This paper looks at the crimes local people in Mortlake committed over the centuries and the way they were punished. It paints a fascinating picture of social mores, showing how much has changed but also what has remained remarkably constant. 40pp. Price including package and UK postage: £5.00 To purchase this book please contact publications@barnes-history.org.uk […]
This paper gives an account of the early years of the worshipping community that became St Michael and All Angels Church in Barnes. It describes the foundation of the original school church in Archway Street, the acquisition of the mission “iron church” and the eventual construction of the building we know today. It also demonstrates […]
This paper explores the lives and wartime particulars of those civilian and service personnel who lived in Barnes, Mortlake and East Sheen and were killed in 1939-45 60pp A4 wiro bound Price including package and UK postage: £10.00 To purchase this book please contact publications@barnes-history.org.uk or send a cheque payable to “Barnes and Mortlake History […]
This paper describes the burial places in Barnes, Mortlake and East Sheen with an account of some of the notable people buried there. It covers the parish churches of St Mary, Barnes and St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake; St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church, Mortlake; Barnes Old Cemetery; Old Mortlake Burial Ground; the Protestant Dissenters’ […]
This paper tells the story of the Bootmakers’ Almshouses. Located north of Mortlake Station, this development was built in the mid-19th century to house “aged and decayed” bootmakers, their widows and orphans and was colloquially referred to as “The College of All Soles”. Drawing on the minutes of the Footwear Benevolent Society, the paper relates […]
In 1930 Fred Windsor began work as a young draughtsman at the Electricity Works on Mortlake High Street. On his retirement he wrote up his memories of seven years there in remarkable detail with a dry sence of humour. Fred decribes his work at a time when electricty was first being introduced to the area […]
These articles by Mary Grimwade were first published as single items in the quarterly newsletter of the BMHS. They cover many aspects of the history of Barnes together with personal recollections of everyday village life in both peace and war. 68pp. Price including package UK postage: £5.50 To purchase this book please contact publications@barnes-history.org.uk or […]
Mary Attwell was born in Barnes in 1859 and lived there until her death in 1933. Although physically handicapped from birth, Mary worked all her life on behalf of the poorer sections of Barnes community, with a particular interest in education. Her memoirs have been edited by Nicholas Dakin into this highly readable book, profusely […]
A record of Mortlake as seen through the eyes of Watney’s house journal Hand in Hand. The journal began in 1919 when 600 people were employed at Mortlake Brewery and the company was highly paternalistic and the dominant employer in the local community. 56pp. Price including package and UK postage: £5.50 To purchase this book […]
Alleyways has long been regarded as one of the most significant contributions to local history in the area and the Society has decided to reproduce it after being out of print for several years. Charles’s fascination with the Mortlake alleyways and his painstaking research culminated in publication of Alleyways in 1983. This work is essential […]
