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HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 11 THE MASTER GARDENER’S COTTAGE Prestbury House The previous article dealt with King George II’s and King George III’s Master Gardeners, George Lowe (Snr) & (Jnr) who lived and worked on Hampton Court’s estate from t...

In response to comments made following tonight's 6-0 home defeat. There have been a number of 5 goal reverses in home league games. 0-5 V Chesham Utd 83/84 0-5 v Witham Town 87/88 2-7 v Croydon 94/95 0-5 v St Albans City 00/01 0-5 v St Albans City 01/02 (again!) 0-5 v Heybridge Swifts 05/06 There ha...

The Top Field is unavailable for supporter car parking for the St Albans game. Too wet & soggy up there.
Supporters are asked to park away from Beveree unless they have a dedicated disabled spot.

HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 10 HAMPTON COURT’S KING’S GARDENERS George Lowe (Senior) & George Lowe (Junior) In St Mary’s Burial ground is a very grand Memorial to George Lowe (1716-1758), who was the King’s Master Gardener at Hampton Court, from...

HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 9 HOLLYWOOD-on- THAMES Long Forgotten Film Studios Whilst researching the previous article on Albert van Hoorn I cam across a mention of film studios that used to be in the local area, including that of Crystal Films in H...

HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 8 ALBERT van HOORN Artist & Inventor Albert van Hoorn (1871-1929) lived and worked in Hampton Wick but was originally born in Ireland. He came to Hampton Wick via a circuitous route which encompassed Oldham, Golders G...

HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 7 JOHN SLEEPER CLARKE And the Abraham Lincoln connection Buried in Teddington Cemetery is an actor born in Baltimore, Maryland who has a connection to the 1865 assassination of the US President, Abraham Lincoln. John Clar...

Players left by coach at 1.45 this afternoon. Overnight stop near Newton Abbot.

HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 6 SIR CHARLES HAWTREY And the Son that never was; Identity theft? Buried in Teddington Cemetery is a famous 19th century actor who indirectly was thought to be the father of a member of the ‘Carry On’ team’, but more of t...

HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 5 TS HAMPTON FERRY The ship! Not our local ferry In a book on the history of British Railways I came across a reference to a ship called the TS Hampton Ferry and, of course, investigated. Three Ferries were built named, H...

It didn't help any that several players were ill on the coach travelling to the game.

HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 4 SIR FRANCIS MARK FARMER Renowned Dental Surgeon In Hampton Cemetery sits a very grand monument to Sir Francis Mark Farmer (1866 – 1922), in his time a famous Dental Surgeon and leading expert on facial reconstruction es...