Richmond, about three miles north from Kingston, is celebrated for its beautiful situation on the Thames—was anciently called Sheen, and was the favourite residence of several of our sovereigns, prior to the reign of Henry VII. —Edward III. closed a long and victorious reign at his palace at Sheen in 1377; Queen Ann, his successor’s consort, died here in the year 1394. The king was so much affected at her death, that he abandoned the palace, and suffered it to fall to ruin, or, as others assert, pulled it down. Henry V. restored it to its former magnificence. Henry VII. held a grand tournament at his manor at Richmond, in 1492, when Sir James Parker in a controversy with Hugh Vaughan, for right of coat of armour, was killed at the first course. In 1499, the king being then at his palace, it was set on fire by accident, and most of the old buildings were consumed. His Majesty immediately caused it to be rebuilt, and gave it the name of Richmond. It had been finished but a short time, when a second fire broke out, which did considerable damage. Philip I. King of Spain, having been driven upon the coast of England by a storm, was entertained at this palace, with great magnificence, in 1506. Henry VII. died here, April 21, 1509. Henry VIII. kept his Christmas at Richmond the year after he came to the crown. Charles V. emperor of Germany was lodged here, anno 1523. Cardinal Wolsey was permitted by his royal master to reside in this palace for some time. Queen Elizabeth was a prisoner here for a short time, during the reign of her sister Queen Mary; after her accession to the throne it became her most favourite residence.

The best account of the ancient palace here, is in the survey taken by order of the parliament in the year 1649, which gives a very minute description of that building, as it then existed: the great hall was 100 feet in length, and 40 in breadth; it is described as having a skreen at the lower end, which, says the survey, is "a fayr foot-pace in the higher end thereof; the pavement is square tile, and it is very well lighted and seeled; at the north end is a turret or clock case, covered with lead, which is special ornament to that building." The privy lodgings are described as a free-stone building, three stories high, with fourteen turrets, covered with lead. A round building is mentioned called the "Canted Tower," with a staircase of 124 steps. The chapel was 96 feet long, and 40 feet broad, "with cathedral seats and pews." Adjoining the privy garden was an open gallery, 200 feet long, over which was a close gallery of the same length. The materials of the palace were valued at 10, 7821. 19s. 2d.

The site of the palace has since been occupied by several houses, held on lease under the crown. The Duke of Queensberry’s was built by George, the third Earl of Cholmondeley, who obtained a lease of part of the old palace in the year 1708. It came into the possession of the Duke of Queensberry by purchase; he brought hither the pictures and furniture from Amesbury. The tapestry, which hung behind the Earl of Clarendon in the court of chancery, was afterwards in the hall of this house. In the garden of Mr. Skinner’s house, which also occupied part of the site of the old palace, there was the old yew tree, which is mentioned in the survey, and there valued at 101. The circumference of its trunk was 10 feet 3 inches.

A part of the old park, under the late king, was a dairy and grazing farm in his Majesty’s own hands. The remainder constituted the royal gardens, which were laid out in their present form by Brown.

About a quarter of a mile to the north-west of the old palace stood the hamlet of West Sheen. A convent was founded here in 1414, by Henry V. for Carthusians. It was called the House of Jesus of Bethlehem, at Sheen. The premises on which the convent was built are said to have been 3000 feet in length, and 1305 in breadth. The dimensions of the hall were 44 paces in length, and 24 in breadth. The great quadrangle was 120 paces long and 100 broad; the cloisters appear to have been 200 paces square, and nine feet in height. Henry V. endowed his new monastery with the priories of Lewisham, Greenwich, Ware, and several other alien priories, with all their lands and revenues. He also granted them by charter the fisheries at Sheen, and Petersham Wear; and four pipes of Red Vascony every year; with several other valuable privileges. In the year 1416 a hermitage was founded within this monastery for a recluse, and endowed with an annual rent of 20 marks, issuing out of the manors of Lewisham and Greenwich. Upon the suppression of the priory at Sheen, its revenues were estimated at 777l. 12s. 1d. per annum; the site and buildings were granted by Henry VIII. to his favourite Edward, Earl of Hertford, afterwards Duke of Somerset. An ancient gateway, the last remain of the priory, was taken down about thirty years ago.

Richmond Park is eight miles in circumference, and contains 2253 acres, of which scarcely 100 are in this parish. There are 650 acres in Mortlake, 265 in Petersham, 230 in Putney, and the remainder in Kingston. This was formerly called the Great or New Park, to distinguish it from that near the green, and was made by Charles I. In the year 1649 the House of Commons voted that the New Park at Richmond should be given to the city of London, and an act of parliament for confirming it to the city passed on the 17th July the same year. At the Restoration however it reverted to the crown, under which it has remained ever since.

The church of Richmond is a handsome structure, consisting of a nave, two aisles, and a chancel. At the west end is a low tower, built of stone and flints; the other parts are of brick. There are a great many monuments in this church, but none particularly interesting.

In the year 1661 Bishop Duppa founded an Almshouse at Richmond for ten poor women, in consequence of a vow which he had made during the king’s exile. He endowed it with a farm at Shepperton, for which he had given 1540l. This has since produced upwards of 120l. per annum. The annual income of the hospital has also been increased by a few other benefactions. The almshouse stands on the hill. Over the door is an inscription, with a short account of its foundation.

Another Almshouse was founded in the year 1606, by Sir George Wright, for eight poor women. Its revenues at present amount to nearly 80l. per annum. This is usually called Queen Elizabeth's Almshouses.

A third Almshouse was founded between the years 1695 and 1697, by Humphrey Michel, and his nephew John Michel, Esqrs. for ten old men. It stands on the declivity of the hill. Its income amounts to above 2001. per annum, a considerable part of which arises from sundry messuages, bequeathed by William Smith, Esq.

A fourth Almshouse was founded by Rebecca Houblon, in the years 1755 and 1758, for nine poor women. It is endowed with sundry estates of land, and 1, 053l. in the old South Sea annuities, producing together an income of nearly 200l. per annum.

In the year 1713 a Charity School was established at Richmond, with the legacies and benefactions of various persons, and about 40 boys, and the same number of girls, are clothed and educated.

The first stone of Richmond Bridge was laid August 23, 1774, and it was finished in December 1777. The length of the bridge is about 300 feet, exclusive of the causeway at each end; it consists of five stone arches. The central arch is twenty-five feet high and sixty wide. The expence of the building amounted to about 20, 000l. of which sura 25, 000l. was raised upon tontine shares of 100l. each. The view from the bridge on either side, but particularly towards the hill, is singularly beautiful.

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RICHMOND, originally known as West Sheen, was so named by Henry VII. in allusion to his former earldom, and was originally a hamlet of Kingston, lying wholly in the hollow south-east of Kew Park, and clustering round a royal manor house which had existed here almost from time immemorial, the present park being then a common or heath, while Kew Park, otherwise called Richmond or Sheen old Park, formed the grounds of the house; it is situated on the banks of the Thames, and is now a parish and municipal borough, having been incorporated by Royal Charter granted 16th July, 1890, and is the head of a petty sessional division and a union town, in the Kingston division of the county, within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan police, in Kingston hundred, Wandsworth county court district, Kingston rural deanery and in the archdeaconry and diocese of Rochester, 9 ¾ miles from Waterloo station and 16 miles by water from London Bridge. There is frequent communication by the South Western railway to London (Waterloo) and Hammersmith. The North London railway has also a station here, with running powers over the South Western line.

The Thames here is crossed by a handsome stone bridge of five arches, completed in 1777, from, designs by Paine, at a cost of £26,000, and connecting Richmond with Twickenham in Middlesex. The town is well built, and governed by a Corporation consisting of a mayor, aldermen and councillors, who also act as the Urban Sanitary Authority: it is lighted with gas by a company, and supplied with water from three wells, sunk to a depth of 1446 feet, and yielding an average of 477,000 gallons per day: the pumping station is situated by the river side, the property of the Corporation.

The church of St. Mary Magdalen, though still partly ancient, has been so often altered and rebuilt as to present but few, if any, features of architectural interest; it is an edifice of brick, flint and stone, and consists of chancel, nave, aisles and an embattled western tower, with angle turret, containing a clock and 8 bells: the body of the church, enlarged in 1750, in the heavy style of that period, is of brick, and was improved and decorated in 1823 at a tost of £2,000, and restored in 1866 at a cost of £4,000; the nave and aisles are divided by four columns of the Doric order on each side: the church is chiefly remarkable for its monuments, which are numerous and historically attractive: at the west end of the north aisle was buried James Thomson, author of “The Seasons,” who died 27 August, 1748, and whose grave is marked by an inscribed brass, placed there in 1792 by the Earl of Buchan; and in the church are also memorials to Gilbert Wakefield, the critic, d. 9 September, 1801; Henry, 3rd Viscount Brouncker, ob. 1688; Admiral Holbourn, Edward Gibson, the painter, d. 1701; Mrs. Mary Ann Yates, the actress, d. 3 May, 1787; Edmund Kean, the tragedian, d. 15 May, 1833, with a monument by Loft; and one by Bacon to Major Bean, killed at Waterloo, 18 June, 1815: there are 1,200 sittings, of which 250 are free. In the churchyard is buried Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam, d 5 Feb. 1816, the founder of the museum at. Cambridge bearing his name, and there is a monument, to Richard, his father, 6th Viscount, d. 25 May, 1776; John Moore M.D. the author of “Zeluco,” and father of Sir John Moore K.B. the hero of Corunna, d. 20 Feb. 1802, and is buried in the old ground. The register dates from the year 1582, and, according to Mr. Thorne, contains a note of the baptism, under the date March 20, 1681, of Haster, Swift’s “Stella,” and daughter of Edward Johnson. Among the burials in 1633 is recorded that of Sir William Segar knt. Garter King of Arms; and of Susanna Waterman, who died in 1803, aged 103. Among the past curates, of this church may be mentioned Nicholas Brady D.D. the author, in conjunction with Nahum Tate, of a version of the Psalms, whose signature appears in the register under the date of 1696. The living is a vicarage, gross, yearly value £600, with residence, in the gift of King’s College, Cambridge, and held since 1867 by the Rev. Charles Tickell Procter M.A. late fellow of that college and hon. canon of Rochester. Lord Elphinstone is impropriator of the great tithes.

Holy Trinity is an ecclesiastical parish formed in 1870; the church, in Marsh Gate road, built in the same year, at a cost of about £5,000, is a plain building of stone, in the Early Norman style, consisting of chancel, transept, nave of four bays, south porch, aisles and a western embattled tower with octagonal turret containing a clock and 5 bells: there are 400 sittings, 240 being free. The register dates from the year 1870. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly value £362, derived from pew rents, in the gift of five trustees, and held since 1870 by the Rev. Evan Henry Hopkins T.A.K.C.L. The area is 226 acres; the population in 1881 was 4,879.

St. John the Divine is an ecclesiastical parish formed January 18, 1839: the church, situated in the Kew road and begun in 1831 and finished in 1836, is a building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of nave, aisles, west porch and a western turret containing 5 bells: there are 450 sittings, 150. being free. The register dates from the year 1839. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly income £210, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Richmond, and held since 1886 by the Rev. Thomas Gerard Tylee M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge. The area is 250 acres; the population in 1881 was 6,416.

St. Matthias, situated on the hill at the end of Friar’s Stile road, is a chapel of ease to the parish church and was erected in 1858 from designs by the late Sir G. G. Scott R.A.: it is an edifice of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of apsidal chancel, nave of four bays, with clerestory, aisles, south porch and a western tower with spire, 195 feet in height, and containing 6 bells: there are 1,300 sittings, 300 being free.

Christ Church, situated in Parkshot and formerly a Baptist chapel, is now licensed by the Bishop of Rochester for the service of the Established Church. The living is a perpetual curacy, gross yearly income, derived from pew rents, £300, in the gift of John Hales esq. M.A. and held since 1887 by the Rev. Edward Dymoke Stead.

There is a Catholic chapel, dedicated to St. Elizabeth, in the Vineyard, with 280 sittings; a Presbyterian chapel in Little Green, erected in 1884, at a cost of £3,500, from designs by Mr. Wallace, architect, of London, and seating 300 persons. Congregational chapels in the Vineyard, seating 350, and in Ormond passage, seating 200; Baptist in Duke Street, seating 400; Primitive Methodist in Lower George street, seating 380; and a Wesleyan chapel in Kew road, seating 500.

The Catholic Marist Convent, Grove Lodge, is situated in Queen’s road. The sisters, who devote themselves exclusively to the education of youth, receive a limited number of young ladies as boarders. Rev. A. F. Legendre, chaplain.

The Cemetery, of four and a half acres, lying south-east of the town, was laid out in 1855, and has two mortuary chapels; it is under the control of a Burial Board of nine members.

The Wesleyan Theological Institution, founded in 1834, is a large and elegant pile of Bath stone, in the Gothic style, consisting of a main block 165 feet long with a central tower and lateral gabled wings, the whole being 248 feet long by 65 in width; the principal entrance is through the tower and leads to a ground hall; on the ground floor are the refectory, lecture room, class rooms and governor’s apartments; on the first floor the library and studies, and on the upper floor are dormitories; the wings contain various other apartments; in the refectory is preserved the pulpit formerly in Wesley’s original chapel in Moorfields. This establishment is designed for the training of students chiefly for the foreign missionary work of the Wesleyan Methodist Society; the course of study pursued includes theology, Hebrew, the Greek and Latin classics, mathematics, the English language, moral philosophy, logic and natural science. There are now (1890) 46 students in residence. There is a chapel in connection with the institution in Friar’s. Stile road.

The Richmond Free Public Library, situated on the Little Green, was opened by the Countess Russell in June, 1881: the building comprises news room, ladies’ room, and lending and reference libraries, containing 16,650 volumes.

A theatre was first established here by Penkethman in 1719; the late building erected in 1765, under the superintendence of David Garrick, was entirely removed in 1886, and in 1889 a new theatre was built.

The Mechanics’ Institute, established in 1838, is a building in the Italian style, comprising a lecture room holding 300 persons, and a museum and library.

The Fire Engine station, situated in the Square, has a tower containing a striking and chiming clock, with four illuminated dials: the brigade consists of a captain, resident engineer and twelve men, and has 2 steamers, 1 hose cart and fire escape attached to No. 1 station, and 1 hose cart, with the necessary appliances attached to No. 2 station, in Onslow road.

The Richmond Public Baths, erected in Parkshot, at the cost of £7,000, were opened in April by H.S.H. the Duke of Teck, and, besides private baths, include two excellent swimming baths 90 feet and 56 feet long respectively: instruction in swimming is given daily by Mr. Alfred Boon, the manager.

There are almshouses respectively called Queen Elizabeth’s, Bishop Duppas’, Michel’s, Hickey’s and Houblon’s, for seventy-two people. Hickey’s Almshouses, to which is attached a small chapel open to the public, have an income of over £1,000 yearly and include a residence for the chaplain, erected in 1861. About £160, arising from a charity left by Henry Smith, of Wandsworth, and alderman of London, by will, dated April 24, 1627, is distributed yearly in bread and clothing.

The Richmond Hospital, situated in Kew Foot road, was established in 1868 and enlarged in 1882, and contains 40 beds: during the year 1889 there were 311 in-patients and 2,952 out-patients under treatment; the average number of in-patients is about 350 and of out-patients about 2,700. The Dispensary, established in 1831, has no permanent building but is conducted on the ticket system; the average number of patients is about 1,150, and of dental patients about 256.

Richmond has a Savings Bank, and a Penny Savings Bank, and there are public and private clubs and Liberal and Conservative Associations.

In the parish are market gardens and nursery grounds, and a large local coal traffic is carried on by river.

Richmond Green, anciently the scene of jousts and tournaments, is a large open space nearly surrounded by houses and lofty elms, which on the north side form a wide avenue; on the green stands a Russian gun, captured in the Crimea in 1855; the central portion is used for cricket and other games; many of the houses on the green as well as those in Maid of Honour row adjoining are fine specimens of the Queen Anne style.

Sheen was anciently a royal residence: Edward I. received the Scottish nobles in his palace here in 1301; Edward III. improved or rebuilt the palace and died at Sheen, June 21st, 1377. Anne of Bohemia, first queen of Richard II. died at Richmond in 1394, whereupon that monarch pulled down his grandfather’s buildings and deserted the palace, which remained in ruins during the reign of Henry IV.: Henry V. however, rebuilt the house and founded here, in 1414,a magnificent convent of Carthusians, called “the House of Jesus of Bethlehem,” the revenues of which at the Dissolution were £772 12s. 1d., and he also founded here a house of Celestines, and Henry VII. established near the palace, about 1499, a convent of Observant Friars, suppressed in 1534: Edward IV. gave Sheen to his queen, Elizabeth Wydvill, and it should have been hers but Henry VII. coveted it, and during the early years of his reign made it a frequent place of residence: here, in 1492, he held a grand tournament, but in 1498, the king being then in residence, a fire broke out in the palace, which destroyed a great part of it; it was however rebuilt, and in 1501, when the new work was nearly completed, he ordained that the palace should in future be called “Richmond in 1506—7, another fire occurred, which destroyed “much rich furniture:” Henry VII. died here 21st April, 1509: Henry VIII. entertained the Emperor Charles V. at Richmond in 1522, and permitted Wolsey to use the palace in exchange for that of Hampton Court: Queen Mary, after her marriage with Philip of Spain, removed hither from Windsor in 1554: Queen Elizabeth, who was frequently at Richmond during her long reign, here entertained Eric IV. king of Sweden, and here died, March 24th, 1603; the palace was repaired and much money expended on it by Henry, Prince of Wales, but it was his brother, Charles I. who added to it the magnificent New Park in 1637: the palace, though partly dismantled, was occasionally used by Charles II., his mother, Queen Henrietta Maria, and his mistress, Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland: gradually falling into decay and sometimes furnishing materials for the construction of other buildings, it at length almost entirely disappeared, and the only portion of any interest now left is the entrance gateway to the Wardrobe court, now called old Palace Yard, over which are the arms of the Tudor monarchs, and some embattled out-portions adjoining it, including an octagonal turret; the modern portion, standing at right angles to the old work, is considered to occupy the site of the old Guard House, and has a lofty and magnificent stone portico: the garden includes a terrace planted with yews, and an ancient summerhouse, with gates of fine iron work. In 1625 the Courts of Westminster were held here, on account of the plague.

The old Deer Park, north, of the town and adjoining Kew Gardens, called the old or Little Park-to distinguish it from the extensive one made by Charles I. and called Richmond Park, on the hill-is still the peculiar domain of royalty, H.R.H, the Duke of Cambridge being the ranger: here stands the Observatory, built by Sir William Chambers in 1769: its site is upon that of West Sheen, where stood the monastery before mentioned and the house in which Swift resided, and where also lived Miss Hester Johnson, the celebrated “Stella,” so familiar to all readers of Dean Swift. In a house on the outskirts of this Park lived and died James Thomson, the poet of “The Seasons;” the house is now the Richmond Hospital, but the poet’s rooms are preserved.

The New Park, generally known as Richmond Park, inclosed by Charles I. in 1637, and situated south of the town, comprises 2,253 acres, 650 acres being taken from Mortlake, 230 from Putney, 265 from Petersham, 483 from Ham and as much from Kingston and Richmond itself as made up the total area, the brick wall surrounding it being reckoned 11 miles in length: on the execution of the king in 1649, the Parliament gave Richmond New Park as a gift to the citizens of London, who in turn presented it to Charles II. on his restoration, and it is now a Royal park under the charge of H.M. Commissioners of Works, but open to the public; it is watered by a small stream, falling into the Thames at Barnes, and among the trees are some ancient oaks and fine old thorns: this Park, which is much frequented by the inhabitants of the metropolis, on account of its beautiful sylvan scenery, is traversed by several carriage drives and has eight public entrances.

The Park gate, on Richmond Hill, built in 1798 by Lancelot (“Capability”) Brown for George III. bears cyphers of the king and Queen Caroline; next the gate is Ancaster House, formerly a shooting box of the Duke of Ancaster, and once the seat of Sir Lionel Darell; the main avenue leads to Kingston gate, 2 ½ miles distant; on the right is Pembroke Lodge, the residence of the Countess Russell. Thatched House Lodge is the residence of Lady Bowater, and Sheen Lodge that of Professor Sir Richard Owen K.C.B., F.R.S. The White Lodge, the favourite residence of Queen Caroline, is now the residence of H.S.H. the Duke of Teck G.C.B.; Lord Sidmouth died here February 15th, 1844: H.M. the Queen also lived here for a short time after the death of the Duchess of Kent and it was afterwards occupied by the Prince of Wales: the house contains some fine pictures, including portraits of George III. and Queen Charlotte, presented by the king to Lord Sidmouth.

On the lower road, facing the Thames, stands Buocleuch House, where the Queen and Prince Albert were entertained in 1842, and now the residence of Sir John Whittaker Ellis bart. M.P.: in 1886 this house, with the estate, was purchased by the Richmond vestry for a sum of £25,000, borrowed from the Public Works Loan Commissioners; but the house and part of the estate were sold for £10,000, and the remaining grounds, comprising about 10 acres, devoted to the public as a park and pleasure ground on June 22, 1887, under the name of the Terrace Gardens; by the acquisition of this property the great natural beauties of the far-famed Richmond Hill, as well as the pastoral character of Richmond Terrace, have been permanently preserved: in a house on the terrace, the late Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Anglesey, and the Prince de Joinville successively resided.

From Richmond Hill a beautiful view is obtained of the river and surrounding country: close to the gates of the park on the hill, are the Star and Garter and the Queen’s hotels; and many handsome villa residences stand on the crest of the hill: the ugly but spacious banqueting house, adjoining the Star and Garter, was erected in 1865 by Mr. E. M. Barry R.A.; the older portion of the inn was destroyed by fire in February, 1870, in which the manager perished; Louis Philippe had lived in it for six months after his flight from Paris: in 1872 the site of the old building was re-occapied by a new building in the Romanesque style, called “The Pavilion,” 116 feet long by 70 wide, and containing a ballroom 80 by 61 feet; this structure is united to the hotel by the concert hall, which is surrounded by an open loggia with attached rooms for private parties.

Sir Joshua Reynolds lived at a house on the hill and painted the view from the terrace, reputed to be one of the finest in England, from Wick House, the second house on the right after passing the terrace. Gerard Edema, the landscape painter, also lived here.

Edmund Kean, the famous tragedian, died here 15th May, 1833, and John James Heidegger, master of the revels to George I. and II. died at the last house in Maid of Honour row, 4th September, 1749.

Her Majesty the Queen is lady of the manor. The custom of “Borough English,” or the succession of the youngest son, prevails in the manor.

Richmond parish contains 1,202 acres of land and 54 of water and foreshore: rateable value, £175,179; the population in 1871 was 15,113, and in 1881, 19,068.

Petty Sessions are held on Wednesday, at the Sessions House, Paradise road, at 10 a.m. The following places are in the Petty Sessional Division:-Barnes, Kew, Mortlake, Petersham & Richmond.

Richmond Union

Board day, Thursday, at 11 a.m. at the Workhouse.

The union comprises the following parishes:-Barnes, Kew, Mortlake, Petersham & Richmond. The population of the union in 1881 was 33,633; rateable value, £315,250.

Places of Worship, with times of services

St. Mary Magdalen (Parish) Church, Church walk, Rev. Canon Charles Tickell Procter M.A. vicar; Revs. Andrew Owynne, John Herbert Wilkinson & Ernest Bellamy B.A. curates; Sundays, Holy Communion, 7 & 8 a.m. service, 11 a.m. 3, 4 & 7 p.m.; 1st Sunday in the month at 11 a.m.; matins 8 a.m.; daily matins 8 a.m.; Tue. Holy Communion, 8.30 a.m.; Thur. at 7 a.m.; Wed. & Fri. litany 11.30 a.m.; holy days. Communion at 7 & 11.30 a.m. evensong, 8.15 p.m.

Holy Trinity Church, Townshend villas, Marsh Gate road, Rev. Evan Henry Hopkins T.A.K.C.L. vicar; 11 a.m. & 3.30 & 7 p.m.; Wed.7.30 p.m. 1st Sundays in month; Holy Communion at 11 a.m.; 4th do. 4.30 p.m.; 3rd do after evensong; 2nd do. 8 a.m.; Wednesdays, evening prayer at 8 p.m.

St. John’s Church, Kew road, Rev. T. Gerard Tylee M.A. vicar; Rev. W. C. Barrett B.A. curate; Holy Communion, 7 a.m.; 2nd & 4th & 5th Sun. in month, sermon at 11 a.m.; Holy Communion, 12 noon, except on 3rd Sunday; Holy Communion, 3rd Sun. (choral) 10 a.m.; children’s service, 3.30 p.m.; evensong & sermon, 7 p.m.; daily matins at 8 a.m.; Holy Communion, 7.15 a.m.; evensong (choral) 5.30 p.m. & on the eve of holy days, evensong & sermon, 8.15 p.m.; holy days. Holy Communion at 11 a.m. also Wed. & Fri.; litany on Thur. at noon.

St. Matthias Chapel of Ease, Mount Ararat road, Richmond hill, served by the clergy of the Parish Church (St. Mary’s); Sun. service, 10.30 a.m. & 12 noon; Holy Communion, 7 a.m. & 3.30; 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun. in month at 7 a.m.; daily even-song at 5 p.m.; Tue. Holy Communion, 7 a.m.; Thur. at 8 a.m.; Wed. & Fri. matins at 11 a.m.

Christ Church, Park shot, Rev. E. D. Stead, incumbent; Sun. service at 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Holy Communion, 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun. in month, at 12.30 p.m.; other suns, at 8.30 a.m.; Thur. 8 p.m.

St. Elizabeth Catholic, Vineyard, Very Rev. Canon John Bernard Bagshawe M.R. priest; 8 & 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; daily mass, 8.30 a.m.; benediction, Thur. 8 p.m.

Presbyterian (Church of England), Little Green, Rev. John Mauchlen, minister; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.: Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Baptist Rehoboth, Park shot; 11 a.m, & 6.30 p.m.; Thur.7 p.m.; ministers various.

Salem Baptist (held in assembly rooms), 10 & 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. 7 Mon. 7.30 p.m.; Thur. at 7 p.m.; ministers various.

Baptist, Duke street, Rev. J. J. Ellis, minister; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m.

Congregational, Vineyard, Rev. P. Grenville, minister; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m.

Congregational (Bethlehem), Ormond passage, ministers various; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

Primitive Methodist, Lower George street, Rev. Thomas Humphries, minister; 11 a.m. & 6.30p.m.; Wed. 6.30 p.m.

Wesleyan College, Friar’s Stile road. Rev. Daniel Sanderson minister; Sun. 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7.

Wesleyan, Kew road, Rev. J. olphert; 11 a.m. & 6.30p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Hickey’s Episcopal Chapel (Marsh Gate road); 11 a.m. & 7.15 p.m.; Holy Communion on 1st & 3rd Sun. in the month, & on greater festivals; Rev. Astley Cooper, chaplain.

London City Mission Hall (Evelyn road); 6.30 p.m.

Schools

A School Attendance Committee of 10 members was formed in 1885, F. B. Senior, clerk to the committee; George Heath, Hill street, attendance officer.

Wesleyan Theological Institution, Queen’s road. Rev. Daniel Sanderson, tutor in pastoral theology & church organization; Rev. Joseph Agar Beet, tutor in systematic theology; Rev. W. Theophilus Davison M.A. tutor in Biblical literature & exegesis; Rev. John G. Tasker, classical & mathematical tutor; Rev. E. O. Barratt M.A. assistant tutor.

St. John’s National (boys, girls & infants), Clarence street, built in 1873, for 150 boys, 150 girls & 220 infants; average attendance, boys 90, girls 90 & infants 100.

Holy Trinity National (boys), Mortlake road, built in 1885, for 250 children; average attendance, 160.

Holy Trinity (girls), built in 1867, for 161 children; average attendance, 140.

Holy Trinity (infants), built in 1866 for 300 children; average attendance, 228.

Holy Trinity (infants), Princes road, built in 1875, for 150 children; average attendance, 110.

Paradise Road National Sunday & Day Schools (girls & infants), founded & entirely supported by Miss Cahill, with a teacher’s house attached, for 100 children; average attendance, 56.

St. Mary’s National, Eton street, built in 1853, with residence for teachers, for 300 boys, 240 girls & 240 infants; average attendance, boys 150, girls 225 & infants 180.

Catholic (mixed), Park lane, Park shot, built in 1870, for 130 children; average attendance, 90.

British, Vineyard, built in 1867, for 230 boys, 190 girls & 100 infants; average attendance, boys 230, girls 175 & infants 80.

Wesleyan, Kew road (mixed & infants), built in 1880, for 350 children; average attendance, 200.