Sheen cinema: a flickering past
There used to be a beautiful Art Deco building on Sheen Lane – the Sheen…
Local History
On the buses
A brief history of buses, trams and trolleybuses in Richmond The first horse-drawn bus service…
‘The mad women of Kew’
The suffragette movement was very active locally, but the destruction of orchids and the arson…
Turner in Twickenham
JMW Turner is arguably our greatest landscape artist. Turner was born on 23 April 1775…
Christmas traditions
The history of Christmas traditions. Most December 25th traditions are far less Christian and much…
Stand and deliver!
In the 18th century, residents living in Richmond were in permanent dread of highwaymen When…
Kew Farm
Kew Farm – located where the Kew Gardens car park now stands at the end…
The story behind York House, Twickenham
York House in Twickenham is known as the heart of the council and for…
Steam comes to Richmond
We rightly connect steam with the railways, but the vertical steam engine was invented much…
Christmas and the Victorian poor
While we rightly associate many Christmas customs with Victorian times, it was a festival that…