CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN KINGSTON UPON THAMES, 1850-1856
The first mission in Kingston upon Thames, mentioned in the Catholic Directory, was St. Raphael’s Church, in Surbiton.
The first mission in Kingston upon Thames, mentioned in the Catholic Directory, was St. Raphael’s Church, in Surbiton.
Alexander Raphael was born in Madras, modern-day Chennai, India, in 1775…
…a grand mansion built in 1828…
…today’s Eden Street was once called “Heathen Street”…
…the House of Detention in Kingston upon Thames, 1852-1890…
…whether the tradition arose because Biden, in 1852, used unreliable hearsay as his source?
This is the first detailed study of a prison in Heathen Street [modern-day Eden Street] Kingston upon Thames…
Reviews on four books covering Kingston, its suburbs and societies…
Surbiton used to be the butt of jokes, as a symbol of dowdy suburbia. That was silly…