The Society owes its foundation to the life-long vision of Maurice Cockin, a prominent local resident who lived at Leyden House on Thames Bank, Mortlake. Cockin’s dream came true on 25 November 1955 when a public meeting at East Sheen Library gave its overwhelming support to the formation of The Borough of Barnes History Society. […]
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