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WAS KINGSTON UPON THAMES ANTI-RAILWAY IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY? A NOTE ON THE POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF THE TRADITION.
August 26, 2016
...whether the tradition arose because Biden, in 1852, used unreliable hearsay as his source?
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A LOCAL PRISON FOR THE POOR. A STUDY OF KINGSTON HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
August 22, 2016
This is the first detailed study of a prison in Heathen Street [modern-day Eden Street] Kingston upon Thames...
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REVIEW OF BOOKS ON THE HISTORY OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES.
June 21, 2016
Reviews on four books covering Kingston, its suburbs and societies...
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ADVENT OF SURBURBIA. THOMAS POOLEY, THE RAILWAY & SURBITON, 1791-1856.
June 21, 2016
Surbiton used to be the butt of jokes, as a symbol of dowdy suburbia. That was silly...
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