Charles Dickens and Richmond – [Local History Notes: 20]
Estella in Great Expectations (1861) states: ‘Our lesson is that there are two Richmonds, one in Surrey and one in Yorkshire, and that mine is the Surrey Richmond.' As early…
Follow the drum: Richmond upon Thames during World War 1
4th August 1914: war breaks out! This memorable image is the 6th Battalion East Surrey Regiment was taken on 5th August, 1914, just one day after war was declared…