| Richmond, Surrey 15:54 - Nov 13 with 3005 views | colinallcars |
Named best borough in which to live.
Can't argue - great pubs & shops, cinema & theatre ( pronounced thair tuh ), lovely buildings & churches, great transport links, Richmond Hill, Richmond Green & Richmond Park, lovely riverside.
I tell ya mate, when my Euromillions comes up, I'll move there.
'Til then, it's just pub crawls. |  | | |  |
| Richmond, Surrey on 12:18 - Nov 14 with 0 views | BlackCrowe |
| Richmond, Surrey on 06:44 - Nov 14 by Wilkinswatercarrier |
A lifelong Kingston/Richmond resident.
Kingston for shopping, Richmond for pubs - was 60 years ago when my parents got married and still the same today.
Lucky enough to live between Richmond Park and the River, so loads of green spaces. Loads of cracking pubs between the two towns on both sides of the river- The Boaters (Canbury) Queens Head (Richmond Rd), The Anglers and The Tide End (Teddington Lock), New Inn (Ham Common) and then a gap before hitting Richmond.
And of course, Ham House is one of the most haunted buildings in the UK. If you believe in all that.
If anyone is thinking of moving to Richmond, the Goldsmiths have put their lodge up for sale. Only £25m, so get in quick. Look it up - Ormeley Lodge. |
We must live close by Wilkins. Was in Boaters last night and likely to be in New Inn one evening next week. |  |
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| Richmond, Surrey on 12:54 - Nov 14 with 0 views | dmm |
| Richmond, Surrey on 11:48 - Nov 14 by TwoHalves |
Thoroughly enjoying this thread with its mix of anecdotal ‘coming of age’ stuff and personal/social observations. Always enjoy learning about areas of London from you lot that I’m not particularly familiar with.
I’m currently doing the Capital Ring Walk with a West Ham mate and Section 6 took us through Richmond Park. The park was always a handy rat run back in the late 70’s when my football team travelled from south-east London to play at the Bank of England’s wonderful ground at Roehampton (always a treat as our ground was next to a pig farm in Bromley).
Isabella Plantation (not to mention a good number of pubs) now top of my ‘to do’ list (while I’m still just about capable!) |
Visit Isabella Plantations in the Spring to enjoy the flowers. It's at its best at that time of year. |  | | |
| Richmond, Surrey on 13:51 - Nov 14 with 0 views | Trellick |
I'm so old I remember when Richmond was in Surrey and we went through it on the 65 bus from Ealing on the way to Chessington zoo for a day out in the country.
Cheeky Petes was a brilliant apprenticeship for 15 year olds!
In the 80s we used to go to see DJs Chris Bangs and Giles Peterson on Sunday nights at the Belverdere Arms
The info on the hole in the wall pub is interesting ;
"The Hole In The Wall was situated at 3 Park Road. This pub was previously known as The Park Road Tavern, closing in 2006. To prevent it being turned into flats, next door neighbour, David Attenborough bought the pub, annexed it onto his house and turned it into his library.
In 1879, Kate Webster murdered her employer in a house adjacent to The Hole in the Wall. Next morning she drank gin there and later buried her victim’s head at the rear of the pub (discovered eventually by David Attenborough, the property’s new owner.) The following night she carried a trunk containing the dismembered remains down Mount Ararat Road — past #22 where Percy later lived — and heaved it over Richmond Bridge into the River Thames! The six-day trial at The Old Bailey caused such a sensation it was attended by Prince Gustaf of Sweden. Webster was convicted of murder and executed at Wandsworth prison.
Pete Aylett (April 2017)" |  | | |
| Richmond, Surrey on 14:28 - Nov 14 with 0 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
| Richmond, Surrey on 12:18 - Nov 14 by BlackCrowe |
We must live close by Wilkins. Was in Boaters last night and likely to be in New Inn one evening next week. |
Have you seen the car in QPR colours around Tudor Drive? All Blue and White with the club badge on the bonnet? I always give him a big U Rs! As he drives by.
I remember Kingston before all the development. The huge aircraft factory on Richmond Rd (loads of my mates Dad's made redundant when that went), the old power station demolished in 1996, the gas works - great fun rally driving around the car park in the early 90s.
All gone now. |  |
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| Richmond, Surrey on 16:59 - Nov 14 with 0 views | MrSheen |
If you have young children or grandchildren, Sheen Common is a great place to spend an afternoon at this time of year. It’s just to the north of Richmond Park, there’s a gate into it from the park between Richmond and Sheen gates, or come in the other side off Fife Road or from Sheen Road. Though there’s a cricket ground and a football pitch surrounded by trees, it’s mostly woods. Loads of squelchy mud, leaves to kick around, twisty paths and slopes to run up and down, great hide and seek. They love it. Finish up in the garden of The Plough, a very pretty backstreet pub. |  | | |
| Richmond, Surrey on 17:25 - Nov 14 with 0 views | loftboy |
Had a few good nights in Richmond late 1980’s, had a particularly good evening in the Bull and Bush opposite the station, I believe that has now closed/ changed usage. |  |
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| Richmond, Surrey on 20:05 - Nov 14 with 0 views | BlackCrowe |
| Richmond, Surrey on 14:28 - Nov 14 by Wilkinswatercarrier |
Have you seen the car in QPR colours around Tudor Drive? All Blue and White with the club badge on the bonnet? I always give him a big U Rs! As he drives by.
I remember Kingston before all the development. The huge aircraft factory on Richmond Rd (loads of my mates Dad's made redundant when that went), the old power station demolished in 1996, the gas works - great fun rally driving around the car park in the early 90s.
All gone now. |
If it's the one in Briatore-era livery, then yes - often parked behind Greggs and kids Pottery shop. | |
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| Richmond, Surreypeople on 22:00 - Nov 14 with 0 views | numptydumpty |
| Richmond, Surreypeople on 10:24 - Nov 14 by PunteR |
I think you are talking about gentrification. Its happened everywhere in London.
My version of Richmond is probably different to other peoples perception of the place, as all my neighbours and mates from the area weren't wealthy in the slightest.
In fact there were a lot of troubled families on my estate. Drugs were rife in my world. I guess all areas haver a darker underbelly, but dont get me wrong, I consider myself very fortunate to have lived and grown up there.
My folks kicked me out when I was teenager, so I kinda sofa surfed, and lived in various hostels and bedsits all around Richmond , including Kingston, Teddington, Hampton Hill. It was a pretty colourful lifestyle, shall we say.
So beneath the veneer of privilege and wealth, theres always a different story. I cant speak about what its like now, as I live in sunny Berkshire these days but I'll always look back with fondness of Richmond. I can look beyond the hooray Henry's, and the upper class snobbery and appreciate the area. [Post edited 14 Nov 10:32]
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Fair enough
Got a mate in a social housing flat, top of Henley high street, so aware there are always areas in all towns of differing wealth divides.
My parents and grandparents mainly in Kingston but we all ended up in sunny Berkshire as well. Not Ascot or Sunningdale but delightful Bracknell. Lot of Rangers fans around here. |  |
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| Richmond, Surreypeople on 22:19 - Nov 14 with 0 views | PunteR |
| Richmond, Surreypeople on 22:00 - Nov 14 by numptydumpty |
Fair enough
Got a mate in a social housing flat, top of Henley high street, so aware there are always areas in all towns of differing wealth divides.
My parents and grandparents mainly in Kingston but we all ended up in sunny Berkshire as well. Not Ascot or Sunningdale but delightful Bracknell. Lot of Rangers fans around here. |
Yeh I know Kingston pretty well too. Did your folks live on the Cambridge estate by any chance? That estate was pretty notorious at the time. Pirate radio station Don FM used those tower blocks sometimes. Kingston used to have two record shops i went to, Slamming Vinyl and Creative Sounds. Just a 371 or a 65 bus away.
I live in Bracknell too mate. Lots of West Londoners out this way. |  |
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| Richmond, Surreypeople on 22:34 - Nov 14 with 0 views | loftboy |
| Richmond, Surreypeople on 22:19 - Nov 14 by PunteR |
Yeh I know Kingston pretty well too. Did your folks live on the Cambridge estate by any chance? That estate was pretty notorious at the time. Pirate radio station Don FM used those tower blocks sometimes. Kingston used to have two record shops i went to, Slamming Vinyl and Creative Sounds. Just a 371 or a 65 bus away.
I live in Bracknell too mate. Lots of West Londoners out this way. |
I’m originally Bracknell too, there was a huge contingent back in the 80’s, still got lots of mates there who are QPR | |
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