Tag Archives: mortlake

Remembrance

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Richard AH White

The Remembrance Day Service takes place at the War Memorial in Sheen Lane from 1045am to 1130am this Sunday 9th November. Get there early to see the arrival of the marching groups! As a prequel Christ Church hosted Wartime in … Continue reading →

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Heathrow Aircraft Noise

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Richard AH White

The planes have returned to East Sheen after a short respite. That means noise and pollution. Roger Mason from the Kew Society has written a report noting this and discussing just how much worse it could get with a third … Continue reading →

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The Big Heathrow Lie

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Richard AH White

Yet another ‘peaceful’ Sunday morning in Sheen destroyed by low flying aircraft into Heathrow. From 5am the noise from aircraft has been incessant. If you watch them you can see that some aircraft are high and less audible. But many … Continue reading →

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Smelling a Rat in Mortlake

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Richard AH White

Is it true? We wonder if it should be if it was with the view of ascertaining the exact state of the Thames around Mortlake? The government have sent out a smelling expedition for which service none but the sharpest … Continue reading →

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Today: A lot to do about Nothing

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Richard AH White

It’s a lovely day today, just right for a bit of Shakespearean nonsense. And you can speculate idly on whether Shakespeare himself might have visited the area, while writing the play in 1598, to see frequent visitor Queen Elizabeth I … Continue reading →

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The Last Routemaster on Mortlake Level Crossing

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Richard AH White

This picture is from 25th June 1983, and shows the very last Routemaster bus to make a scheduled journey over a level crossing anywhere in London, which was the one by our own dear Mortlake Station.  (Other buses have gone … Continue reading →

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Richmond Schools Forum Meeting

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Richard AH White

At a meeting of the Forum on 3 July 2025 the School Place Planning Update Report included a statement on the position of Livingstone Academy after the Inspector’s decision to grant planning permission at the Stag Brewery site. “4.15 To … Continue reading →

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Mortlake Mash-Up : The Vision

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Richard AH White

It’s a rather longer post than usual but it’s in a good cause! Scroll down to see the whole

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A Planning Inspector Calls

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Richard AH White

Local resident Paul Giles recently wrote to the Planning Inspector for the Stag Brewery Planning Applications about the process of the Inquiry. Mr Giles has kindly agreed to publication of his letter and the reply which are posted below. Mr. … Continue reading →

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An Elephant in Mortlake

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Richard AH White

The Heygate estate in Elephant and Castle was demolished in 2014 and replaced by Elephant Park, a development of thousands of luxury apartments, built by the Australian developer Lendlease. Elephant Park is seen as an exemplar of a new global … Continue reading →

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