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<br/>Taken from the Slug and Lettuce pub

©steve

<br/>Seven Saxon Kings are reputed to have been crowned on Kingston's coronation stone. The Guildhall was opened in 1935.

©steve

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©Elaine Morgan

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©Roger Davies

<br/>Relatively new apartments and private mooring (presumably at least in part tied to the apartments). end of the railway bridge in the right of the shot.

©Hugh Venables

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©Roger Davies

Dist:0.1km north<br/>This used to be a timber yard (at least until 1997) but has since been converted so some very upmarket apartments. Far western end of Kingston road bridge in the edge of the photo.

©Hugh Venables

Dist:0.2km north<br/>The timber trade has been closely associated with the river for many years, but sadly this firm now receives its deliveries by road.

©Dr Neil Clifton

Dist:0.2km north<br/>Between the River Thames and Home Park, a strong contrast to central Kingston just across the river.

©Hugh Venables

Dist:0.2km north<br/>THe first bridge here was opened in 1863 and was of very similar appearance to the present one, except that it had cast iron arches as opposed to the steel arches of its 1907 replacement.

©Dr Neil Clifton

Dist:0.2km north<br/>Station on a suburban line from London Waterloo station.

©Dennis Turner

Dist:0.2km north<br/>This was originally an office block but it was built just before computers became commonplace so the floor-tofloor height is too small for wiring and air conditioning to be put in. It can't compete with newly built office space and so a conversion to student rooms is a sensible move.

©Hugh Venables

Dist:0.2km north<br/>Photo taken 23rd August 2007

©Basher Eyre

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©Dr Neil Clifton

Dist:0.3km north<br/>See [[478615]]

©Dr Neil Clifton

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