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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.

July 9, 2018Kingston, SurbitonBy David Kennedy

FROM MADRAS TO SURBITON. ALEXANDER RAPHAEL, UNBEATEN CHAMPION, 1775-1850

Alexander Raphael was born in Madras, modern-day Chennai, India, in 1775…

January 30, 2018Kingston, SurbitonBy David Kennedy

KINGSTON HILL PLACE: HISTORIC MANSION OF HANDSOME ELEVATION.

…a grand mansion built in 1828…

March 29, 2017Kingston, SurbitonBy David Kennedy

STREET OF CHANGE. A HISTORY OF EDEN STREET, KINGSTON UPON THAMES

…today’s Eden Street was once called “Heathen Street”…

December 1, 2016Kingston, SurbitonBy David Kennedy

NOTES ON THE HOUSE OF DETENTION, 1852-1890

…the House of Detention in Kingston upon Thames, 1852-1890…

October 19, 2016Kingston, SurbitonBy David Kennedy

WAS KINGSTON UPON THAMES ANTI-RAILWAY IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY?  A NOTE ON THE POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF THE TRADITION.

…whether the tradition arose because Biden, in 1852, used unreliable hearsay as his source?

August 26, 2016Kingston, SurbitonBy David Kennedy

A LOCAL PRISON FOR THE POOR. A STUDY OF KINGSTON HOUSE OF CORRECTION.

This is the first detailed study of a prison in Heathen Street [modern-day Eden Street] Kingston upon Thames…

August 22, 2016Kingston, SurbitonBy David Kennedy

REVIEW OF BOOKS ON THE HISTORY OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES.

Reviews on four books covering Kingston, its suburbs and societies…

June 21, 2016Kingston, SurbitonBy David Kennedy

ADVENT OF SURBURBIA. THOMAS POOLEY, THE RAILWAY & SURBITON, 1791-1856.

Surbiton used to be the butt of jokes, as a symbol of dowdy suburbia. That was silly…

June 21, 2016SurbitonBy David Kennedy
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