoria Tower Gardens - Planning Inquiry 6th October - 13th November
- Thorney Tales (19) Revd James Palmer and Palmer's Village
- Workshop by Jens Jakobsen, Master Florist at the Blewcoat School - March 2020
- Consultation Begins - Southside, Victoria Street
- Ignatius Sancho, Short Talk by Victor Keegan - February 2020
- Christchurch Gardens Reconstruction Short Talk - January 2020
- Christmas Party 2019
- 55 Broadway - Planning application
- Richmond House, Whitehall - The Northern Parliamentary Estate
- 20mph Throughout Westminster ? YES !
- The Society's 33rd AGM, 12th November 2019
- Visit to the Palace of Westminster & Jewel Tower - October 2019
- Thorney Tales (18) The Buxton Memorial Fountain
- Mission: Invertebrate, The Green Park - August 2019
- Tour of Buckingham Palace Gardens - August 2019
- From Beer to the Bard - A Victoria Walk by Anthony Davis - July 2019
- Special Tour of Westminster Abbey - July 2019
- Gems of Thorney Island, A Walk by Victor Keegan - July 2019
- The Guards Museum, Wellington Barracks - Volunteers
- Victoria Tower Gardens, poem by Elizabeth Witts
- The Green Park Tree Walk - May 2019
- Visit to Bonhams Auctioneers - May 2019
- Visit to Westminster Cathedral - May 2019
- Visit to The Speakers House - April 2019
- Ann Carlton our Co-founder
- Thorney Tales (17) Westminster Coke and Gas Company
- Duck Island Volunteer Project
- Illuminated River
- Dolphin Square Redevelopment
- AGM 2018
- Centenary of Armistice Cenotaph Service and Exhibition in St James's Park
- Visit to The Queen's Jubilee Galleries, Westminster Abbey - September 2018
- Thorney Tales (16) College Hall, Westminster Abbey / School
- Relocation of Emmeline Pankhurst statue from Victoria Tower Gardens
- Visit to The Church House - August 2018
- "The Devil's Acre before Peabody" Talk - August 2018
- Visits to Westminster School - July 2018
- Purcell Musical Tour of Westminster Abbey - June 2018
- Reception to mark the opening of The Queen's Jubilee Galleries, Westminster Abbey - June 2018
- Proposals for Christchurch Gardens, Victoria Street - June 2018
- Thorney Island Sources Tour of Westminster Archives - June 2018
- Visit to the Institution of Civil Engineers - May 2018
- St James's Park Tree Walk - May 2018
- Unveiling of Millicent Fawcett Statue in Parliament Square - April 2018
- Visit to Watts & Co, Ecclesiastical Furnishers & Outfitters - April 2018
- Broadway & Carteret Street
- Thorney Tales (15) Henry Purcell's Birthplace
- AGM 2017 & Talk
- Townsend House, Greycoat Place
- Thorney Tales (14) Siegfried Sassoon
- Chelsea College of Art & Design Collaboration
- Introducing our New Chair
- Lambeth Bridge Roundabout
- Tour of St James the Less church in Pimlico - September 2017
- Local Tree Walk with Paul Akers, WCC Arboriculturalist - September 2017
- Visit to HM Treasury building - July 2017
- Thorney Tales (13) - Elizabeth Woodville
- Suffragist Millicent Fawcett - First women honoured in Parliament Square ?
- Visit to St Margaret's Church - July 2017
- Parks: Our Shared Heritage Exhibition - July/August 2017
- Consultation by WCC on Future Growth/Building Height
- Proposed memorial statue to Lady Margaret Thatcher in Parliament Square
- Thorney Tales (12) The Jerusalem Chamber
- 61-71 Victoria Street
- Vauxhall Bridge Road/Tachbrook St Draft Development Opportunity
- Visit to Tate Britain's Archives & Library, November 2016
- Thorney Tales (11) - The Abbey Garden
- St Andrew's Club - 150th Anniversary, October 2016
- June Stubbs 1927 - 2016
- Henry V's Chantry Chapel Visit, October 2016
- Thorney Tales (10) - Oliver Cromwell v Charles I
- The Victoria Tower Gardens & The National Holocaust Memorial & Learning Centre
- Old War Office, 57 Whitehall
- Our visit to Parliament's hidden medieval places, 28th July 2016
- Westminster Fire Station
- Thorney Tales (9) - Governor of Duck Island
- Thorney Tales (8) Westminster Opera House
- Fundraising Gala Dinner September 2016
- Fundraising Gala Dinner September 2016
- New Scotland Yard, 10 Broadway
- What is Thorney Island ?
- Millbank Tower grows taller
- Welcome
- Thorney Tales (7) - Storey's Gate
- Thorney Tales (6) - St Margaret's Church, the amazing history of a window
- Paddington Tower
- WCC say "No" (AGAIN!) to proposed sculpture outside Westminster Central Hall
- Objection to proposed cycle stands in Queen Anne's Gate
- A visit to the hidden archives of Westminster Abbey, 4th November 2015
- Visit to new Parliamentary Education Centre, 28th October 2015
- Thorney Tales (5) - Westminster Hall Roof
- Thorney Tales (4) - The tomb behind one of Britain's biggest fortunes
- Thorney Tales (3) - The Jewel Tower
- Visit to the RHS Lindley Library, 14th July 2015
- Thorney Tales (2) - The River Tyburn
- The Garden Bridge Controversy
- Visit to Bridgewater House
- Queen's Walk Cycle Route, The Green Park
- Thorney Tales (1) - Britain's Hidden Treasure Trove
- AGM 2016 & the Panorama of The Thames Project
- Annual Review 2014-15