Edith's Streets

This square covers sites north of the river only. South is Ham and Hawker This square covers a very small area. It largely consists of a large sports ground which is part of the Lensbury Club which is in the square to the west.  Until purchased in the 1920s by the Club’s predecessors it was the site of Broom Hall, and slightly upriver, Old Broom Hall. Post to the south Teddington Normansfield and Trowlock  and Canbury Gardens Post to the west Ham Lands and Teddington Lock  and  Post to the west Teddington Broom Road Old Broom Hall This is said to have been built in about 1760. It appears to have been demolished in the 1930s Broom Hall . This is said to have been built for John Cornelius Park in 1856. It was sold on his death and by the 1880s was the home of the 2nd Earl Russell, John Francis Stanley Russell.  He was the first peer to join the Labour Party – he introduced the Highway Code and had the first ever car number plate.  He was also tried, by the House of Lords,

This post shows sites north of the river only.  South is Canbury Gardens Post to the south Hampton Wick  and Kingston Post to the north Ham and Hawker  and Teddington Broom Hall Broom Road Teddington Sports Centre . Public sports and leisure centre in part of Teddington School. Teddington School  The school opened in 1962 as the Teddington Secondary School for Boys taking boys from Stanley Road School, Twickenham Technical School and later St Mark's School’ In the mid-1980s they began to take girls’. In 2010 original buildings and sports fields were demolished, and replaced. It was then designated as a Specialist Visual Arts College and became an ‘Academy’ in 2012. A Sixth Form was opened in 2014 Teddington Sewage Works Fairways TS Saumurez  Twickenham Sea Cadets Kingston Road Sacred Heart Catholic Church .  This opened in 1893 and in 1933a new front and presbytery was built. It has been renovated since. Normansfield Hospital. In 1868 Dr John Langdon Down with hi

This post relates to sites north of the river only. South of the river is Kingston Post to the south Hampton Court Park Rick Pond  and Kingston Portsmouth Road Post to the north Canbury Gardens  and Teddington Normansfield and Trowlock Barge Walk Barge Walk Cottages Bennett Close Named after Timothy Bennett the cobbler of Hampton Wick. The entrance to the close from Park Road was the entrance to the Moyle Foundry. The Close itself dates from 1977 and replaced the foundry with flats and library. 38 Victor Moyle's foundry to the rear. They undertook a wide variety of machining operations, sheet-metal working, electrical work, tool and pattern making, foundry work, and rubber and plastic moulding, Hampton Wick Library. Designed by M. J. Landolt, Borough Architect for London Borough of Richmond. Queen Victoria Jubilee Memorial – this is a drinking fountain with a lamp on top. It was Built with public donations in 1897 and stood on the High Street. With in the early 20th

This post shows sites north of the river only. South of the river is Kingston Portsmouth Road Post to the east Kingston Post to the north Kingston  and Hampton Wick Post to the south Hampton Court Palace Golf Clubhouse  and Seething Wells Hampton Court Park The Rick Pond . The water comes from the Longford River flowing down the Long Water canal into the Rick Pond before reaching the Thames. The lake has an open aspect with south westerly winds running up the length of the pond. The southerly end was extended in 1931 and more recently the southerly end gas filled in to allow avenues of trees to be planted returning to the layout designed for Charles II.   The pond is also used for fishing. Hampton Court Model Yacht Club . The Rick Pond has been the venue for model yacht racing since the 1890’s. The Rev. Leonard Sampson Lewis-Low founded Surbiton MYC in 1893 and by the late 1920’s three clubs used the lake. Yachting Monthly 6 metres Owners Association was founded in 1924 and

This post covers sites north of the river only. South of the river is Seething Wells Post to the north Kingston Portsmouth Road  and Hampton Court Park Rick Pond Post to the south Long Ditton Post to the west Thames Ditton Hampton Court Park Hampton Court Palace Golf Club House . The club dates from 1895 but until 2001 it was called Home Park Golf Club, It hasd hasd three 3 different clubhouses. One of which was destroyed by a fire in 1977. Remains of the old clubhouse can be found buried under the practice area Tthe most recent clubhouse, which stands tall in the middle of Home Park’s grounds has been built since 2001.

Post to the north Kempton Park Post to the east Portlane Bridge Post to the south Sunbury Rivermead   and Apps Court Batavia Road The road was named for Batavia House which was built in the 17th and stood nearby. It was later replaced and subsequently demolished along with a large barn. Strata House . Strata Technology dates from 1998, and was set up by people from BP’s Technical Services Division. They provide turnkey solutions to industry and academia for bespoke laboratory-scale equipment, skid mounted rigs and pilot plants for research and development. Bowater Gardens Built on the site of the Bowater White Lodge Works. French Street White Lodge Works. Bowater Packaging Ltd. Bowater’s were the major paper making multinational. A British based company they began to buy packaging firms from the 1950s to form a paper products division, partly based here. They are now based in the US. White Lodge works was originally built in 1964 for Autolex who had been on site previousl

This post shows sites north of the river only.  South is Apps Court Post to the easy West Molesey Post to the west Sunbury Riverside  and Walton at Sunbury Lock Post to the north Sunbury Kempton Park French Street The road name is said to relate to the settlement of French refugees here. 116 Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School. The current school is a local authority school federated with Chennistone school. Beauclerc School. This was a private school present in 1906which appears to have been a girl’s boarding school in a ‘big’ house called Rippledene which was later demolished.  It appears to still be shown on maps into the late 1960s.  In the 1930s it seems to have been called Rippledene Girls School. Old Rope Walk This footpath runs from The Avenue diagonally to French Street, and follows the line of a brick wall. It is though rope making was an important industry here up until the mid 20th. Rivermead Island This publicly owned island is made up of meadow with trees,

This post has sites north of the river only. South of the river is Walton at Sunbury Lock Post to the south Wheatley's Ait  and Walton Waterside Post to the east Apps Court  and Sunbury Rivermead Anvil Road This was previously called Cemetery Road. Anvil Road appears to have been laid out in the 1970s on land used as a caravan site and associated areas. Housing is planned for the site. Sunbury Old Cemetery. This was apparently opened in 1855 by public subscription and was followed by the closure of the Churchyard as a burial ground. Church Street Old Vicarage. 18th house – of which some part might date from the reconstruction of the building in the late 17th. This building was sold in the 1920s and a new vicarage built elsewhere, St.Mary’s Church. The parish church was built in 1752 to replace a medieval church on the same site which was demolished partly because it was too small for the population. The new brick building was funded by subscriptions from parishioners

This post covers sites to the north of the river only. South of the river is Walton Bridge Posts to the west Desborough Island  and Lower Halliford Post to the north Lower Halliford Bishop Duppa’s Park Playground Bishop Duppa’s Bowling Club Green and Clubhouse Pavilion – this is in use by Jollies Nursery Felix Lane This is thought to be the remains of a medieval road going to Walton Ferry. It is in a zone liable to flood. Shepperton Marina. This is a family business set up in the 1980s on an old gravel extraction site. Penny Lane This is an area of plotland developments. A number of lanes go down to the riverside through sites. On the corner of the northernmost bend a site, is called St. George’s Field, with a building called St.George’s and two ‘open barn like’ buildings adjacent. Training Ship Black Swan, Sunbury and Walton Sea Cadets. S Black Swan dates back to 1943 and now had a ship’s company and junior section.  The unit has three Rowing Trinity 500's, seve

This posting shows only sites to the south of the river. North of the river is Desborough Island Post to the west is Old Shepperton Post to the north Shepperton Post to the east is Walton Bridge Road  and Walton Bridge Las Palmas Estate This is a ‘private’ area of countryside and riverside houses. This is said to be low rise chalet-style known as Las Palmas Estate, named after the land said to have once belonged to the Spanish Ambassador. Russell Road This is the old main road from London into Shepperton Lower Halliford Green is a grassy area which at one included a cattle pond. It was excluded from the enclosure of 1842 and 1862 as common land. The open space extends into Bishop Duppa's Park. The Old Manor House. House from the 18th with 19th extensions. The brick front is colour washed stucco. It is thought that this stands of the site of the late 13th manorial buildings which were rebuilt in 1375-6.  It was divided into three dwellings in 1981. In the 16th and 17th

Post to the east Desborough Island  and Lower Halliford Post to the south Weybridge Palace and River Post to the west Shepperton Range Cemetery Lane Shepperton New Cemetery Chertsey Road Halliford Mere Lakes . This is an old gravel extraction site worked out in the 1950s and turned into a fishing lake in 1986. It has four spring fed lakes. It also has a posh restaurant, specialising in funeral receptions, and wild life areas. Creek House . 19th House. Has been home to various show bizzy people.  To the rear are lawns going down to the Creek Mill Eyot . House built around 1850 Little Cottage . 18th house Millbrook Lodge. Early 19th building originally the stable block to Millbrook House. It was converted in the 1932 by Colonel Smith, and after it was used as a club Millbrook House. This 18th house is one of the most prominent houses in the village.  Its top storey was removed some time after 1930 but has been restored and the ornamental gardens surrounding it have gone.

This post covers sites north of the river only. South of the river is Chertsey Meads Post to the west Chertsey Bridge  and Chertsey Bridge north Post to the south Hamm Court Post to the east Old Shepperton Chertsey Road Landfill site in Ballast pit to the north dug pre-1930s Riverscroft . This is a waste disposal and recycling site operated by French owned SITA. In the 1930s this was a milk business and a jersey herd of cattle was kept there. Riversleigh Farm The Tower Hous e. This appears to be an early 19th house, with no sign of a tower, but the estate agents brochure for its recent sale gives no indication of its date.  It also says that the house carries with it the title of ‘Lord of the Manor of Shepperton’ – with no indication as to why this should be. There is also said to be a stretch of Rennie’s London Bridge in the grounds. Manor Farm .  This farm was attached to the Manor of Shepperton and was sold with it in 1867. Waymeadows Business Centre . Small trading esta

This post covers sites north of the river only.  South of the river is Chertsey Bridge Post to the north Laleham Littleton Lane Quarry  and Chertsey Abbey Chase Post to the east Chertsey Meads  and Shepperton Range Chertsey Bridge Road Coal tax post . This is sited at the south end of the bridge on the downstream side Dumsey Meadow Recreation Ground. This is a small area of open unimproved Thameside meadow lying in a bend of the River Thames – and the only such piece unfenced by the river remaining below Caversham. It is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is home to some rare plants and insects. Historically the name is noted as "Dumsea Bushes", "Dumsea Corner" and "Dumsea Deep" which may refer to a clump of willows. It is grazed by cattle and ponies and is used by anglers and wild swimmers. The Kingfisher. This pub was once known as The Lock, and also as The Lock Haven. It dates from 1999 and is an entirely modern building

This posting relates to sites north of the river only. South of the river is Chertsey  Abbey Chase Post to the north Laleham Post to the west Chertsey Abbey Post to the south Chertsey Bridge  and Chertsey Bridge North Laleham Park Sports Ground Littleton Lane Quarry Shepperton Aggregates. Littleton Lane Quarry and Landfill. This is a lake formed by historical gravel working and used since the mid 1970s for the disposal of silt arising from the processing of minerals. Thameside Laleham Camping Club. 80 pitch camp site run by volunteers Surrey Canoe Club. This is a facility for training young people and set up Albert Donovan who remains as one of the coaches. Spelthorne Waterski Club Sources Laleham Camping Club. Web site Spelthorne Council. Web site Surrey Canoe Club. Web site

Post to the west Laleham Thameside  and Laleham Burway Post to the south Chertsey Abbey Chase  and Laleham Littleton Lane Quarry Post to the east Shepperton Studios Abbey Drive The gates of Laleham Abbey Coverts . It is a an early 18th house with battlements The Thatched Cottage . This is a cottage orne built around the same time as Laleham House for which it was the lodge. It has ornate barge boards, a thatched roof and veranda supported on rustic posts, ornamental chimney stacks and cast iron windows with a lattice design. Laleham House . This was called Laleham Park, and later Laleham Abbey and was the home of the Lucan family. It was built by John Buonarotti Papworth in 1805 for the Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan. He later rented it to Queen Maria II exiled queen of Portugal from 1829. It was later altered to add stables and a farm by Papworth for Bingham, the 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800-1888), who re-engaged John Buanarotti Papworth to complete further alterations inclu

This post covers sites north of the river only. South of the river is Laleham Burway Post to the north Penton Hook  and Penton Hook Marina Post to the south Chertsey Abbey Post to the east Laleham Thames Path Laleham Wharf. This faced the river between Vicarage Lane and Blacksmith’s Lane and is marked by posts bearing the City of London Arms who had jurisdiction here from 1197.. Here  bundles of osiers from the opposite bank were unloaded before being barged to London furniture makers. Goods carried also included coal, timber, rushes grain, malt and slate. Toll gate, which charged a penny toll. The Greyhound public house. In the 18th this was used for meetings of the Court Leet, The Barn. House by Sir Edward Maufe in 1909 for the musical comedy star Marie Studholme. It was named after one of her hit songs, "The Little Dutch Barn". Osmanthorpe. Large house facing the river with an estate behind which reached to Ferry Lane. Home of Rear-Admiral Greville in the 19th