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Motspur Park Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Motspur Park

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Motspur Park history

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Rural origins

The district was historically known as West Barnes and formed part of the traditional county of Surrey. It was rural up to the end of the nineteenth century due to its lack of a railway station. Two roads hark back to this rural time, West Barnes Lane and Blakes Lane.

Beginning of the suburban era

First developments were streets off Burlington Road which had a tram route from about 1906. Mainly with short well-serviced terraces, typically six houses joined, each with three bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs and two living rooms and a kitchen downstairs.

World War II

Around 30 high explosive bombs fell across the district between October 1940 and June 1941. A large community bomb shelter was built near the entrance to Joseph Hood Playing Fields. University of London and BBC recreation club grounds were sites of anti-aircraft batteries.

Post-war

Post-war affluence saw many houses extended, often with loft conversions and conservatories. The parade once had three butchers, an RACS Co-op grocery store, a shoe repair shop, and a Coombes bakers. The modern three-unit supermarket ‘Ecklee’ began as smaller ‘Ghassans’ in 1988.

You can visit Motspur Park places with Walkfo Motspur Park to hear history at Motspur Park’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Motspur Park has 142 places to visit in our interactive Motspur Park map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Motspur Park, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Motspur Park places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Motspur Park & the surrounding areas.

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142 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Motspur Park places to visit

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Motspur Park has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Motspur Park’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Motspur Park’s information audio spots:

Coronation Stone, Kingston upon Thames The Coronation Stone is believed to have been the site of the coronation of seven Anglo-Saxon kings . It is presently located next to the Guildhall in Kingston upon Thames, England . Kingston is now a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames in Greater London .

Outside the Box Comedy Club Outside the Box is a comedy club located in the backroom of The Fighting Cocks pub in Kingston-upon-Thames . It was opened in November 2006 by comedian Maff Brown .

Surbiton Lagoon Surbiton Lagoon was an open air swimming pool located in SurBiton, London, England . It was located on the banks of the River Thames in the early 1960s and early 1970s .

Putney Vale Cemetery Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium is located in southwest London . It is surrounded by Putney Heath and Wimbledon Common and Richmond Park . The cemetery was opened in 1891 and the crematorium in 1938 .

Nipper Nipper was a dog from Bristol, England, who served as the model for an 1898 painting by Francis Barraud titled His Master’s Voice. This image was the basis for one of the world’s best known trademarks, the famous dog-and-gramophone.

Raeburn Open Space Raeburn Open Space, locally known as Berrylands Nature Reserve, is a 5-hectare Local Nature Reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in Berrylands in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in London. The site is a linear park along the Tolworth Brook (also known as the Surbiton Stream), a tributary of the Hogsmill River.

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