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JOSIAH CLUES, 1778-1842. A KINGSTON LINK TO THE NAPOLEONIC WARS.
The tombstone of Josiah Clues who died in 1842 was found in Memorial Gardens, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1RP. Through merit alone, he rose from ...
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Lenten Reflections On The War Memorial At St Raphael’s Roman Catholic Church
A Fundraising Talk In Support Of The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development [Cafod] Given In The Alexander Hall Of St Raphael’s Church, Kt1 2Na, On ...
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The Queen’s Promenade Bandstand, Surbiton
The Queen’s Promenade Bandstand, Surbiton, and a glimpse of the local musical band movement, 1893-1910.
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The War Memorial, St. Andrew’s Church, Surbiton: Behind the names
The memorial tablet on the wall of St. Andrew’s Church, Surbiton KT6 4AB, has a roll of honour with 53 names of men who died ...
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PRIESTS OF ST. RAPHAEL’S CHURCH, 1850-1907. BEHIND THE NAMES
A fundraising Lenten talk in support of “The Bread of Life” charity of the Sons of Divine Providence.
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Members of Kingston Debating Society in The Spring of 1901: A Study
In the Spring of 1901 Kingston Debating Society [KDS], founded in 1886, had 48 members, although not all attended the debates held in that season.
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Charles Luck of Surbiton, the architect, the man
This is a PowerPoint presentation with notes of a talk entitled “Charles Lock Luck of Surbiton. The architect & the man”.
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WADBROOK STREET IN KINGSTON: A GENEALOGICAL CHALLENGE
The origin of the surname “Wadbrook” is obscure. It was found in Kingston upon Thames records as far back as 1660
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CHARLES LOCK LUCK, 1833-1890, A SURBITON ARCHITECT
Charles Lock Luck an architect, born in 1833 at the Paragon, Blackheath, lived in Surbiton from 1860-1890.
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The Kingston upon Thames Debtors’ Prison
The Kingston upon Thames Debtors’ Prison existed from 1829-1852 and was situated in what is today Bath Passage.
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The Stockhouse
The Stockhouse, otherwise called the Town Gaol or Borough Gaol, in Kingston upon Thames was situated within what is today the Bentall Centre in Clarence ...
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An Interesting Couple
The grave of John Robert and Gertrude Pannell is in Surbiton Cemetery [Section IV, Grave 58]...
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A VIRTUAL TOUR OF COOMBE CONDUIT
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.
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ANECDOTAL MEMORIES: DOORS INTO THE PAST, A REVIEW
Audrey Giles’ new book evolved from the research of a family anecdote about a railway accident in 1904 in which her grandfather, George Spencer, was ...
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A GLIMPSE OF KINGSTON WORKHOUSE INFIRMARY IN 1911
Catherine McAllister, Assistant Matron at Kingston Infirmary, killed in the Irish Mail Disaster, 14 August 1915
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Catherine McAllister, Assistant Matron at Kingston Infirmary, killed in the Irish Mail Disaster, 14 August 1915
Catherine McAllister, Assistant Matron at Kingston Infirmary, killed in the Irish Mail Disaster, 14 August 1915
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