Just a few Richmond pictures with a Christmas theme. One of them (The Castle pub at night) is not particularly Christmassy, but is interesting as the place ceased to exist a long time ago – do readers remember it? Anyway, here are the pictures: [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Richmond’
Christmas pictures
Posted in General Interest, tagged Christmas, Richmond on December 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Terrace Gardens – Richmond
Posted in Parks and Open Spaces, tagged Richmond, Richmond Council, Terrace Gardens on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is a hill beside the silver Thames Shady with birch and beech and odorous pine; And brilliant underfoot with thousand gems. Steeply the thickets to his floods decline. Robert Bridges – Poet Laureate There won’t be much text in this post. [...]
Hollyhock Cafe – Richmond
Posted in Cafes, tagged cool, Hollyhock Cafe, Richmond, Terrace Gardens on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Two cool Richmond establishments in ten days. Dipsophile’s cup runneth over. Despite the fact that it doesn’t serve alcohol (and that’s a serious drawback as far as Dipsophile is concerned) this place is so cool it’s sub-zero. Looking out over the newly restored and replanted Terrace Gardens, the building has an air [...]
Et in Arcadia ego
Posted in General Interest, tagged arcadia, Richmond on September 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
ARCADIA is the title of a magazine produced by the Council for the residents of Richmond Upon Thames. So what is Arcadia and what has it got to do with our area? Well, Arcadia is a region of Greece. As Wikipedia says: “Arcadia remained [...]