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Lenten Reflections On The War Memorial At St Raphael’s Roman Catholic Church

April 6, 2024

A Fundraising Talk In Support Of The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development [Cafod] Given In The Alexander Hall Of St Raphael’s Church, Kt1 2Na, On ...

Surbiton

The Queen’s Promenade Bandstand, Surbiton

July 25, 2023

The Queen’s Promenade Bandstand, Surbiton, and a glimpse of the local musical band movement, 1893-1910.

Kingston

The War Memorial, St. Andrew’s Church, Surbiton: Behind the names

May 8, 2023

The memorial tablet on the wall of St. Andrew’s Church, Surbiton KT6 4AB, has a roll of honour with 53 names of men who died ...

Kingston

PRIESTS OF ST. RAPHAEL’S CHURCH, 1850-1907. BEHIND THE NAMES

May 1, 2023

A fundraising Lenten talk in support of “The Bread of Life” charity of the Sons of Divine Providence.

Kingston

Members of Kingston Debating Society in The Spring of 1901: A Study

September 26, 2022

In the Spring of 1901 Kingston Debating Society [KDS], founded in 1886, had 48 members, although not all attended the debates held in that season.

Kingston

Charles Luck of Surbiton, the architect, the man

December 16, 2021

This is a PowerPoint presentation with notes of a talk entitled “Charles Lock Luck of Surbiton. The architect & the man”.

Kingston

WADBROOK STREET IN KINGSTON: A GENEALOGICAL CHALLENGE

June 19, 2021

The origin of the surname “Wadbrook” is obscure. It was found in Kingston upon Thames records as far back as 1660

Surbiton

CHARLES LOCK LUCK, 1833-1890, A SURBITON ARCHITECT

March 1, 2021

Charles Lock Luck an architect, born in 1833 at the Paragon, Blackheath, lived in Surbiton from 1860-1890.

Kingston

The Kingston upon Thames Debtors’ Prison

November 26, 2020

The Kingston upon Thames Debtors’ Prison existed from 1829-1852 and was situated in what is today Bath Passage.

Kingston

The Stockhouse

November 26, 2020

The Stockhouse, otherwise called the Town Gaol or Borough Gaol, in Kingston upon Thames was situated within what is today the Bentall Centre in Clarence ...

Kingston

An Interesting Couple

September 20, 2020

The grave of John Robert and Gertrude Pannell is in Surbiton Cemetery [Section IV, Grave 58]...

Kingston

A VIRTUAL TOUR OF COOMBE CONDUIT

August 12, 2020

This is a PowerPoint presentation with notes which is intended to provide a virtual tour of Coombe Conduit, one of Kingston’s most important ancient monuments.

Kingston

ANECDOTAL MEMORIES: DOORS INTO THE PAST, A REVIEW

August 1, 2020

Audrey Giles’ new book evolved from the research of a family anecdote about a railway accident in 1904 in which her grandfather, George Spencer, was ...