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- The Twickenham Museum
25 The Embankment, c1720 - present
- Watermen
... It was a rough life, and bred rough people.,
- Ferries & Ferrymen
... Rival ferries have been the subject of litigation more than once.,
- River Craft, Bargemen & Lightermen
There were territorial disputes between gangs and with bargemen about charges.,
- Locks & Bridges
...following much hostility from the watermen, Richmond Bridge was opened.,
- Livelihoods, Leisure and the Islands
...weirs were licensed, to provide the royal household with 'lampreys and roches'.,
- The River Thames
The river has long played a significant role in the commercial life of the area.,
- The River & 25 The Embankment
The building in which the museum is housed.,
- Twickenham
... Twickenham became a very fashionable place to live.,
- Whitton
Whitton is first mentioned around 1200.,
- Teddington
...belonged to Benedictine monks...,
- Hampton & Hampton Hill
...a number of finds of flint and bone tools and weapons...,
- Hampton Wick
The word wick could denote a dairy farm ...,
- Hampton Court
...one of the finest Tudor buildings in the country.,
- Major Houses on Twickenham Riverside
...Marble Hill, built in 1724-28 for Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk and mistress of George II.,
- Other Major Houses in Twickenham & Whitton
In 1709, Sir Godfrey Kneller, the court painter, acquired a house ... in the centre of Whitton and rebuilt it.,
- Writers & Artists
The 18th century was Twickenham's literary golden age,
- Illustrious People of Hampton & Teddington
Peg Woffington (1714-60) was Garrick's lover and almost as famous as he on stage.,