Noel Baddow Pope was born in Toxteth, a sub-district of Liverpool, on Christmas Eve, 1909. He moved with his widowed mother to Surbiton before 1926.
A QUEST FOR SPEED. NOEL BADDOW POPE, 1909-1971. SURBITON’S FORGOTTEN RECORD BREAKER. Read More »
The first mission in Kingston upon Thames, mentioned in the Catholic Directory, was St. Raphael’s Church, in Surbiton.
CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN KINGSTON UPON THAMES, 1850-1856 Read More »
Local historian Tim Everson’s collation of old and new photographs with informative captions…
4 NEW LOCAL HISTORY BOOKS Read More »
Alexander Raphael was born in Madras, modern-day Chennai, India, in 1775…
FROM MADRAS TO SURBITON. ALEXANDER RAPHAEL, UNBEATEN CHAMPION, 1775-1850 Read More »
…a grand mansion built in 1828…
KINGSTON HILL PLACE: HISTORIC MANSION OF HANDSOME ELEVATION. Read More »
…today’s Eden Street was once called “Heathen Street”…
STREET OF CHANGE. A HISTORY OF EDEN STREET, KINGSTON UPON THAMES Read More »
…the House of Detention in Kingston upon Thames, 1852-1890…
NOTES ON THE HOUSE OF DETENTION, 1852-1890 Read More »
…whether the tradition arose because Biden, in 1852, used unreliable hearsay as his source?
This is the first detailed study of a prison in Heathen Street [modern-day Eden Street] Kingston upon Thames…
A LOCAL PRISON FOR THE POOR. A STUDY OF KINGSTON HOUSE OF CORRECTION. Read More »
Reviews on four books covering Kingston, its suburbs and societies…
REVIEW OF BOOKS ON THE HISTORY OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES. Read More »
