HILLCROFT COLLEGE. A TUNNEL TO SURBITON STATION?
Hillcroft College, Surbiton KT6 6DF was built in 1877 as a mansion for Wilberforce Bryant, Chairman of Bryant & May, safety match manufacturers.
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. It is based on a talk given earlier in the year and is a poor substitute for the guided tours of the site that should have taken place as part of this year’s Heritage Open Days and Open House London festivals in September. Sadly, this year they have been cancelled in compliance with the Government’s control measures to address the current Coronavirus pandemic.
Hillcroft College, Surbiton KT6 6DF was built in 1877 as a mansion for Wilberforce Bryant, Chairman of Bryant & May, safety match manufacturers.
On 13 November 1919, an aeroplane named Endeavour took off from Hounslow aerodrome on the first leg of a journey to Australia.
This is a PowerPoint Notes presentation based on a talk given to the Surbiton & District Historical Society on 7 October 2025.
…the House of Detention in Kingston upon Thames, 1852-1890…