Tag Archives: Bishop’s Park

A Walk along the Towpath: Hammersmith Bridge to Putney Bridge

Posted on July 23, 2019 by LBHF Libraries

Last year I wrote about the section of the towpath that passes through Hammersmith. Today we walk from Hammersmith Bridge to Putney Bridge. In the early days, the Fulham riverside was farm land, mainly orchards and market gardens, owned by … Continue reading →

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Poor but loyal – the Coronation of King George VI

Posted on August 1, 2017 by LBHF Libraries

We are very lucky to have a dedicated team of Archives and Local Studies volunteers; this piece was written by one of them – In 1937, as the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth celebrated the Coronation of King George VI, … Continue reading →

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Bishops Park: the early history

Posted on March 10, 2015 by LBHF Libraries

At the end of the nineteenth century the population of Fulham was increasing rapidly and in London generally there was a call for public spaces to be made available to improve public health and to provide an alternative to the … Continue reading →

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