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Weather-boarded cottage in Petersham Road
Nineteenth-century photographs show that many buildings in the area around Richmond were once weatherboarded. This little cottage is one of very few which remain in anything like their original state. The cottages to the right are built on a very similar scale, so perhaps the whole of this little terrace was once weather-boarded.
Weather-boarding is said to have flourished from 1784, when the British government imposed a tax on bricks (eventually abolished in 1850).
A collection of early photographs is held in Richmond Borough's Local Studies Collection, at the Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond. Some images are available on-line:
www.richmond.gov.uk/.../local.../local_studies.../about_local_studies.htm
Image: © Stefan Czapski
Taken: 1 Jan 2011
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Petersham Road, with weather-boarded cottage
Looking south along Petersham Road. Early photographs show that many buildings in the Richmond area were once weather-boarded - even in Richmond town centre. The building seen here is partly weather-boarded - part (not visible from this angle) is hung with shingles. Weather-boarding became widespread during a period when a tax was levied on bricks (from 1784 to 1850).
For another example nearby, see:
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Image: © Stefan Czapski
Taken: 1 Jan 2011
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View of the inky landscape from Richmond Park
Looking west from near Pembroke Lodge. The landscape is like ink against the cloudy, hazy sky!
Image: © Robert Lamb
Taken: 1 Jul 2012
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View of the inky landscape from Richmond Park #2
Looking west from near Pembroke Lodge.
Image: © Robert Lamb
Taken: 1 Jul 2012
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Petersham Road at the junction of Sandy Lane, Ham
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 23 Dec 2014
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Sudbrook Nursery School, Petersham
The school, which teaches nursery aged children according to the Steiner method, occupies the former village hall in the grounds of All Saints church
Image There is Biblical text over the door and a similar ecclesiastical architectural style.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 9 May 2008
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The tower of All Saints' Church, Petersham, seen from King Henry's Mound
Image: © Stefan Czapski
Taken: 13 Feb 2017
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Outside wall, Richmond Park
Image: © N Chadwick
Taken: 7 May 2011
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View in mist of All Saints' Church, Petersham - seen from King Henry's Mound
Image: © Stefan Czapski
Taken: 13 Feb 2017
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Church of All Saints, Petersham
Grade II listed. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-205248-church-of-all-saints-richmond
Image: © N Chadwick
Taken: 7 May 2011
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