The latest issue of our journal Richmond History 44 (published in November 2023) 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 McMoore, John Moses, and Robert Wood explore the history, beauty, and significance of these iconic landmarks.
Local Attitudes to Germany’s New Nazi Regime in 1933: Steven Woodbridge provides an insightful examination of how the local community responded to the rise of the Nazi regime in Germany.
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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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.

We are excited to announce that we are currently working on new editions of the following out-of-print publications:

John Cloake. Richmond Palace: its history and its plan
David Blomfield and Christopher May. Kew at War 1939-1945
Evelyn Pritchard. Ham House and its Owners Through Five Centuries
Leonard Chave and J M Lee. Ham and Petersham in Wartime
John Cloake. The Growth of Richmond

The following publications are also now out of print:

- Leonard Chave (ed.) Evelyn Pritchard’s Guide to the Street Names of Ham and Petersham
- John Cloake. Richmond’s Great Monastery: The Charterhouse of Jesus of Bethlehem of Shene
- Margaret Evans. Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press in Richmond
- John Moses. The Richmond House Historian

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 £2.40 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.

These are now available from our online bookshop postage-free in the UK:

- - - - the 2023, 2021/22, 2020 and 2019 issues of our journal, Richmond History
      - Old Palace Lane: Medieval to Modern Richmond
      - Poverty and Philanthropy in Victorian Richmond
      - The Richmond Vicars
      - The Streets of Richmond and Kew

Richmond History 43 (2023) has 98 pages, more than 30 of them in colour.

Richmond History 42 (2021/22) has 94 pages, 30 of them in colour.

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Richmond History 41 (2020) has 98 pages, 20 of them in colour.
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Richmond History 40 (2019) has 82 pages and the price is £5 (£4 members).

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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.

tells the story of the Lane, the people who have lived there, and its buildings. A second edition was published in March 2020.

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 new 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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