Author Archives: Richard AH White

In a post on 20 September 2024 questions were asked about Painsfield Villa. A search of the picture gallery on the Barnes and Mortlake History Society has now produced some answers – see below the map. The Villa does not … Continue reading →

Below are summarised minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 11 December 2025 at 7.00 pm Contact details for local police team and Met Email:                     eastsheen@met.police.uk Telephone                0207 175 9382 (not for emergencies/not covered 24 hrs) To … Continue reading →

“Government axing of Livingstone Academy will put pressure on school places”: EastSheenMatters disagrees In a statement issued on 23 January 2026: “Richmond Council has warned that the Department for Education’s decision to axe the Livingstone Academy West London risks worsening … Continue reading →

The Rally at Hammersmith Bridge this Saturday now promises to be more devisive than might have been planned. According to the Barnes Bugle today there are two separate rallies. The first at noon is for those who do not want … Continue reading →

It is rare for EastSheenMatters to engage in international politics but such is the state of the world that it seems necessary to bring every attention when truth is spoken to power. Below is the full transcript of Mark Carney’s … Continue reading →

The Parish encompasses Mortlake and East Sheen. St Mary the Virgin in Mortlake High Street had served as the church for the whole of the Parish since 1543. By the middle of the 19th century, with an increasing population and … Continue reading →

The Hammersmith Bridge Rally will take place on Saturday 24th January 2026 between noon and 3pm. It is well beyond the time that this major arterial road and bridge should be restored to its former glory and capacity to link … Continue reading →

Between numbers 54 and 56 Palewell Park there is an alley known as Pale Lane, with grass along the verges left from the 17th century. It is a fragment of an ancient way from East Sheen to Palewell Common. Pale … Continue reading →

Anyone remember him?