People

People & Places

  • Frank Ambler

    Frank Ambler

    Queens' Waterman

  • The 3rd Duke of Argyll

    The 3rd Duke of Argyll

    An early horticulturist at Whitton

  • Sir Walter Alcock

    Sir Walter Alcock

    Organist and Composer

  • Claudius Amyand

    Claudius Amyand

    Surgeon

  • John Archambo

    John Archambo

    Clockmaker

  • Sir Joseph Ashe

    Sir Joseph Ashe

    Royalist merchant and Whig MP

  • Neil Aspinall

    Neil Aspinall

    The 'Fifth Beatle'

  • Luffman Atterbury

    Luffman Atterbury

    Composer and builder

  • Sir Gideon Aunsham

    Sir Gideon Aunsham

  • Sir Francis Bacon

    Sir Francis Bacon

    Statesman, essayist, philosopher and scientific theorist

  • Frederick Augusta Barnard

    Frederick Augusta Barnard

    Courtier and Librarian

  • Joseph Charles Barrow

    Joseph Charles Barrow

    Artist

  • Ernest Barry

    Ernest Barry

    Champion sculler and Bargemaster

  • George Basevi

    George Basevi

    Architect

  • Dr William Battie

    Dr William Battie

    Physician in Disorders of the Mind. President of the Royal College of Physicians

  • Trevor Baylis CBE

    Trevor Baylis CBE

    Inventor

  • John Beard

    John Beard

    Actor and singer

  • Timothy Bennet

    Timothy Bennet

    Shoemaker cordwainer

  • Sir William Berkeley

    Sir William Berkeley

    Governor of Virginia

  • Lord John Berkeley

    Lord John Berkeley

    Royalist General, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland & Ambassador-extraordinary

  • Arthur Bilbrough

    Arthur Bilbrough

    Maritime Insurance

  • Edward Birkhead

    Edward Birkhead

    Quaker Magistrate

  • R D Blackmore

    R D Blackmore

    Author and market gardener of Teddington

  • John Blow

    John Blow

    Composer and organist

  • Boer War Memorial Plaque

    Boer War Memorial Plaque

    Warriors and Wars

  • Henry George Bohn

    Henry George Bohn

    Fine art collector, book dealer and publisher

  • Giovanni Bononcini

    Giovanni Bononcini

    Italian composer and friend of Alexander Pope

  • Thomas Boucher

    Thomas Boucher

    Gamester

  • Richard Bowery

    Richard Bowery

    Alexander Pope's Waterman

  • The Earl of Bradford

    The Earl of Bradford

    Royalist soldier, Whig politician & libertine

  • Sir Christopher Quintin Brand

    Sir Christopher Quintin Brand

    World War I air ace touches down in Twickenham

  • Griffith Brewer

    Griffith Brewer

    Balloonist, Aviator and First Briton to Fly

  • Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Bt

    Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Bt

    Royalist lawyer

  • ‘Broomstick’ Broomhall

    ‘Broomstick’ Broomhall

    Airman and Speed Merchant

  • Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown

    Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown

    Landscape Gardener

  • John Browne

    John Browne

    Clerk of the Parliaments

  • George Buckingham

    George Buckingham

    Organ builder

  • John Chessell Buckler

    John Chessell Buckler

    Artist & Architect

  • Cecilia Bulstrode

    Cecilia Bulstrode

    Courtier

  • Richard & Agnes Burton

    Richard & Agnes Burton

    Two 15th century burials

  • Juliana Elizabeth Byron

    Juliana Elizabeth Byron

    Aunt of Lord Byron the Poet

  • Richard Owen Cambridge

    Richard Owen Cambridge

    Cambridge is everything! - Walpole

  • William Candler

    William Candler

    Master Grocer and Philanthropist

  • Thomas Carwitham

    Thomas Carwitham

    Decorative Painter

  • Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland

    Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland

    Politician and Admiralty Official

  • Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland

    Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland

    Writer, Translator & Catholic Recusant

  • Sir William Chambers

    Sir William Chambers

    A prodigy for Genius, for Sense & good taste

  • William Champion

    William Champion

    Earl of Dysart's Ferryman

  • Sir Francis Chantrey

    Sir Francis Chantrey

    One of the greatest English Sculptors

  • Edward Chapman II

    Edward Chapman II

    Bricklayer - Builder

  • William Chase

    William Chase

    Of a Whitton landowning family

  • Henry Cheers

    Henry Cheers

    Successful Victorian and Edwardian Architect

  • Colley Cibber

    Colley Cibber

    Actor-manager, Poet Laureate & dramatist

  • Kitty Clive

    Kitty Clive

    Actress

  • Lily Langtry

    Lily Langtry

    Actress

  • Richard Cobbett

    Richard Cobbett

    Author of Memorials of Twickenham

  • Professor Cockles

    Professor Cockles

    Twickenham's tin-can diver entertains the crowds again

  • Edmund Cooke

    Edmund Cooke

    Gentleman

  • Richard Corbett

    Richard Corbett

    Poet and Bishop of Oxford and Norwich

  • Richard Earl of Cornwall

    Richard Earl of Cornwall

    Brother of Henry III, granted the Manor of Isleworth

  • Sir Clement Cottrell

    Sir Clement Cottrell

    Antiquary and Courtier

  • Noël Coward

    Noël Coward

    Dramatist, actor and cabaret artist

  • Baron d’Aguilar

    Baron d’Aguilar

    Portuguese Baron of the Holy Roman Empire

  • Christopher D’Oyly

    Christopher D’Oyly

    Barrister, Administrator and Politician

  • Anne Seymour Damer

    Anne Seymour Damer

    Sculptor

  • Sir Abstrupus Danby

    Sir Abstrupus Danby

    Of an Ancient Yorkshire Family

  • John Davenport

    John Davenport

    Landowner of Teddington & Twickenham

  • Walter de la Mare

    Walter de la Mare

    At Southend House, Montpelier Row, Twickenham

  • The Earl of Denbigh

    The Earl of Denbigh

    William Feilding, 5th Earl of Denbigh

  • Commodore Digby Dent

    Commodore Digby Dent

    Naval officer

  • Dr Hugh Welch Diamond

    Dr Hugh Welch Diamond

    Physician, Photographer, Antiquarian and Collector

  • Charles Dickens

    Charles Dickens

    Visitor to Twickenham in 1838

  • Sarah Disraeli

    Sarah Disraeli

    Benjamin Disraeli's sister who lived in St Margaret's

  • Edward Harris Donnithorne

    Edward Harris Donnithorne

    Soldier and Magistrate

  • Charlotte, Countess of Drogheda

    Charlotte, Countess of Drogheda

    Countess of Drogheda

  • Gabriel Du Quesne

    Gabriel Du Quesne

    Philosopher, Soldier & Honorary Marquis

  • Matthew Duane

    Matthew Duane

    Roman Catholic lawyer

  • Sir Richard Perryn

    Sir Richard Perryn

    Eminent lawyer

  • Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff

    Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff

    Victorian Polymath

  • William, Duke of Clarence

    William, Duke of Clarence

    Future Monarch

  • Sir Charles Duncombe

    Sir Charles Duncombe

    Banker, politician and Lord Mayor of London

  • Jeremiah Dyson

    Jeremiah Dyson

    Civil Servant

  • Richard Edgcumbe

    Richard Edgcumbe

    Politician

  • Col. Sir Robert Edis

    Col. Sir Robert Edis

    Architect, Soldier and Sportsman

  • Rifleman Frank Edwards

    Rifleman Frank Edwards

    Footballer of Loos

  • Richard Ell

    Richard Ell

    Retired Sea Captain

  • Welbore Ellis PC, FSA, DCL, 1st Baron Mendip

    Welbore Ellis PC, FSA, DCL, 1st Baron Mendip

    Politician

  • John Erskine, Earl of Mar

    John Erskine, Earl of Mar

    Unsuccessful Jacobite and amateur architect

  • Louis Essen, FRS

    Louis Essen, FRS

    Father of the Atomic Clock

  • Fred Evans

    Fred Evans

    Britain’s first film comedy star

  • Michael Faraday

    Michael Faraday

    Natural scientist - discoverer of electro-magnetic induction

  • Henry Fielding

    Henry Fielding

    Novelist & lawyer

  • Sir John Fitz

    Sir John Fitz

  • Maria Fitzherbert

    Maria Fitzherbert

    Secretly married to the Prince of Wales

  • Henry Flitcroft

    Henry Flitcroft

    Architect known as 'Burlington Harry'

  • Rear Admiral Thomas Fox

    Rear Admiral Thomas Fox

    Naval Officer

  • Francis Francis

    Francis Francis

    Piscatorial Entrepreneur, Writer

  • Adrian Franklyn

    Adrian Franklyn

    World War One flying ace who fought the Red Baron

  • Moses Franks

    Moses Franks

    Jewish merchant

  • Sir Charles Freake

    Sir Charles Freake

    Builder and Philanthropist

  • Dr William Fuller

    Dr William Fuller

    Royalist schoolmaster and Bishop of Lincoln

  • David Garrick

    David Garrick

    England's greatest actor manager

  • Bernard Garside

    Bernard Garside

    Historian and schoolmaster

  • James Gibbs

    James Gibbs

    A very individual architect

  • Moses Glover

    Moses Glover

    Mapmaker

  • John Nash Goatly

    John Nash Goatly

    Twickenham Auctioneer and Estate Agent

  • Edward Golding

    Edward Golding

    Keeper of the Jocky Park in Bushy Park

  • James Gooch

    James Gooch

    Artist chronicler of Twickenham

  • Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff

    Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff

    Diplomat and man of letters

  • Captain John Gray

    Captain John Gray

    Naval Officer and Property developer in Twickenham

  • Dr Stephen Hales

    Dr Stephen Hales

    Scientist, philanthropist & curate of Teddington

  • Thomas Chandler Haliburton

    Thomas Chandler Haliburton

    Jurist, Writer and Politician

  • Walter Hammerton

    Walter Hammerton

    Sportsman who established Hammerton's Ferry

  • Robert Hammond

    Robert Hammond

    Founder of the Hampton School

  • George Hardinge

    George Hardinge

    Judge, Author & Politician

  • Lucy Harington, Countess of Bedford

    Lucy Harington, Countess of Bedford

    Performer in masques

  • Robert Weston (Harris)

    Robert Weston (Harris)

    Songwriter

  • Matthew Harvey

    Matthew Harvey

  • Sir Simon Harvey

    Sir Simon Harvey

    Courtier

  • Laetitia Matilda Hawkins

    Laetitia Matilda Hawkins

    Daughter of Sir John Hawkins and nineteenth century local gossip

  • John Hay, Marquess of Tweeddale

    John Hay, Marquess of Tweeddale

    Secretary of State for Scotland

  • Alexander Herzen

    Alexander Herzen

    Russian political author

  • William Hickey

    William Hickey

    Memoirist and Lawyer

  • Bertie Higgs

    Bertie Higgs

    Twickenham's first flying undertaker, boxer and child actor

  • John Cam Hobhouse

    John Cam Hobhouse

    Friend of Byron

  • Francis Cotterell Hodgson

    Francis Cotterell Hodgson

    Chronicler of Twickenham people

  • Thomas Christopher Hofland

    Thomas Christopher Hofland

    Twickenham artist inspired by the riverside scenery

  • Admiral Francis Holburne

    Admiral Francis Holburne

    Naval officer

  • Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk

    Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk

    An eventful but uneven life

  • Baroness Howe of Langar

    Baroness Howe of Langar

    Destroyer of Pope's Villa

  • General William 5th Viscount Howe

    General William 5th Viscount Howe

    A distinguished soldier

  • Thomas Hudson

    Thomas Hudson

    Portrait Painter

  • Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon

    Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon

    Royalist statesman

  • Edward Ironside

    Edward Ironside

    Historian of Twickenham

  • John James

    John James

    A parson's son and a leading architect of the first half of the 18th Century

  • Charles Jervas

    Charles Jervas

    Portrait painter and translator of Don Quixote

  • Captain W. E. Johns

    Captain W. E. Johns

    Bomber pilot, illustrator, aviation writer and author of Biggles books

  • Dr Johnson

    Dr Johnson

    Poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer.

  • Dorothea Jordan

    Dorothea Jordan

    Actress and royal mistress

  • Fred Karno

    Fred Karno

    Slapstick Comic and Music Hall Owner

  • Anthony Keck

    Anthony Keck

    Racehorse breeder

  • Harriet Kendall

    Harriet Kendall

    Singer, elocutionist, pianist, poet and composer

  • Sir William Killigrew

    Sir William Killigrew

    Courtier and Playright

  • The Earl of Kilmorey

    The Earl of Kilmorey

    Eccentric Irish peer

  • Cedric King Palmer

    Cedric King Palmer

    Composer and conductor of light music

  • Sir Godfrey Kneller

    Sir Godfrey Kneller

    Greatest Master of the English baroque portrait

  • Henry Du Pre Labouchere

    Henry Du Pre Labouchere

    Theatrical enterprises in Twickenham

  • Batty Langley

    Batty Langley

    Gardener and Prolific Writer

  • Edward Lapidge

    Edward Lapidge

    Architect and bridge designer

  • Dr John Rudd Leeson MRCS, MB, JP

    Dr John Rudd Leeson MRCS, MB, JP

    Physician

  • Sir John Fleming Leicester

    Sir John Fleming Leicester

    Art Collector

  • Samuel Lewis

    Samuel Lewis

    Mapmaker

  • The Earl of Lonsdale

    The Earl of Lonsdale

    A well respected man

  • Edward Lovibond

    Edward Lovibond

    A minor poet

  • Sir Humphrey Lynd

    Sir Humphrey Lynd

    A life writing in the cause of religion

  • William Marlow

    William Marlow

    Landscape and View Painter

  • William Martin

    William Martin

    Admiral of the Blue Squadron of His Majesty's Fleet

  • Joseph Mears

    Joseph Mears

    Entrepreneur involved with Motor launches, Buses, and Cinemas

  • James Arthur Messenger

    James Arthur Messenger

    Teddington boatbuilder and Royal Bargemaster

  • Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax

    Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax

    Man of letters and Keeper of Bushy Park

  • Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

    Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

    Poet and lady of letters

  • Lorenzo Moore

    Lorenzo Moore

    Soldier and MP

  • Hannah More

    Hannah More

    Pietistic friend of the Garricks, Dr Johnson and Horace Walpole

  • Roger Morris

    Roger Morris

    An architectural career founded on speculative building

  • Thomas Moxon

    Thomas Moxon

    Banker

  • MPs for Twickenham and Middlesex

    MPs for Twickenham and Middlesex

    Famous and notorious Members of Parliament

  • John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore

    John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore

    Governor of Virginia

  • James Alexander Mustard

    James Alexander Mustard

    Survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade

  • Mrs Sarah Nepuen

    Mrs Sarah Nepuen

    A resident for over 60 years

  • Captain Billie Nevill

    Captain Billie Nevill

    Soldier

  • Ferdinando Nicolls

    Ferdinando Nicolls

    Temporary Vicar of Twickenham

  • Sir Thomas Nott

    Sir Thomas Nott

    Gentleman-Usher to the King

  • Augustin Noverre

    Augustin Noverre

    Dance Master

  • Sir Chaloner Ogle

    Sir Chaloner Ogle

    Admiral of the Fleet

  • The Earl of Orkney

    The Earl of Orkney

    Soldier

  • Francis Turner Palgrave

    Francis Turner Palgrave

    Author, poet and anthologist

  • Henrietta, Lady Peachey

    Henrietta, Lady Peachey

    Botanical illustrator

  • Fred Pearce

    Fred Pearce

    Twickenham Borough Surveyor and stalwart of the Congregational Church

  • Charles Pelabon

    Charles Pelabon

    Engineer and Munitions Manufacturer

  • Sir James Pemberton

    Sir James Pemberton

    Goldsmith

  • Mathias Perkins

    Mathias Perkins

    Barber-surgeon

  • Louis Philippe Duc d’Orléans

    Louis Philippe Duc d’Orléans

    sometime King of the French

  • Jonathan Wathen Phipps/Waller

    Jonathan Wathen Phipps/Waller

    Eye Surgeon

  • Nathaniel Pigott

    Nathaniel Pigott

    Catholic lawyer of Whitton

  • Sir George Pocock

    Sir George Pocock

    A distinguished naval officer

  • Alexander Pope

    Alexander Pope

    Poet, satirist, letter writer, designer of gardens and grotto maker

  • King Manoel II of Portugal

    King Manoel II of Portugal

    Royal exile at Fulwell Park

  • Vere Poulett

    Vere Poulett

    Member of an ancient Somerset family

  • Francis Poulton

    Francis Poulton

    Lawyer and Steward to the Manor Court

  • Abraham Prado

    Abraham Prado

    Viticulturist and horticulturist

  • Alexander Prescott

    Alexander Prescott

    Goldsmith

  • Hannah Pritchard

    Hannah Pritchard

    Actress

  • William Henry Punchard

    William Henry Punchard

    Railway Builder and Public Works Contractor

  • The Earl of Radnor

    The Earl of Radnor

    Collector of pictures

  • Edward Reeves

    Edward Reeves

    Carpenter-Builder of Twickenham

  • Humphry Repton

    Humphry Repton

    Landscape Gardener

  • Henry Ripley

    Henry Ripley

    Schoolmaster, musician and historian

  • Francis Salvador

    Francis Salvador

    Jewish Martyr of the American Revolution

  • C J Sauthier

    C J Sauthier

    Mapmaker of Twickenham

  • Samuel Scott

    Samuel Scott

    Painter of views of Twickenham riverside

  • Charles Fitzroy Scudamore

    Charles Fitzroy Scudamore

    A transient resident

  • John Serle

    John Serle

    Gardener and friend to Alexander Pope

  • Edward Seymour

    Edward Seymour

    Portrait Painter

  • R C Sherriff

    R C Sherriff

    Playright

  • Lady Frances Shirley

    Lady Frances Shirley

    Devotee of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion

  • The Hon George Shirley

    The Hon George Shirley

    A man of forceful behaviour

  • Sir Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers

    Sir Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers

    Father of 57 offspring

  • Charlie Shore

    Charlie Shore

    Water Carnival & Regatta organiser

  • The Berry Sisters

    The Berry Sisters

    Sojourns in Twickenham and Teddington

  • Sir Thomas Skipwith

    Sir Thomas Skipwith

    Lincolnshire Baronet

  • Abraham Slade

    Abraham Slade

    Builder

  • Edith Somerville

    Edith Somerville

    Some Anglo-Irish connexions with Twickenham and Whitton

  • Joanna Southcott

    Joanna Southcott

    Visionary founder of the Southcottians

  • Baron Sparre

    Baron Sparre

    Swedish Ambassador in England

  • John Spyers

    John Spyers

    Nurseryman and Draftsman

  • The Hon Sir William Stanhope

    The Hon Sir William Stanhope

    The Hon Sir William Stanhope

  • Sir Richard Steele

    Sir Richard Steele

    Publisher of the Tatler, the Spectator, and the Guardian

  • Dr Edward Stillingfleet

    Dr Edward Stillingfleet

    Christian Theologian and Scholar

  • Thomas Stonor

    Thomas Stonor

    Catholic owner of Stonor Park, Henley

  • The Earl of Strafford

    The Earl of Strafford

    Soldier and diplomat

  • James Stuart II

    James Stuart II

    Britain's Last Catholic King

  • Sir John Suckling

    Sir John Suckling

    Poet, born at Whitton

  • Isaac Swainson

    Isaac Swainson

    A botanist at Heath Lane Lodge

  • Tom Tagg

    Tom Tagg

    Hotel Owner and Boat Builder

  • Sir Ratan Tata

    Sir Ratan Tata

    Indian Industrialist

  • Alfred Lord Tennyson

    Alfred Lord Tennyson

    Comes to live in Montpelier Row

  • The Earl of Bute

    The Earl of Bute

    Prime Minister of Great Britain

  • Flora Thompson

    Flora Thompson

    Author of the Larkrise to Candleford trilogy

  • Peter Tillemans

    Peter Tillemans

    Artist

  • Douglas Tough

    Douglas Tough

    Boat Builder

  • Thomas Traherne

    Thomas Traherne

    Priest, mystic and poet

  • Ralph Treswell the Younger

    Ralph Treswell the Younger

    Mapmaker and Surveyor

  • Alan Turing

    Alan Turing

    The father of modern computer science

  • J.M.W. Turner, R.A., P.P.

    J.M.W. Turner, R.A., P.P.

    One of Britain’s greatest landscape painters

  • Elizabeth Twining

    Elizabeth Twining

    Philanthropist, painter and writer

  • Thomas Twining I

    Thomas Twining I

    Tea merchant

  • Thomas Twining III

    Thomas Twining III

    Noted scientific educationist and polymath

  • Robert Udney

    Robert Udney

    West India merchant

  • Paul Vaillant

    Paul Vaillant

    Bookseller and Magistrate

  • Sir Peter Vandeput

    Sir Peter Vandeput

    Descended from a Flemish Huguenot family

  • Henrietta Vansittart

    Henrietta Vansittart

    Inventor, engineer and Twickenham property owner

  • Thomas Vernon

    Thomas Vernon

    Alexander Pope's landlord

  • Rev Thomas Vialls

    Rev Thomas Vialls

    A wealthy parson

  • Baron Vidil

    Baron Vidil

    French Nobleman

  • Voltaire

    Voltaire

    Visits Pope at Twickenham

  • The Twickenham Volunteers

    The Twickenham Volunteers

    A short-lived 19th century 'Dad's Army'

  • Horace Walpole

    Horace Walpole

    Writer of gothic novels and resident of Strawberry Hill

  • John Walter

    John Walter

    Founder proprietor of The Times newspaper

  • Joshua Ward

    Joshua Ward

    Physician

  • Sgt Julian (Jack) Waring Reid

    Sgt Julian (Jack) Waring Reid

    Soldier and fervent anti-fascist

  • Watermen

    Watermen

  • Isabella Lady Wentworth

    Isabella Lady Wentworth

    Lively and curiously spelt letters

  • John West

    John West

    Scrivener and, with his wife Frances, benefactor

  • Thomas Westrow

    Thomas Westrow

    Parliamentarian soldier and MP

  • Philip, Duke of Wharton

    Philip, Duke of Wharton

    Rake and Founder-President of the Hell-Fire Club

  • Paul Whitehead

    Paul Whitehead

    Poet and satirist

  • Joan Whitrow

    Joan Whitrow

    A Quaker Divine?

  • Edward Whymper

    Edward Whymper

    Engraver and first man to climb the Matterhorn

  • Thomas Wildman

    Thomas Wildman

    Lawyer and MP

  • Thomas Willis

    Thomas Willis

    Parliamentarian Preacher

  • Tycho Wing

    Tycho Wing

    Astrologer and Instrument maker

  • Margaret ‘Peg’ Woffington

    Margaret ‘Peg’ Woffington

    Actress and outstanding personality

  • Thomas Wolsey

    Thomas Wolsey

    Builder of Hampton Court Palace

  • Lord Belasyse of Worlaby

    Lord Belasyse of Worlaby

    Royalist General in the Civil War

  • Sir Christopher Wren

    Sir Christopher Wren

    Architect and Scientist

  • The Yardbirds

    The Yardbirds

    Ground breaking guitarists

  • John York

    John York

    Landowner of Twickenham

  • Nicholas Zinzano

    Nicholas Zinzano

    A Clergyman descended from a long line of horse riders and jousters

Places

  • A Cannon at Hampton

    A Cannon at Hampton

    William Roy and the start of the Ordnance Survey

  • Abbotsford Villas

    Abbotsford Villas

    44 Popes Avenue, Twickenham

  • Almond House

    Almond House

    14 Church Street, Hampton

  • Alpha House

    Alpha House

    Twickenham Common/Staines Road, Twickenham

  • Amyand House

    Amyand House

    Shoes Lane/Amyand Road, Twickenham

  • Augusta Villa

    Augusta Villa

    Heath Road north side, Twickenham

  • Bath House

    Bath House

    London Road, Twickenham

  • Beveree

    Beveree

    Earlier the home of John Blow

  • Briar House

    Briar House

    Colne Road, Twickenham

  • Brinsworth House

    Brinsworth House

    Staines Road, Twickenham

  • Brook House

    Brook House

    London Road, north side, next to Neville House, Twickenham

  • Burton Lodge

    Burton Lodge

    Staines Road, north side, Twickenham

  • Bushy Park

    Bushy Park

    A Playground for the People

  • Bute Lodge

    Bute Lodge

    Park Road, East Twickenham and St Margarets

  • Cambridge Park & Meadowbank

    Cambridge Park & Meadowbank

    A Jacobean Mansion

  • Carpenters Court

    Carpenters Court

    Hampton Road, Twickenham

  • Castle House

    Castle House

    High Street, Hampton

  • Chelwood

    Chelwood

    10 Church Street, Hampton

  • Church Street

    Church Street

    An ancient thoroughfare

  • Clifden House

    Clifden House

    Heath Road north side, Twickenham

  • Clovelly Lodge

    Clovelly Lodge

    Popes Grove, Strawberry Hill

  • Colne Cottage

    Colne Cottage

    London Road, south side, opposite Neville House, Twickenham

  • Colne Lodge

    Colne Lodge

    The Common/Staines Road, Twickenham

  • Compton

    Compton

    The White Horse

  • Copt Hall

    Copt Hall

    Back Lane/Holly Road north of Heath Lane, Twickenham

  • Copt Hall & Lord Denbigh’s

    Copt Hall & Lord Denbigh’s

    A Mistaken Attribution

  • Cranham House

    Cranham House

    Hampton House

  • Cross Deep Lodge

    Cross Deep Lodge

    Cross Deep, Twickenham

  • Devoncroft (Lodge)

    Devoncroft (Lodge)

    Oak Lane/Amyand Park Road, Twickenham

  • Dial House

    Dial House

    An 18th century house, later vicarage

  • Eel Pie Hotel

    Eel Pie Hotel

    The birth of British R&B music

  • Eel Pie Island

    Eel Pie Island

    Former home to a bowling alley

  • Ferry House

    Ferry House

    Thames Street, Hampton

  • Folly House

    Folly House

    Amyand Park Road, Twickenham

  • Fortescue House

    Fortescue House

    Built on land later occupied by Regal House, giving its name to Fortescue House School

  • Fulwell Depot

    Fulwell Depot

    Trams, trolleybuses and omnibuses - a hub for road transport in south west London

  • Fulwell Lodge

    Fulwell Lodge

    The Common, on the north side of the Staines Road, Twickenham

  • Garrick House

    Garrick House

  • Garrick’s Temple

    Garrick’s Temple

    A shrine to Shakespeare

  • Garrick’s Villa

    Garrick’s Villa

    his little place at Hampton

  • Gothic Lodge

    Gothic Lodge

    Staines Road, Twickenham

  • Grosvenor House

    Grosvenor House

    Back Lane/Holly Road, Twickenham

  • Grove House

    Grove House

    100 High Street, now used as offices

  • Grove House

    Grove House

    Heath Road (Lane), Twickenham

  • Hampton Court House

    Hampton Court House

    So named in the 1890s

  • Hampton Court Palace

    Hampton Court Palace

    Built by Cardinal Wolsey

  • Harptree

    Harptree

    Waldegrave Road, Strawberry Hill

  • Hatherop House

    Hatherop House

    Priory Road, Hampton

  • Havelock House

    Havelock House

    Heath Lane (Road), south side, Twickenham

  • Heath House

    Heath House

    Heath Road, north side, Twickenham

  • Heath Lane Lodge

    Heath Lane Lodge

    Heath Lane (Road), Twickenham

  • Heatham House

    Heatham House

    Whitton Road, Twickenham

  • Hemming Lodge

    Hemming Lodge

    8 Church Street, Hampton

  • Highshot House

    Highshot House

    Crown Road, Twickenham

  • Hill House

    Hill House

    Station Road, Hampton

  • Holly House

    Holly House

    Queens Road area, Twickenham

  • Hounslow Heath

    Hounslow Heath

    Quote from William Cobbet in 'Rural Rides'

  • Ivy Lodge

    Ivy Lodge

    London Road, Twickenham

  • Jessamine House

    Jessamine House

    58 Thames Street, Hampton

  • Kingston Bridge

    Kingston Bridge

    First wooden bridge connecting Kingston with Hampton Wick

  • Kneller Hall

    Kneller Hall

    The last of three houses

  • Kneller Hall

    Kneller Hall

    Twickenham

  • Knowle House

    Knowle House

    32 Colne Road, Twickenham

  • Laurel Lodge

    Laurel Lodge

    Heath Lane (Road), Twickenham

  • Lebanon Park

    Lebanon Park

    Riverside, Twickenham

  • Lion House

    Lion House

    3 Thames Street, Hampton

  • Lismore Lodge

    Lismore Lodge

    (Heath Road, south side, built on land detached from Savile House next door), Twickenham

  • Little Marble Hill

    Little Marble Hill

    Twickenham

  • Local Cinemas

    Local Cinemas

    The moving picture craze

  • Marble Hill House

    Marble Hill House

    A Palladian Mansion for a Royal Mistress

  • Marble Hill House

    Marble Hill House

    Twickenham

  • Meadowbank

    Meadowbank

    East Twickenham, Twickenham

  • MONTPELIER ROW

    MONTPELIER ROW

    Twickenham

  • Mr Whitefield’s Chapel

    Mr Whitefield’s Chapel

    early non-conconformity in Twickenham

  • Neville House

    Neville House

    London Road

  • Newland House

    Newland House

    Oak Lane, Twickenham

  • Normansfield Hospital

    Normansfield Hospital

    Founded for the care of those with learning difficulties

  • North End House

    North End House

    Richmond Road, Twickenham

  • Northumberland House

    Northumberland House

    (Heath Road, south side), Twickenham

  • Old Farm House

    Old Farm House

    16th century house, now part of Nursery Lands Estate

  • Orleans House

    Orleans House

    A vast esteat to entertain soe many

  • Orme House

    Orme House

    An 18th century house, originally a school

  • Park and Barham Houses

    Park and Barham Houses

    A 17th century building, divided into two houses

  • Park Lodge

    Park Lodge

    Park Road, East Twickenham and St Margarets

  • Penn’s Place

    Penn’s Place

    Home of Edward VI's nurse in Church Street

  • Perryn House

    Perryn House

    London Road, Twickenham

  • Platt’s Eyot

    Platt’s Eyot

    An island with naval connections

  • Pope’s Grotto

    Pope’s Grotto

    A source of inspiration and contentment

  • Pope’s Villa

    Pope’s Villa

    Cross Deep, Twickenham

  • Poulett Lodge

    Poulett Lodge

    Successor to a house perhaps designed by the Earl of Mar

  • Poulett Lodge

    Poulett Lodge

    Twickenham

  • Radnor Gardens

    Radnor Gardens

    Riverside open space with considerable history

  • Radnor House

    Radnor House

    A 17th century house

  • Radnor Lodge

    Radnor Lodge

    Radnor Road, Strawberry Hill

  • Ragman’s Castle

    Ragman’s Castle

    Riverside, Twickenham

  • Richmond House

    Richmond House

    King Street, Twickenham

  • Richmond Ice Rink

    Richmond Ice Rink

    From leisure centre to luxury apartments in Twickenham

  • Richmond Road

    Richmond Road

    The highway to Richmond Ferry

  • Riverdale

    Riverdale

    Thames Street, Hampton

  • Riverside

    Riverside

    Riverside, Twickenham

  • Rosehill

    Rosehill

    Rosehill, Hampton

  • Rosemary House

    Rosemary House

    16 Church Street, Hampton

  • Ryan House

    Ryan House

    Formerly Castle Ryan & River Deep

  • Ryde House

    Ryde House

    Richmond Road near Richmond Bridge., East Twickenham and St Margarets

  • Sandycombe Lodge (Solus Lodge)

    Sandycombe Lodge (Solus Lodge)

    J.M.W. Turner's House, Sandycombe Lodge

  • Savile House

    Savile House

    Heath Lane south side, Twickenham

  • Southend House

    Southend House

    Montpelier Row (no6, below the chapel), Twickenham

  • Spring Grove

    Spring Grove

    House built on site of spring for Hampton Court

  • St Albans

    St Albans

    Later St Albans Bank

  • St Mary’s Church

    St Mary’s Church

    Nave collapses and is rebuilt in 1714

  • St Mary’s College, Part 1

    St Mary’s College, Part 1

    The History

  • St Mary’s College, Part 2

    St Mary’s College, Part 2

    Brook Green to Strawberry Hill

  • St Mary’s School, Twickenham, part 1

    St Mary’s School, Twickenham, part 1

    Reorganisation

  • St Mary’s School, Twickenham, part 2

    St Mary’s School, Twickenham, part 2

    Further re-organisation

  • Stanhope’s Cave

    Stanhope’s Cave

    An 18th century passage beneath Radnor Road

  • Staplegrove

    Staplegrove

    6 Church Street, Hampton

  • Strawberry Hill

    Strawberry Hill

    The creation of Horace Walpole

  • Strawberry Hill Station

    Strawberry Hill Station

    Why was it built?

  • Teddington Hall

    Teddington Hall

    Hampton Road, Teddington

  • Teddington Studios

    Teddington Studios

    A major television studio by the river

  • The Belasyse House

    The Belasyse House

    Built opposite Kneller Hall

  • The Bridgettine Monastery of Syon

    The Bridgettine Monastery of Syon

    Founded by Henry V

  • The Elms

    The Elms

    Ducks Walk, East Twickenham and St Margarets

  • The Elms

    The Elms

    Early 17th century mansion in the High Street

  • The Feathers, Hampton

    The Feathers, Hampton

    Earliest surviving building in Hampton

  • The Glass House

    The Glass House

    A glass making enterprise?

  • The Great House

    The Great House

    Address unknown but possibly Grosvenor House in Holly Road, Twickenham

  • The Grotto at Hampton Court House

    The Grotto at Hampton Court House

    An 18th century grotto built by the 2nd Earl of Halifax

  • The Grove, Hampton Wick

    The Grove, Hampton Wick

    24 Lower Teddington Road, Hampton Wick, Hampton Wick

  • The Grove, Teddington

    The Grove, Teddington

    Teddington, Teddington

  • The Grove, Twickenham

    The Grove, Twickenham

    Heath Road/Cross Deep, Twickenham

  • The Hollies

    The Hollies

    84 High Street, Hampton

  • The Isleworth to Teddington Turnpike

    The Isleworth to Teddington Turnpike

    A toll road through Twickenham

  • The Lodge (Twickenham Lodge)

    The Lodge (Twickenham Lodge)

    House on Twickenham Common

  • The Manor House, Hampton

    The Manor House, Hampton

    Off The High Street, Hampton

  • The Manor House, with Arragon Tower, Twickenham

    The Manor House, with Arragon Tower, Twickenham

    Church Street, Twickenham

  • The Old Grange

    The Old Grange

    19th century girls' school in Church Street

  • The Old Vicarage

    The Old Vicarage

    by St Mary's Church, Riverside, Twickenham

  • The Police Stations of Hampton

    The Police Stations of Hampton

    The third and last Police Station in Hampton is set to be redeveloped

  • The Rugby ground

    The Rugby ground

    Billy Williams' Cabbage Patch

  • The Statues at York House

    The Statues at York House

    Cascade, pool and Oceanides

  • The Suckling houses

    The Suckling houses

    Later known as Warren Farm

  • The Sundial on Dial House

    The Sundial on Dial House

    An instrument for telling the time

  • The Watch House, Stocks & Pillory

    The Watch House, Stocks & Pillory

    The administration of summary justice and quarantine

  • The York House Society

    The York House Society

    Formation

  • Thomas Hudson’s Gothic House

    Thomas Hudson’s Gothic House

    Cross Deep, Twickenham

  • Twickenham Ferry

    Twickenham Ferry

    Celebrated in song in 1878

  • Twickenham Film Studios

    Twickenham Film Studios

    A string of box office hits

  • Twickenham Grange

    Twickenham Grange

    Twickenham

  • Twickenham Green

    Twickenham Green

    A remnant of Hounslow Heath

  • Twickenham House

    Twickenham House

    A 12 acre estate

  • Twickenham House Residents

    Twickenham House Residents

    Heath Lane south side, Twickenham

  • Twickenham Theatres

    Twickenham Theatres

    A succession of playhouses

  • Twickenham Yacht Club

    Twickenham Yacht Club

    The Yacht Club is more than 120 years old

  • Twickenham’s Riverside

    Twickenham’s Riverside

    A twenty-three year wait for regeneration

  • Upper Lodge, Bushy Park

    Upper Lodge, Bushy Park

    So named in the 1700s

  • Victoria Lodge, St Margaret’s Road

    Victoria Lodge, St Margaret’s Road

  • Walnut Tree House, Hampton Wick

    Walnut Tree House, Hampton Wick

    20 Lower Teddington Road, Hampton Wick

  • Walnut Tree House, Twickenham

    Walnut Tree House, Twickenham

    London Road/Katherine Road, Twickenham

  • Walter Hammerton’s Ferry

    Walter Hammerton’s Ferry

    Rival to the Twickenham Ferry

  • Walton House

    Walton House

    Church Street, Hampton

  • Wellesley House

    Wellesley House

    Hampton Road

  • Whitton Dean

    Whitton Dean

    A house for the Duke of Argyll's mistress

  • Whitton Park

    Whitton Park

    A 200 acre estate

  • Willoughby House

    Willoughby House

    Caen Lodge, Richmond Road

  • Yelverton Lodge

    Yelverton Lodge

    Richmond Road, Twickenham

  • York House

    York House

    Construction started in 1633