Author Archives: Richard AH White

East Sheen Murder Mystery Who killed Andrea Dawson, ex-model and wife of wealthy local businessman? By Harry Armfield Roll over Richard Osman, local author Harry Armfield has written an engaging and exciting murder mystery set in East Sheen. Part domestic … Continue reading →

Papa George Band Papa George — local hero and internationally recognized blues master renowned for his high-powered gritty vocals and dazzling guitar skills in both electric and acoustic formats. Inducted into the USA’s Blues Hall of Fame and recipient of … Continue reading →

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In yesterday’s EastSheenMatters Graham Kench examined the relationship of Sheen House to the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. Local historian Raymond Gill talked in 1976 about Sheen House at a meeting of the Barnes and Mortlake History Society. That … Continue reading →

The Emancipation Run from London to Brighton in 1896 celebrated the recently passed Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 which liberalised motor vehicle laws in the United Kingdom exempting vehicles weighing less than 3 tons unladen from the restrictive Locomotive Acts … Continue reading →

During discussions about the recent reopening of the Burton mausoleum at St. Mary Magdalen Church Mortlake, attention was drawn to a second but smaller mausoleum in the churchyard. What follows was first published in EastSheenMatters in April 2025. It was … Continue reading →