{"id":489464,"date":"2025-10-10T22:42:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T22:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/489464\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T22:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T22:42:16","slug":"j-m-w-turners-south-west-london-childhood-home-honoured-with-blue-plaque-on-painters-250th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/489464\/","title":{"rendered":"J. M. W. Turner\u2019s south-west London childhood home honoured with blue plaque on painter\u2019s 250th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Brentford pub where the landscape artist J. M. W. Turner once lived and received his first commission has been honoured with a blue plaque, unveiled 250 years after his birth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Weir Pub has received a boost in visitors after their unveiling ceremony on 4 September, which was attended by guests including the Mayor of Brentford.<\/p>\n

Turner, who features on the \u00a320 note and is considered one of Britain\u2019s most influential painters, lived and worked across the Thames valley in South West London. He lived at Syon Ferry House in Isleworth and Sandycombe lodge in Twickenham, and painted extensively along the river.<\/p>\n

Manager Erica Brennan said: \u201cIt took us a really long time to get this plaque, so it was such a relief when it finally arrived. It was quite a difficult process, but definitely worth the wait.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince we got the plaque, we\u2019ve had so many more visitors. A lot of walking groups now feature us on their tours, and people stop outside to take a picture \u2013 then they come in for a pint or a meal. It\u2019s been really good for business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bartender Yarna, who asked that her surname not be included, said: \u201cI didn\u2019t actually know about the pub\u2019s history before I worked here. Then they told me Turner lived here, and that he even slept in the cellar. I thought, \u2018Poor Turner!\u2019, because it\u2019s quite a sad little room we just use to store kegs.<\/p>\n

\"\"Pope\u2019s Villa at Twickenham, 1808, J. M. W. Turner | Credit: Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n

The Twickenham Museum is currently hosting an exhibition on Turner\u2019s life and his strong links to the area. <\/p>\n

Trustee Ricky Pound said: \u201cWe wanted to highlight just how much Twickenham and the surrounding areas influenced Turner\u2019s art. I don\u2019t think people realise the depth of his local connections.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tate Britain is marking the anniversary with\u00a0Turner 250, a year-long programme of exhibitions and events dedicated to the painter\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Brentford pub where the landscape artist J. M. W. Turner once lived and received his first commission…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":489465,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[2606,9310,748,393,4884,257,161572,28118,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-489464","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-art","9":"tag-brentford","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-london","14":"tag-turner","15":"tag-twickenham","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115352289423083728","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/489465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}