A HISTORY OF SEETHING WELLS, SURBITON
A PowerPoint presentation with notes of a talk, entitled “A history of Seething Wells, Surbiton” given to Surbiton & District Historical Society.
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A BRIDGE THAT KINGSTON NEVER HAD
In the early 19th century, the old narrow, wooden Kingston bridge was in a most dilapidated state after centuries of costly maintenance.
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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.
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A FAILED ENDEAVOUR: AN AEROPLANE CRASH IN SURBITON, 1919
On 13 November 1919, an aeroplane named Endeavour took off from Hounslow aerodrome on the first leg of a journey to Australia.
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MEMORIALS OF THE GREAT WAR IN SURBITON. BEHIND THE NAMES.
This is a PowerPoint Notes presentation based on a talk given to the Surbiton & District Historical Society on 7 October 2025.
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SURBITON PARK CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH MEMORIAL
A war memorial panel was unveiled in Surbiton Park Congregational Church on 12 November 1922.
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THE GREAT WAR MEMORIAL AT SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH. BEHIND THE NAMES
The memorial commemorates six men: two officers and four other ranks who died in the Great War, 1914-1918.
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THE GREAT WAR MEMORIAL OF CHRIST CHURCH, SURBITON HILL, KT5 8JJ. BEHIND THE NAMES.
The Great War memorial of Christ Church, Surbiton [KT5 8JJ] commemorates 76 men, and best matches were found for 60 of them.
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TWO SPANISH INFLUENZA VICTIMS IN SURBITON CEMETERY
The pandemic of 1918-1920 of what was known as “Spanish Influenza” killed about 250,000 people in Britain.
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SEEKING SURBITON’S SEETHING WELLS
Seething Wells is an area in Surbiton, the “Seething Well” spring probably was on land surveyed for the Lambeth Water Company in 1848
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