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Tag Archives: Pryor’s Bank
A Walk along the Towpath: Hammersmith Bridge to Putney Bridge
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
Posted in Archives & local studies
Tagged archives, Bishop's Park, Crab Tree pub, Crabtree Farm, Craven Cottage, Fulham Footbal Club, Fulham Reach, Gwynnes, Haig Distillery, Hammersmith, Hammersmith Bridge, local history, local studies, Maltings, Palace Wharf, Parrs Ditch, Pryor's Bank, Putney Bridge, Queen's wharf, Riverside Studios, Rosser & Russell, Sir Nicholas Crispe, Thames, Thames Wharf, towpath
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Bishops Park: the early history
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
Posted in Archives & local studies, Hammersmith Library
Tagged 1893, 1896, archives, bandstand, Bishop of London, Bishop's Park, Bishops Meadow, cricket, Fulham, Fulham Palace, Fulham Park, Illustrated London News, local history, local studies, Margate Sands, parks, pavilion, playground, Prince's Trust, Pryor's Bank, Putney, Vestry, Vine Cottage
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