The items displayed form only a tiny part of the contents of a Twickenham shop that lay undisturbed for decades:

The sheer hard work and repetitive nature of Domestic duties, as required then, is nowadays difficult to appreciate.

A change in the law in 1830 (The Beer House Act) allowed a large number of beer houses to open and many later became Public Houses.

Until the 18th century local roads were little more than dirt tracks, increasingly unsuitable for heavy goods, so leading to increased river traffic.

Overall, this was a time when food shopping was carried out every day

In the 19th century Twickenham and Isleworth were important constituents of what was known as The Garden of England.

Enlarged copies of London United Tramways (LUT) tickets, dating from about 1903.

Firemen have long played an important role in public service and Twickenham acquired its first engine in 1738.

Shops in general opened from 9am to 8pm with no closing for lunch. On Saturday it was 9am till 11pm

In 1859 Charles Edward Murray founded the Whitton local volunteer corps

An early industry

The Railways led to much development and a huge increase in population.

The Metropolis Water Act of 1852 prohibited the taking of water from the tidal Thames.