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Barnes, Greater London
Barnes maps
Historic maps of Barnes and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Barnes maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Greater London
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Barnes books
Displaying 3 of 9 books about Barnes and the local area. View all Barnes books
London Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
South East London Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Central London Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
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Memories of Barnes
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The Howard Family of Barnes and Hammersmith
My Great-Great-Grandad, Henry Howard, lived in the early 1800’s - a time of great rural depression - and so he left his Devon home to look for work in London with the result that several generations of my family lived in the Hammersmith area. The story is that he walked all the way. No doubt the stage coach fare was beyond... [more]
Shared on 11 January 2008
We moved to Glebe Road in 1952 (Cousland) and it was a wonderful place for children. We had a back gate opening on to the common and made full use of it. The grass was cut every year and baled for hay and we used to rush out and build houses from the bales. Every Friday we were allowed to buy... [more]
Shared on 13 April 2008
Greater London memories
My Mother was born in the flat above Mortlake Fire Station in 1899. Her Father W.O.Knight was the Officer in charge. I lived there until approx 4 years of age and can remember the two fire engines and many details. The building is still there but has been converted into offices.
Shared on 31 May 2007
Mum remembers going across Parsons Green durig the war and the air raid had gone off, then she heard a doodlebug above her, she ran into the gents toilets and heard it land somewhere near, she never been that frightened since. Mum and Dad both lived next door to each other in Broughton Road, Fulham, they were big houses, one family... [more]
Shared on 12 August 2008
Extracts From Barnes & Greater London books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Barnes, inspired by Frith photos.
Twickenham - A History & Celebration
The Earl of Cornwall built stew (fish) ponds on the western boundary of his estate, and fish was an important part of the medieval diet. Fish weirs were used to trap fish in rivers, and were an important and often hotly disputed resource up to the 18th century. They were supposed to be licensed, but illegal weirs flourished and were a hazard to river traffic. There was at least one... [more]
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Twickenham - A History & Celebration
The local population in the Middle Ages made a living from agriculture, fishing, boat-building, and ferrying traffic up and down the river. There was even a local vineyard, which produced 'two tuns and one pipe' in 1297. This seems to have been planted with cherry-trees later. There is little detailed evidence on the number of people living at Twickenham during the Middle Ages but the manor of Isleworth, including Twickenham, seems... [more]
This is an extract from Twickenham - A History & Celebration.
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Twickenham - A History & Celebration
The Earl of Cornwall built stew (fish) ponds on the western boundary of his estate, and fish was an important part of the medieval diet. Fish weirs were used to trap fish in rivers, and were an important and often hotly disputed resource up to the 18th century. They were supposed to be licensed, but illegal weirs flourished and were a hazard to river traffic. There was at least one... [more]
This is an extract from Twickenham - A History & Celebration.
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