68-670: The Landmark Arts Centre (formerly St Alban's Church ) is a former church located in Teddington , in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames , England. It was dedicated to Saint Alban , the first English Christian martyr . The building, which is Grade II* listed , is still owned by the Church of England but is now leased to the Landmark Arts Centre for use as a venue for concerts and exhibitions. In 1683 Charles Duncombe acquired
136-526: A 1997 episode of the science fiction detective TV series Crime Traveller . Local residents, including Jean Brown (who started the campaign and later became President of the Landmark Arts Centre, holding that post until her death in 2011) and Irene Sutton, secretary of the Friends of St Alban's, campaigned to save the deconsecrated church and to establish it as a local community and arts centre. In 1993
204-781: A large amount of equestrian activity; this includes the Horse Rangers Association and Ham Polo Club . Richmond's swimming pools, Pools on the Park , are located in Old Deer Park close to the town centre. The outdoor pool is open in the summer months only. There is also a heated outdoor pool in Hampton. The Twickenham Museum is a volunteer-run museum opposite St Mary's parish church . The Museum of Richmond , in Richmond's Old Town Hall , close to Richmond Bridge, has displays relating to
272-478: A local board was established and an urban district council in 1895. In 1864 a group of Christians left the Anglican Church of St. Mary's (upset at its high church tendencies) and formed their own independent and Reformed, Protestant-style, congregation at Christ Church . Their original church building stood on what is now Church Road. The Victorians attempted to build a large church, St. Alban's , based on
340-412: A property opposite the parish church of St Mary's Teddington from The Marquis of Winchester , and named it Teddington Place. The church was built directly opposite St Mary's Church, on part of the grounds of Teddington Place. The house, renamed Udney Hall, was torn down in 1946. The site is now the location of Udney Hall Gardens. The foundation stone of the new church was laid in 1887. The design of
408-565: A weekly schedule of plays and musicals, usually given by professional touring companies, and pre- West End shows can sometimes be seen. There is a Christmas and New Year pantomime tradition and many of Britain's greatest music hall and pantomime performers have appeared here. Close to Richmond railway station is the Orange Tree Theatre which was founded in 1971 in a room above the Orange Tree pub . As audience numbers increased there
476-518: A wide variety of ages, using the converted stables and coach house as educational spaces. Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare in Hampton hosts a free Sunday afternoon Shakespeare exhibition from April to October and a series of summer drama, music and exhibitions. Richmond has two theatres. The Richmond Theatre at the side of Little Green is a Victorian structure designed by Frank Matcham and restored and extended by Carl Toms in 1990. The theatre has
544-800: Is Teddington." The poem was written to serve as the introduction to a history of England for schoolchildren, written by C.R.L. Fletcher , published by the Clarendon Press in Oxford in July 1911, and by Doubleday Page in New York in September 1911. There have been isolated findings of flint and bone tools from the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods in Bushy Park , and some unauthenticated evidence of Roman occupation. However,
612-482: Is a large youth rugby organisation whilst the Richmond Heavies organise games for more veteran players. Cricket is played in many locations around the borough including Ham Common , Richmond Green and Kew Green. The River Thames flows through the borough and a number of sailing and rowing clubs are located along it. Richmond Canoe Club is situation a short distance up river from Richmond Bridge The borough has
680-475: Is approximately half parkland, with notable parks including Richmond Park , Bushy Park , Kew Gardens , Old Deer Park and Hampton Court Park . There are over 100 parks and open spaces in the borough and 21 miles (34 km) of river frontage. 140 hectares within the borough are designated as part of the Metropolitan Green Belt . The predominant other land use is residential. Most businesses within
748-544: Is centred on this borough, which houses the German School London (DSL) and most of the capital's German expatriates. The local authority divides the borough into fourteen loosely bounded neighbourhoods, or "villages". Some of the neighbourhoods have the same name as their associated political ward, but the boundaries are not officially aligned. There is also no direct alignment between these areas and postcode districts, which tend to cover much broader areas, crossing
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#1732845510333816-701: Is connected to central London and Reading by the National Rail services of the South Western Railway . Richmond upon Thames is not very well served by the London Underground compared with other boroughs in West London. Two stations, served by the District line , are located towards the borough's northeastern end: Richmond and Kew Gardens station . Both are also served by London Overground trains on
884-645: Is home to Richmond Park , the largest park in London, along with the National Physical Laboratory and The National Archives . The attractions of Kew Gardens , Hampton Court Palace , Twickenham Stadium and the WWT London Wetlands Centre are within its boundaries and draw domestic and international tourism . In 2023, the borough was ranked first in Rightmove 's Happy at Home index, making it
952-582: Is listed as ‘Tudinton’ in the Feet of Fines for 1197. The name means “the tūn [town or settlement] of Tud(d)a’s people”. Teddington is at the point of the River Thames where tidal flow ceases owing to it containing the 'final lock'. It has been postulated that the name thus derives from "Tide End Town." Such theory featured in Rudyard Kipling ’s poem, "The River's Tale", which has the line "At Tide-end-town, which
1020-564: Is on the electrified Kingston Loop Line close to the junction of the Shepperton Branch Line . Trains run to London Waterloo in two directions around a circular loop: one way via Kingston upon Thames and Wimbledon every 15 minutes, the other via Richmond and Putney every 30 minutes. Trains also run to Shepperton every 30 minutes. Currently paused, the Crossrail 2 project was planned to run through Teddington Station. Upgrading
1088-510: Is open to general visitors on weekdays from 9.30 am to 17:00 pm and a number of surviving architectural features can be seen. For more information please see the Landmark Arts Centre Website [1] [REDACTED] Media related to St Alban's Church, Teddington at Wikimedia Commons Teddington Teddington is an affluent suburb of London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames . Historically an ancient parish in
1156-456: Is the local education authority for the borough. Richmond upon Thames College opened in 1977 and was the first tertiary college in Greater London. The borough adopted a tertiary post-16 provision with virtually all 16-19 studies taking place at this college. This system lasted until 2012 when the council approved the creation of sixth forms in schools. Additionally the council approved
1224-522: Is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames . It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London Government Act 1963 . It is governed by Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council . The population is 198,019 and the major communities are Barnes , East Sheen , Mortlake , Kew , Richmond , Twickenham , Teddington and Hampton . The borough
1292-578: The Duke of Clarence lived there with his mistress Dorothy Jordan before he became King William IV, and later with his Queen Consort, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen . The buildings were later used for the National Physical Laboratory . In subsequent centuries, Teddington enjoyed a prosperous life due to the proximity of royalty, and by 1800 had grown significantly. But the " Little Ice Age " had made farming much less profitable and residents were forced to find other work. This change resulted in great economic change in
1360-632: The Abbey of Westminster . By the 14th century Teddington had a population of 100–200; most of the land was owned by the Abbot of Westminster and the remainder was rented by tenants who had to work the fields a certain number of days a year. The Hampton Court gardens were laid out in 1500 in preparation for the planned rebuilding of a 14th-century manor to form Hampton Court Palace in 1521. They were to serve as hunting grounds for Cardinal Wolsey and later Henry VIII and his family. In 1540 some common land of Teddington
1428-607: The London Borough of Hounslow . Prior to the 2024 election, the entirety of the borough north of the Thames had formed the entirety of the Twickenham constituency since 1997 . In 2006, research commissioned by a major mortgage lender found that, on the quantitative statistical indices used, the borough had the best quality of life in London and was in the top quarter of local authorities nationwide. A neighbouring authority in Surrey achieved
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#17328455103331496-510: The London Government Act 1963 , covering the combined area of the former borough of Richmond plus the neighbouring Municipal Borough of Barnes and the Municipal Borough of Twickenham . Barnes and Richmond had both been in Surrey prior to the reforms, whilst Twickenham had been in Middlesex . The area was transferred to Greater London to become one of the 32 London boroughs. The new borough
1564-675: The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the national measurement standards laboratory for the United Kingdom, and the largest applied physics organisation in the UK, started in Bushy House (primarily working in industry and metrology and where the first accurate atomic clock was built) and the Teddington Carnegie Library was built in 1906. Electricity was also now supplied to Teddington, allowing for more development. Until this point,
1632-556: The North London line , which connects Richmond with inner North London before terminating in Stratford. The southwestern end of the district, encompassing areas such as Twickenham are served instead by suburban railway services. The other stations are: Barnes ; Barnes Bridge ; Fulwell ; Hampton ; Hampton Wick ; Mortlake ; North Sheen ; St Margarets ; Strawberry Hill ; Teddington ; Twickenham and Whitton . Richmond upon Thames
1700-617: The Notre Dame de Paris ; however, funds ran out and only the nave of what was to be the "Cathedral of the Thames Valley" was completed. In 1993 the temporary wall was replaced with a permanent one as part of a refurbishment that converted St Alban's Church into the Landmark Arts Centre , a venue for concerts and exhibitions. A new cemetery, Teddington Cemetery , opened at Shacklegate Lane in 1879. Several schools were built in Teddington in
1768-470: The " bouncing bomb ", was developed. During the war General Dwight D. Eisenhower planned the D-Day landings at his Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force ( SHAEF ) at Camp Griffiss in Bushy Park . The " towpath murders " took place across the river in 1953. On 1 June, Barbara Songhurst was discovered floating in the River Thames, having been stabbed four times. Her friend Christine Reed, then missing,
1836-457: The "happiest place to live in Great Britain"; the first time a London borough has taken the top spot. There had been a borough called Richmond since 1890 when the Municipal Borough of Richmond was created. It was enlarged in 1892 to include Kew , Petersham and North Sheen , and again in 1933 to include Ham . The larger London Borough of Richmond upon Thames was created in 1965 under
1904-535: The 1890s, much of it vandalised, was by W.F. Dixon. The east window of St Alban and clerestory windows (St. Peter, St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, St. John, St. Paul) are by Morris (Westminster) (1953). The window on the west wall was made in about 1850 by Ward and Hughes and had been originally installed in St Peter's Church, Islington . Rescued in 1987 by the London Stained-Glass Repository of
1972-523: The 19th century. The first major event was the construction of Teddington Lock in 1811 with its weir across the river. This was the first (and now the biggest) of five locks built at the time by the City of London Corporation . In 1889 Teddington Lock Footbridge , consisting of a suspension bridge section and a girder bridge section, was completed, linking Teddington to Ham (then in Surrey , now in London). It
2040-571: The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames' art collection. This includes a portrait of James Johnston by Thomas Gibson , paintings of Orleans House by Arthur Vickers and several other artists, and the Burton Collection, which includes artwork, personal effects and photographs of the explorer Richard Francis Burton . The gallery is also the site of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames' arts service and provides educational workshops for
2108-622: The River Thames, which flows through the borough. The oars are from the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club , reflecting the fact that the Boat Race between the two universities ends at Mortlake in the borough. London Heathrow Airport is located a short distance west, in the London Borough of Hillingdon . The borough is served by many Transport for London bus routes. The borough
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2176-609: The Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass, it was dismantled and re-leaded for installation here in 1992. The congregation had attempted to build a massive church, based on the Notre-Dame de Paris and, though never designated as a cathedral , St Alban's was known informally as "the Cathedral of the Thames Valley". Funds ran short, and a planned 200 feet (61 m) tower was never built. A wall, intended to be temporary,
2244-626: The adjoining Civic Centre at 44 York Street. Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly , the borough forms part of the South West constituency, currently represented by the AM Gareth Roberts . The borough is split between three constituencies . The entire portion of the borough south of the River Thames is included in the Richmond Park constituency , which also contains some of
2312-460: The attractions of Hampton Court Palace , Twickenham Stadium and the WWT London Wetlands Centre that draw domestic and international tourism. The River Thames becomes narrower than at any part of Inner London towards its flow into the borough and becomes non-tidal at Teddington Lock in the borough; its main axis runs south to north, rather than west to east through more than half of the borough. London's German business and expatriate community
2380-692: The best quality of life in that report. Richmond is one of London's wealthiest boroughs on many measures. It has the lowest rates of poverty, child poverty, low pay, child obesity and adults without level 3 qualifications of any London borough, according to a 2017 research project by Trust for London . Demography is a diverse picture as in all of London: each district should be looked at separately and even those do not reflect all neighbourhoods. Whatever generalisations are used, "the fine-grained texture of London poverty" by its minutely localised geography must always be taken into account according to an influential poverty report of 2010. Richmond upon Thames has
2448-424: The blade of the dexter dark blue and that of the sinister light blue. The portcullis was taken from the arms of the Municipal Borough of Richmond ; the swan crest, from the arms of the Municipal Borough of Twickenham ; and the griffin supporters and shield from the arms of the Municipal Borough of Barnes . Red, gold and ermine are the royal livery colours, reflecting Richmond's royal history. The swan represents
2516-574: The borough boundaries. There are four post towns based in the borough: Hampton , Richmond , Teddington and Twickenham . Parts of the borough come under the London post town , including Barnes and Mortlake , and there are several other peripheral parts of post towns based in neighbouring boroughs which straddle the administrative boundary. Although most addresses in the borough have TW postcodes , some have SW and KT postcodes. The council meets at York House in Twickenham and has its main offices at
2584-472: The borough consist of retail, property improvement/development and professional services. Parts of the borough, including Barnes , Richmond , St Margarets , Cambridge Park and Marble Hill , some areas of Twickenham and much of East Sheen rival Stanmore Hill and Kenley as the highest house-price districts and neighbourhoods in Outer London . The borough is home to the National Physical Laboratory and
2652-478: The character of Teddington and to support local community projects. The education authority for Teddington is Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council . Primary schools in Teddington include Collis Primary School (Fairfax Road), St Mary's & St Peter's Primary School (Church Road), Sacred Heart RC School (St Marks Road) and Stanley Juniors and Infants (Strathmore Road). Secondary schools include Teddington School . St Mary's & St Peter's Primary School
2720-401: The county of Middlesex and situated close to the border with Surrey , the district became part of Greater London in 1965. In 2021, The Sunday Times named Teddington as the best place to live in London , and in 2023, the wider borough was ranked first in Rightmove 's Happy at Home index, making it the "happiest place to live in Great Britain"; the first time a London borough has taken
2788-553: The creation of a Catholic secondary school for the first time in the borough. The borough has a non-League football club, Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. , who play at Beveree Stadium in Hampton. Twickenham Stadium hosts rugby internationals and the Twickenham Stoop is home to the Harlequins Rugby Team . Richmond Rugby Club are also active and share their grounds with London Scottish F.C. The Richmond Minis
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2856-435: The edge of Bushy Park the National Physical Laboratory , National Measurement Office and LGC form a scientific centre. Around Teddington station and the town centre are a number of offices in industries such as direct marketing and IT , which include Tearfund and BMT Limited . Several riverside businesses and houses were redeveloped in the last quarter of the 20th century as blocks of riverside flats. Starting in 2016
2924-519: The existing lines on the Wimbledon section of the South West London network, TfL projected an increase in service up to 10-12 trains an hour to Central London, from a 2015 average of 6. Teddington is served by London Buses services to other London locations, including Heathrow Airport , Hounslow Central , West Croydon and Castelnau . Routes 33, 281, 285, 481, 681, R68 and Superloop SL7 serve
2992-562: The first permanent settlement in Teddington was probably in Saxon times. Teddington was not mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as it was included under the Hampton entry. Teddington Manor was first owned by Benedictine monks in Staines , and it is believed they built a chapel dedicated to St. Mary on the same site as today's St. Mary's Church. In 971, a charter gave the land in Teddington to
3060-529: The former homes of Thames Television , opened in 1958 on the site of Weir House. The studios were redeveloped in 2016 into luxury housing, though the old lock keepers cottage that predated the studios, known as Weir Cottage, was preserved. Most major rebuilding from bomb damage in World War II was completed by 1960. Chain stores began to open up, including Tesco and Sweatshop in 1971. The Teddington Society, formed in 1973 by local residents, seeks to preserve
3128-497: The history of Richmond, Ham, Petersham and Kew. Its rotating exhibitions , education activities and a programme of events cover the whole of the modern borough. The museum's highlights include 16th-century glass from Richmond Palace and a painting, The Terrace and View from Richmond Hill, Surrey by Dutch draughtsman and painter Leonard Knyff (1650–1722), which is part of the Richmond upon Thames Borough Art Collection. Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham displays material from
3196-418: The late 19th century in response to the 1870 Education Act , putting over 2,000 children in schools by 1899, transforming the previously illiterate village. On 26 April 1913 a train was almost destroyed in Teddington after an arson attack by suffragettes . Great change took place around the turn of the 20th century in Teddington. Many new establishments were springing up, including Sims opticians. In 1902
3264-445: The local and wider community. Its activities include arts classes, concerts and exhibitions. Teddington station is at the centre of the town, and the closest railway station. Additionally, Hampton Wick station is located to the south, Strawberry Hill station to the north, and Fulwell station to the west; all can be reached by London buses from Broad Street. Teddington railway station , served by South Western Railway trains,
3332-459: The lock on the Teddington side. The station became operational in January 2002 and is the only volunteer station on the river. The place-name ‘Teddington’ is first attested in a Saxon charter of 969, where it appears as ‘Tudintún’ (’The Crawford Collection of Early Charters’, Oxford, 1895). It appears as ‘Tudincgatun’ in the ‘Cartularium Saxonicum’ edited by Birch, published in London from 1895-1893. It
3400-405: The lowest child poverty rates in London at 20% and contains at least one ward with an above-average level (for London) of working-age adults receiving out-of-work benefits but even this borough – reflecting the best result – has two standard poverty indices of sixteen in which it is placed in the worst quarter of boroughs. The borough's history is reflected in the coat of arms , which
3468-648: The lowest non-tidal lock on the Thames, Teddington Lock . The district's commercial focus – containing shops, offices and other facilities – is along the A313 , which is named (from west to east): Hampton Road , Broad Street and High Street . Broad Street contains a mixture of chain shops, cafes and supermarkets, alongside independent businesses, while the High Street is composed of nearly all local and independent businesses and restaurants from Teddington and South West London. There are two clusters of offices on this route; on
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#17328455103333536-508: The new church, which was built in 1889 and consecrated in 1896, was commissioned by its first vicar, Rev. Francis Leith Boyd, who had been appointed as Vicar of Teddington in 1884 when he was 28, officiating at the parish church of St Mary. It was designed in the French Gothic style by architect William Niven (1846-1921) - William was born in Pershore and worked with Sir George Gilbert Scott on
3604-436: The northern wards of the borough of Kingston . Most of the portion of the borough north of the river forms the constituency of Twickenham , which does not contain wards from any other borough. However, since the 2024 general election , the borough's northernmost ward on this side of the Thames, Whitton , has instead been included in the constituency of Brentford and Isleworth , the remainder of which consists of wards from
3672-600: The only hospital had been the very small cottage hospital , but it could not accommodate the growing population, especially during the First World War. Money was raised over the next decade to build Teddington Memorial Hospital in 1929. By the beginning of the Second World War , by far the greatest source of employment in Teddington was in the NPL. Its main focus in the war was military research and its most famous invention,
3740-581: The pulpit, halfway down the nave, follows the French style. Its simple canopy was replaced in 1902 by a design in carved oak, embellished by gilded representations of three orders of angels. The window on the eastern side of the north transept, featuring Jonah and the Whale , was designed by Charles Eamer Kempe and was modelled on a window in Christ Church, Oxford . The original stained glass windows mostly date from
3808-500: The restoration of the chapter house at Westminster Abbey - he lived at Udney House while working on St Alban. Niven's name is engraved on the external wall at the west end of the south aisle wall. Most of the stonework is in Doulting limestone from near Shepton Mallet , Somerset . The finer grain material used internally in partitions is Corsham limestone from Wiltshire . The internal fittings were by A.H. Skipworth . The location of
3876-414: The riverside site of the former Teddington Studios was redeveloped to provide modern apartment blocks and other smaller houses. The lowermost lock on the Thames, Teddington Lock , which is just within Ham 's boundary, is accessible via the Teddington Lock Footbridges . In 2001 the Royal National Lifeboat Institution opened the Teddington Lifeboat Station , one of four Thames lifeboat stations, below
3944-402: The temporary wall was replaced with a permanent one as part of the adaptation of the building for its new use. The building is now operated by the Landmark Arts Centre, an independent charity, which delivers a wide-ranging arts and education programme for the local and wider community. Its activities include arts classes, concerts and exhibitions. In addition to its classes and events, the Centre
4012-415: The top spot. Teddington is situated on a long meandering of the Thames between Hampton Wick and Strawberry Hill, Twickenham . Mostly residential, it stretches from the river to Bushy Park with the commercial focus on the A313 road. At Teddington's centre is the High Street and Broad Street, alongside mid-rise urban developments, containing offices and apartments. There is a suspension bridge over
4080-411: The town centre, and all seven connect the town with either Twickenham or Kingston upon Thames . Only notable people with entries on Misplaced Pages have been included. Their birth or residence has been verified by citations. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ( pronunciation ) in southwest London , England, forms part of Outer London and
4148-418: Was enclosed to form Bushy Park, and also used as hunting grounds. Bushy House was built in 1663. One notable resident was British Prime Minister Lord North , who lived there for over twenty years. A large minority of the parish lay in largely communal open fields, restricted in the Middle Ages to certain villagers. These were inclosed (privatised) in two phases, in 1800 and 1818. Shortly afterwards,
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#17328455103334216-430: Was found dead on 6 June. On 28 June, Alfred Whiteway was arrested for their murder and the sexual assault of three other women that same year. Whiteway was hanged at Wandsworth Prison on 22 November 1953. Whiteway and the girls were all from Teddington. The case was described as "one of Scotland Yard 's most notable triumphs in a century". Teddington Studios , a digital widescreen television studio complex and one of
4284-440: Was funded by local business and public subscription. After the railway was built in 1863, easy travel to Twickenham, Richmond , Kingston and London was possible and Teddington experienced a population boom, rising from 1,183 in 1861 to 6,599 in 1881 and 14,037 in 1901. Many roads and houses were built, continuing into the 20th century, forming the close-knit network of Victorian and Edwardian streets present today. In 1867,
4352-426: Was named 'Richmond upon Thames' rather than just Richmond as the old borough had been called; it is the only London borough to straddle the River Thames . Minor boundary changes have occurred since its creation. The most significant amendments were made in 1994 and 1995, when areas of Richmond Park were transferred from the London Borough of Wandsworth and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames . The borough
4420-423: Was officially granted on 7 May 1966. It is: Ermine a portcullis or within a bordure gules charged with eight fleurs-de-lis or . The crest is: On a wreath argent and gules out of a mural crown gules a swan rousant argent in beak a branch of climbing red roses leaved and entwined about the neck proper. The supporters are: On either side a griffin gules, armed and beaked azure, each supporting an oar proper,
4488-419: Was originally founded by Dorothy Bridgeman (d. 1697), widow of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, who left £40 to buy land in trust for educating poor children. In 1832, the foundation opened a boys' school, Teddington Public School, under the patronage of Queen Adelaide . Its buildings now house the primary school. The Landmark Arts Centre , an independent charity, delivers a wide-ranging arts and education programme for
4556-439: Was placed at the west end; also, the nave is shorter than in the original design. In 1967 the church congregation reverted across the road to the historic but much smaller church of St Mary's. The building ceased to be used in 1977 and sat empty and vandalised for several years. In 1985 the video for the song " The Sun Always Shines on TV ", by the Norwegian pop band A-ha , was filmed in the church building. It also featured in
4624-554: Was pressure to find a more accommodating space and, in 1991, the company moved to current premises within a converted primary school. The 172-seat theatre was built specifically as a theatre in the round . It has acquired a national reputation for the quality of its work for staging new plays, and for discovering undeservedly forgotten old plays and neglected classics. Performance group Richmond Opera rehearse regularly at The Vineyard Centre . The Cabbage Patch pub on London Road near Twickenham railway station has, since 1983, been
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