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- Tue Aug 10, 2021 2:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Vol 12.3 Lewis Abershaw & John Little
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Vol 12.3 Lewis Abershaw & John Little
HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 3 Lewis 'Jerry' Abershaw & John Little Strung up on the same day The 3rd August 1795 wasn’t a good day for meek and mild John Little from Kew. He was down to be hanged on Kennington Common Gallows with two other murde...
- Sat Aug 07, 2021 9:23 am
- Forum: Hampton & Richmond Borough
- Topic: No Supporter Parking today
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No Supporter Parking today
The Top Field is not available for Supporter Car parking today. It is too wet up there. Players/Officials and Blue Badge (booked) parking only.
- Fri Jul 30, 2021 11:37 am
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- Topic: Vol 12.2 SLAVERY & HAMPTON
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Vol 12.2 SLAVERY & HAMPTON
No 2 SLAVERY AND HAMPTON Who in Hampton had invested in the Slave Trade? The Emancipation of Slavery Act was passed in 1833, in order to get the Bill through Parliament it was agreed that plantation owners would be ‘compensated’ for the loss of their ‘assets’ – the slaves. It is surprising to us now...
- Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:07 pm
- Forum: Hampton & Richmond Borough
- Topic: Crowds at friendlies
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Re: Crowds at friendlies
At the risk of being shouted at and bearing in mind that I am not a Club Official. The club's capacity is controlled by the Local Authority and for the QPR game it was 500, the attendance was 495. The capacity for Brentford B/Carshalton was set for the same level. I have no idea if or when it is lik...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:20 pm
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- Topic: Vol 12.1 STATION ROAD Part 5
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Vol 12.1 STATION ROAD Part 5
HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 1 STATION ROAD Part 5 The oldest buildings on Station Road So, where were we when the 2020/21 season came to a crashing halt last February. Oh yes, I had been meandering down Station Road and this was supposed to follow o...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:18 pm
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- Topic: Now for Season 2021/22
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Now for Season 2021/22
So, that was it for last season, now we move on to our centenary season, but at the start there will be a few articles that should have appeared if last season hadn't been suspended in February. No point in wasting them.
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:14 pm
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- Topic: Vol 11.9 STATION ROAD Part 4
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Vol 11.9 STATION ROAD Part 4
HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 9 STATION ROAD Part 4 Back to the Station Following on from the last article, a stroll back to the station. Immediately after St Johns Super Store you cross Warfield Road (the name is believed to be a corruption of Warren...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:12 pm
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- Topic: Vol 11.8 STATION ROAD Part 3
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Vol 11.8 STATION ROAD Part 3
HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 8 STATION ROAD Part 3 An amble through fields and meadows Okay, so you came by train to Hampton, what are you likely to see as you come out of the station before walking down Station Road to Beveree. Until the coming of t...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Vol 11.7 STATION ROAD Part 2
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Vol 11.7 STATION ROAD Part 2
HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 7 STATION ROAD Part 2 No longer a Country Lane The second article in this little series will look at the part of Station Road that leads from Beveree to the 111/216 Bus Stop, a route taken by supporters leaving after the ...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:09 pm
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- Topic: Vol 11.6 STATION ROAD Part 1
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Vol 11.6 STATION ROAD Part 1
HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 6 STATION ROAD Part 1 No longer a Country Lane This article was written way before anyone had really heard of Covid-19. It was supposed to be for the first game of the 2020/21 season, in front of supporters who would have...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:07 pm
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- Topic: Vol 11.5 PLATTS EYOT Part 2
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Vol 11.5 PLATTS EYOT Part 2
HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 5 PLATTS EYOT (Part 2) The Island today Further to a previous article, we get to the reason for my sudden interest in Platt’s Eyot…. As a railway enthusiast (okay, a 70 year-old train spotter) I came across an item relati...
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:03 pm
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- Topic: Vol 11.4 THE ROYAL OAK BOMBING
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Vol 11.4 THE ROYAL OAK BOMBING
HAMPTON, AROUND AND ABOUT Things you may not know, or didn’t know you knew! No 4 THE BOMBING OF THE ROYAL OAK Revisited Two years ago, I wrote about the bombing of the Royal Oak pub in South Road, Hampton. Briefly, during the night, bombers came over and dropped up to eight high explosive bombs in a...