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Introduction Well, there are a hundred and one of them, (had to stop somewhere), and they are for the most part about local history in...

“It will look, I fear, a little like arrogance in a private man to give a printed description of his villa and collection, in which...

Built around 1175, The Clattern Bridge in Kingston upon Thames is one of the oldest intact bridges in England, spanning a minor chalk...

“What a monster! Imagine an enormous see-saw, with a steam engine at one end, and a pump at the other …” So enthused Charles Dickens in...

Well that's what I thought I heard when a colleague at my new, and first job in London, listed out some of the nearby places I might like...

I love spending time in this charming old place. Sometimes that’s not all I spend. Thank you to my wife Rachel for reminding me of it,...

It took place on November 13th 1642, near the then village of Turnham Green, at the end of the first campaigning season of the First...

The London Apprentice has attracted clientele of all sorts over the ages. A Grade II listed building, it is located next to the River...

By Heidi Harrington (RIP Terry Jones) Brentford Musical Museum tells the changing story of how people have captured and listened to music...

The deceptive and waning tide of religious fervour that was to give rise to an ultimately towerless and unexpectedly short lived gothic...

Neither a marble nor a hill in sight. But there is a house … even if it’s under renovation. English Heritage, aided by the National...

As long ago as 1891 there had been a proposal for a floating swimming bath in the Thames. In 1900 the Thames Conservancy turned down a...

It's that bloke again. You may remember the generous philanthropist Mr. Carnegie from an earlier post on Teddington Library (see Post...

Most of us are content with tiling the bathroom, and perhaps the kitchen. A resident of S.W. London has taken things a bit further....

Yep. That is indeed Mick McManus and Thora Hird. But no, this isn’t a mixed wrestling tag team made in heaven, rather this unlikely...

Held annually since 1923 for just under fifty years until boring old safety concerns won out in 1970, the start of the Le Mans 24-hour...

Twickenham Exchange is a community building with, depending who you ask, a 300 or 320 seat theatre, six studio rooms, a cafe and a bar....

This moment felt quite special, rather taking me by surprise as I rested my bike against the flagpole marking the spot where General...

A brief diversion from S.W. London. Addiscombe Railway Station in Croydon is no more. Indeed, that's been the case for some time. Said to...

This Grade 1 listed Coronation Stone in Kingston is an ancient sarsen stone block, believed by some to have been the site of the...