The Queen’s Promenade Bandstand, Surbiton, and a glimpse of the local musical band movement, 1893-1910.
The site of the bandstand that was once on Queen’s Promenade, Surbiton, has been identified. Installed in 1893, it was the gift of Rufus Martin Boniwell, a Surbiton auctioneer and estate agent. Band concerts were funded out of the rates by the Corporation of Kingston upon Thames and for many years Magnus George Moatt, Mayor of Kingston, 1899-1900, was responsible for the management in the summer months of band performances on Queen’s Promenade. The research provided a glimpse of the local musical band movement, 1893-1910, and the need for more work in this area was identified.
Catherine McAllister, Assistant Matron at Kingston Infirmary, killed in the Irish Mail Disaster, 14 August 1915
The pandemic of 1918-1920 of what was known as “Spanish Influenza” killed about 250,000 people in Britain.
…attached to documents, dated July 1874, in the Church archives, were pieces of cloth stated to have been cut from the covering of the Turin Shroud…
This is a PowerPoint Notes presentation based on a talk given to the Surbiton & District Historical Society on 7 October 2025.