Monthly Archives: September 2024

The three churches of the Parish are central hubs of the local community. They are pleased to announce that, in consultation with the Patronage Board, the Bishop of Southwark has appointed the Revd Jonathan Haynes to be Team Rector of … Continue reading →

The Mortlake with East Sheen Society is opening the Air Raid Shelter in St Leonards Road on Sunday 15 September 2024 from 1.00 to 5.00pm Heritage buildings nationwide, which are not normally open to the public, will be open on 15 September. … Continue reading →

Sheen resident and former Royal Marine Alastair Grant is to drive a refurbished ambulance to Ukraine at the end of September and is raising £10,000 to assist. It will be one of several, packed with donated medical equipment. To aid … Continue reading →

Painsfield Villa is a mystery. There is no mention of it in the excellent works about Mortlake and East Sheen listed in the bibliography recently published here. It does not appear on a map of the area in 1850. It … Continue reading →

Almshouses have a long history and provide a significant contribution to the housing stock in the Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The Juxons Almshouses arose as a result of a bequest by John Juxon who bought the Manor of East … Continue reading →

The closure reported yesterday as planned to continue to 16 September appears to have reopened. What can we expect tomorrow?

St. Leonards Road is currently closed. There is no through road from Sheen Lane to the Upper Richmond Road. Expect delays at the Milestone Junction, as more turn right there. Cadent emergency gas works are estimated to be completed by … Continue reading →

Barnes and Mortlake Past with East Sheen, Maisie Brown, (1997), Barnes and Mortlake History Society Barnes, Mortlake and Sheen, Patrick Loobey (1995), Alan Sutton Publishing Limited Halfpenny Green: Postcards from Barnes and Mortlake (1994), Barnes and Mortlake History Society They … Continue reading →

Portobello House was one of the largest and most imposing of Mortlake houses. It may be something of a surprise to discover that it was at the corner of Sheen Lane and South Worple Way. The picture of the House … Continue reading →

•Palewell Lodge stood on the site of one of Mortlake’s common fields, Stonehill Shott, built in 1756. The Palewell estate was an extensive one from the Upper Richmond Road to what is now Vicarage Road and from Richmond Park Road … Continue reading →