Bookshop

Buy copies of our books on the Second World War:
  • Kew at War 1939-1945
  • Petersham: radar and operational research 1940-1946
  • Richmond Shop Boy’s War

Buy copies of our books on Ham and Petersham:

  • The Ferry from Ham to Twickenham (Dysart v Hammerton 1909-1915)  
  • Petersham: radar and operational research 1940-1946
Buy copies of our books on Kew:

  • The Aitons: Gardeners to their Majesties
  • At the Heart of the Community: Victoria House, Kew 1980-2020
  • Kew at War 1939-1945
  • The Story of Kew

NEW Richmond Revealed: Richmond in six walks

Richly illustrated in full colour, this book describes, with the help of very clear maps, six fascinating walks in Richmond, Ham and Petersham. Published in 2025, it is written by experienced local tour guide and Richmond Local History Society member Paul Jackson. 190 pages. £15 from the bookstall at our monthly talks. Our online bookshop price (£17.50)  includes postage and packing for orders to addresses in the UK. Please contact us for prices if you wish to order copies from outside the UK.

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Richmond Revealed: Richmond in six walks


Our most recent journal

The most recent issue of our journal Richmond History 44 (dated 2024) is available from our online bookshop, Kew Bookshop, The Open Book in Richmond, The National Archives’ shop, the Museum of Richmond, and Richmond Local Studies.

This 92-page issue features a variety of engaging articles, including 37 pages in colour, covering a range of topics related to local history and notable locations. Here’s a summary of the content:

  • Richmond Park, Kew Gardens, and Ham House: Articles by Rachel Hirschler, Max Lankester, Ron McEwen, John McM Moore, John Moses, and Robert Wood explore the history, beauty, and significance of these iconic landmarks.
  • Local attitudes to Germany’s new Nazi negime in 1933: Steven Woodbridge provides an insightful examination of how the local community responded to the rise of the Nazi regime in Germany.
  • Some recent speakers’ contributions:
    • Sandra Pullen discusses the history and heritage of Sudbury Park.
    • Nic Madge provides a gripping account of death in the Thames, exploring historical incidents and their impact.
    • Simon Targett delves into the life and voyages of George Vancouver, shedding light on his contributions and expeditions.

This issue offers a rich tapestry of historical insights and local heritage, making it a valuable read for those interested in the cultural and historical fabric of the area.

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Richmond History 44 (2024)

Buy copies of previous issues of our journal, Richmond Histoyy

Old Palace Lane: Medieval to Modern Richmond by Derek Robinson and Simon Fowler

Old Palace Lane is arguably Richmond’s most historic street. Many of the changes and developments that have made the town what it is today are reflected in this quiet little lane, the former tradesman’s entrance to Richmond Palace.

The book tells the story of the Lane, the people who have lived there, and its buildings.

Originally published jointly by the Society and by the Museum of Richmond as a booklet to accompany the Museum’s 2017 exhibition on the lane’s history, this second edition has 48 pages, four of them with historic maps of Richmond, and colour throughout.

The book is is priced at £7, and is available direct from us, postage-free in the UK, using the link below:

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Old Palace Lane


Poverty and Philanthropy in Victorian Richmond    Simon Fowler

2017; reprinted November 2023

ISBN 978-1-912314-00-3

82 pages. Includes bibliography and index.

£6 (£5 for members)

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Poverty and Philanthropy in Victorian Richmond



The Richmond Vicars
Derek Robinson

2019 (published by the Museum of Richmond)

From the time Richmond was little more than a village, St Mary Magdalene has been central to the life of the community. In his informative and entertaining book, Derek Robinson explores the lives of its ministers from the 17th century onwards. Through vivid storytelling, Robinson reveals a tapestry of characters—some saintly, some eccentric, and others at the heart of scandals.

Discover how this historic church has shaped, and been shaped by, the community around it, through the fascinating stories of those who have served there.

ISBN 978-0-9518549-2-1

106 pages
£10.00 plus postage and packing. If buying from outside the UK, please email us for prices.

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The Richmond Vicars



Richmond Boy, Memories of Richmond 1914-1933
Fred Windsor

42 pages
£2.00 plus postage and packing. If buying from outside the UK, please email us for prices.

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Fred Windsor: Richmond Boy



The Streets of Richmond and Kew

An expanded edition of our popular book The Streets of Richmond and Kew, published in 2022, describes how each of Richmond and Kew’s streets was named and their wider significance for our local area’s history. This fourth edition, with a street map in full colour and ten pages of colour illustrations, includes – for the first time – the roads in Richmond Park.

Copies are also available at The Open Book in Richmond, Kew Bookshop, The National Archives’ shop, the Museum of Richmond, Richmond Local Studies and (on the first Sunday of the month) on the Kew Village Market committee’s stall.

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The Streets of Richmond and Kew


Richmond at War 1939-1945

Richmond at War 1939-1945 by Simon Fowler is now out of print. A second edition  will be published in mid-February 2026.

The following publications are now out of print:

    • Leonard Chave (ed.) Evelyn Pritchard’s Guide to the Street Names of Ham and Petersham
    • Leonard Chave and J M Lee. Ham and Petersham in Wartime
    • John Cloake. Richmond’s Great Monastery: The Charterhouse of Jesus of Bethlehem of Shene
    • John Cloake. Richmond’s Links with North America
    • John Cloake. Richmond Palace: its history and its plan
    • John Cloake. The Growth of Richmond
    • Margaret Evans. Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press in Richmond
    • John Moses. The Richmond House Historian
    • Evelyn Pritchard. Ham House and its Owners Through Five Centuries

You can buy any of our publications that are currently in print from:

      • your local bookshop, anywhere in the UK. We can supply, on standard bookshop sales terms, any UK bookshop that wishes to order from us. Our books are currently stocked by Sheen Bookshop in East Sheen, Kew Bookshop (near Kew Gardens station), the shop at The National Archives in Kew, The Open Book at King Street Richmond, The Museum of Richmond, Richmond Local Studies Library and Archive, and Parades End Books on Richmond Road, Ham Parade, in Ham.
      • by post from Robert Smith, 3 Chelwood Gardens, Richmond TW9 4JG. Cheques should be made payable to the Richmond Local History Society. Our prices are listed below. (Reduced prices for members are shown in brackets.) For orders by post we also charge for postage and packing. For orders to UK addresses this is £2.25 for the first item; we may need to charge additional postage for orders of more than one item.
      • online, paying with a credit or debit card via PayPal. Our online prices include postage and packing.