STREET OF CHANGE. A HISTORY OF EDEN STREET, KINGSTON UPON THAMES
…today’s Eden Street was once called “Heathen Street”…
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NOTES ON THE HOUSE OF DETENTION, 1852-1890
…the House of Detention in Kingston upon Thames, 1852-1890…
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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?
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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…
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REVIEW OF BOOKS ON THE HISTORY OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES.
Reviews on four books covering Kingston, its suburbs and societies…
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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…
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