Edith's Streets

Riverside - south  of the river, west of the Tower. Kew This post shows sites south of the river only. North of the river is Strand on the Green Post to the south Kew Post to the west Kew Gardens and Green Cambridge Cottages When the creek leading to the pond and the old dock were filled in the late 19th the cottages here were built on the site of what were known as Twiggets Meadows. Cambridge Road The name relates to the 7th son of George III, Adolphus. Wesleyan Chapel , previously the Gloucester Road Wesleyan Chapel.  It was built in 1895 by R.Curwen and is now housing. Stable – this is a house converted from a 19th stable and garages once belonging to a house in Mortlake Road. Cumberland Road The name relates to the Duke of Cumberland, a name often given to Royal dukes 24-26 Kew College . Fee paying private school. The Queen’s Church of England School . In 1810, a "Free School" was opened in St Anne's Church, financed by subscribers plus a contributi...

Riverside - south of the river and west of the Tower. Kew Post to the east Riverside Mortlake  and Chiswick Dukes Meadows Sports Post to the north Kew  and Strand on the Green Post to the west Kew Green and Gardens Atwood Avenue The Attwood family were local market gardeners St.Phillip’s and All Saints Church . Built with the timbers of a 16th barn bought from Stonehall Farm, Oxted, in 1929. It was offered to the area by the Hoare and Lambert families because it was felt new churches were needed. It was the first church in England to be built from a barn. The original barn was L-shaped, and used at various times for cattle and to store of hops and other crops. When the timbers were dismantled and moved to Kew in 1929, they were numbered - the numbers remain on the beams. They were then reassembled to create one long nave. The timbers are thought to come from 16th ships and the 16th panelling behind the altar may be even older. The north and south entrances are paved w...

Riverside south of the river and west of the Tower. Riverside Mortlake. This post relates to sites south of the river only. The sites on the north bank are at Chiswick Dukes Meadow Sports Post to the south Mortlake and east Sheen Post to the east Barnes Bridge  and Chiswick Dukes Meadow more sport Post to the west Kew Aynscombe Path Now part of Willams Lane Bulls Alley The alley marks the boundary of the original brewery site. It leads to a Drawdock now barricaded to prevent flooding. Brewery Wharf . There are rails remaining from cranes used here. Clifford Avenue The road was originally planned in the 1920s as a relief road from London to the South West. Construction began in 1928 and the road, with Chiswick and Twickenham Bridges, was opened in 1933. Chiswick Bridge . The bridge replaced a ferry, which closed when it opened. It is a reinforced concrete deck arch bridge faced with Portland Stone. It was designed by architect Herbert Baker and County Engineer Alfred Dry...

Riverside south bank, west of the Tower - Mortlake and east Sheen Post to the east Barnes Common Post to the north Riverside Mortlake  and Chiswick Dukes Meadows Sports Alder Road Gym . The Second Mortlake Scout Group meets here. They were formed in 1919 and are attached to St. Mary the Virgin Church. The gym is a large corrugated iron building which appears to be post Second World War or to have previously been in use as a library. Girl Guides Centre . This appears to be on the same site as the scouts but to the rear of the Gym Sea Scouts Hall . This appears to date from 1963 and was presumably rebuilt after the fire mentioned below.  The Sea Scout group itself dated from before the Second World War. A group from Mortlake were part of the Dunkirk landings in their boat Minotaur and worked on other boats.  In August 1950 - all ten scouts on board were killed when their vessel Wangle III was lost on a return voyage from France. A memorial stone with all the names w...

Riverside - south of the river, west of the Tower, Barnes - Lonsdale Road This post shows sites south of the river only, North of the river is Old Chiswick Post to the east Castelnau Post to the south Barnes Bridge Post to the north Chiswick riverside to Bedford Park Ferry Lane Ferry. There had been a ferry from Chiswick in the middle ages but this ceased to function. It had begun again by 1820 and was reached via Ferry Lane. Lonsdale Road Swedish School . This is an independent boarding school consisting of a nursery and primarily school for for pupils aged up to 16.  It was founded in 1907 in central London and moved to Barnes in 1976. Harrodean School. This is a private fee paying school dating from 1993 when it took over the old Harrod’s Sports Club buildings – which was called the Harrodian Club. Reservoir.   The 'Leg of Mutton', like its larger neighbour the Barn Elms Reservoirs, has only a thin strip of land dividing it from the Thames. The reservoir ...

Riverside south of the river and west of the Tower. Castelnau Post to the east Harrod's Village  and Fulham Palace Rad and riverside Post to the north St.Paul's School  and Hammersmith Riverside Post to the south Barnes Post to the west Lonsdale Road  and Old Chiswick Arundel Terrace Housing built for employees of Cowan’s Soap Factory in 1858. 42-44 Vulcan Foundry . Between the wars this was an engineering works run by a Mr. Randall. It has since been used for a number of commercial applications.  Now a garage and flats Barn Elms West Middlesex Waterworks Co . The works was established in 1838, initially with two settlement reservoirs. Eventually much of this area became reservoirs which lay at the north end of the Castlenau peninsula and on both sides, with a stretch of farmland between them. In this square the reservoirs were those on the east side, now the wild life site, and on the western riverside stretch between St. Pauls School and Barn Elms....