PROUDLY CELEBRATING OUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY!

Welcome to the York House Society's website. The York House Society is Twickenham's oldest amenity society. It was formed in 1924 from the committee of councillors and local residents that was originally set up in 1922, to persuade the then Urban District Council to buy York House for conversion to a town hall.

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2024 MEETING PROGRAMME
Meetings will be in the Terrace Room at York House, Richmond Rd, Twickenham, TW1 3AA.
For information, email the Hon Sec Susan Chappell at yorkhousesociety@gmail.com
Meetings start at 7.30pm


Friday 12 July - SUMMER RECEPTION
On July 12th we celebrated our centenary with our annual summer reception in the company of the new Mayor, Richard Pyne, and Helen, the Lady Mayor, and Gareth Roberts, leader of Richmond upon Thames Council, plus representatives of many local charities and bodies.

The Mayor, Richard Pyne, the Lady Mayor, and Paul Leonard, chairman of the Society
The Mayor, Richard Pyne, and Helen, the Lady Mayor, with York House Society Chairman Paul Leonard.

 

Joy Lee recognised for her outstanding contributions to the York House Society and her garden walks
Joy Lee, recognised for her outstanding contributions to the York House Society and her garden walks.

Guests at the Summer Reception
Guests at the Summer Reception. Photos courtesy Andrew Martin, LBRuT.

 

YORK HOUSE GARDENS

The Oceanides (Naked Ladies) in York House Gardens 

The gardens and the tennis courts are open every day except Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

The Sunken Garden at York House