Author Archives: Richard AH White

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 →

Lower Richmond Road, Mortlake  Contra-flow opposite 119 for urgent Cadent Gas repair works on 18” main. Estimated completion date 11/05/2026. Ten days to avoid Chalker’s Corner. Contact: Cadent Gas 08000 159 057. And meanwhile in East Sheen Hertford Avenue will be … Continue reading →

Venue All Saints Church, East Sheen Date Sunday 14th June 2026 at 6pm Programme To Be Announced Lorna Hawthorne, parishioner at All Saints Church, is driving an ambulance to Ukraine in July 2026 in a convoy organised by Medical Life … Continue reading →

Lower Richmond Road, Mortlake  Contra-flow opposite 119 for urgent Cadent Gas repair works on 18” main. Estimated completion date 11/05/2026. Ten days to avoid Chalker’s Corner. Contact: Cadent Gas 08000 159 057. And meanwhile in East Sheen Hertford Avenue will be … Continue reading →

In a Blaze of Colours Still a bit dusty in the wind. But that didn’t stop the visitors from China. And how to get there Or you could take the minibus on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and the Bank Holiday … Continue reading →

You can help to shape the future of Palewell Common Palewell Common and Fields are a cherished part of our local landscape—an open, welcoming space where people of all ages can relax, play, connect with nature, and enjoy a sense … Continue reading →