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*[[Gustav Holst]] (1874 – 1934), composer, lived at 31 Gretna Road, Richmond between 1903 and 1908. He and his family moved to 10 The Terrace on the riverfront at Barnes in 1908, where they remained until 1913<ref name="Blue Plaques">{{cite web|url= http://www.visitrichmond.co.uk/blue-plaques.asp |title=Blue Plaques in Richmond upon Thames |publisher=Visitrichmond.co.uk |date= |accessdate=23 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="Royal Minstrels">{{cite book | title=Royal Minstrels to Rock and Roll; 500 years of music-making in Richmond | publisher=[[Richmond, London#Museums |Museum of Richmond]] | author=Valerie Boyes | year=2012 | location=London}}</ref>
*[[Gustav Holst]] (1874 – 1934), composer, lived at 31 Gretna Road, Richmond between 1903 and 1908. He and his family moved to 10 The Terrace on the riverfront at Barnes in 1908, where they remained until 1913<ref name="Blue Plaques">{{cite web|url= http://www.visitrichmond.co.uk/blue-plaques.asp |title=Blue Plaques in Richmond upon Thames |publisher=Visitrichmond.co.uk |date= |accessdate=23 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="Royal Minstrels">{{cite book | title=Royal Minstrels to Rock and Roll; 500 years of music-making in Richmond | publisher=[[Richmond, London#Museums |Museum of Richmond]] | author=Valerie Boyes | year=2012 | location=London}}</ref>
*[[Tomoyasu Hotei]], Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and actor, moved to Barnes in 2012.<ref name="RTT">{{cite news | title=Hotei's living the rock 'n'roll dream - in Barnes | work=Richmond and Twickenham Times | date=30 November 2012 | accessdate=6 December 2012 | author=Amy Dyduch | location=London | pages=16}}</ref>
*[[Brian May]], musician and astrophysicist, lived in Suffolk Road, Barnes<ref name = "Queen">{{cite web|author=Mr.Scully |url=http://www.queenconcerts.com/london.html |title=Queen places in London |publisher=Queen Concerts |date= |accessdate=23 July 2012}}</ref>
*[[Brian May]], musician and astrophysicist, lived in Suffolk Road, Barnes<ref name = "Queen">{{cite web|author=Mr.Scully |url=http://www.queenconcerts.com/london.html |title=Queen places in London |publisher=Queen Concerts |date= |accessdate=23 July 2012}}</ref>
*[[Freddie Mercury]] (1946 – 1991), musician, shared a house in Ferry Road<ref>http://www.mercury-and-queen.com/officialbiography.htm</ref>
*[[Freddie Mercury]] (1946 – 1991), musician, shared a house in Ferry Road<ref>http://www.mercury-and-queen.com/officialbiography.htm</ref>

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• Charing Cross5.8 mi (9.3 km) ENE
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Post townLONDON
Postcode districtSW13
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Barnes is a district in south-west London, England, within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is located around 5.8 miles (9.3 km) west south-west of Charing Cross in a loop of the River Thames, with Hammersmith Bridge at the north end. Barnes has a number of 18th- and 19th-century buildings of exceptional quality, and is often noted for its historic village area centred on the pond, forming the Barnes Village conservation area.

History

Historically part of Surrey, Barnes appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Berne". It was held by the Canons of St Paul of London. Its Domesday assets were: 8 hides, paying tax with Mortlake; 5 ploughs, 20 acres (81,000 m2) of meadow. It rendered (in total): £7.[1]

The original Norman chapel of St Mary's, Barnes' village church, was built at some point between 1100 and 1150. It was subsequently extended in the early thirteenth century, and again c1485 and in 1786. After a major fire in 1978 destroyed the Victorian and Edwardian additions to the building, restoration work was completed in 1984.[2]

Some of the oldest riverside housing in London is to be found on The Terrace, a road lined with Georgian mansions which runs along the west bend of the river. Construction of these mansions began as early as 1720.[3] Gustav Holst and Ninette de Valois lived in houses on this stretch, both of which have corresponding blue plaques. The Terrace also has an original red brick police station, built in 1891. It was recently remodelled as apartments but still preserves the original features.

The pink-fronted Rose House facing the area's pond dates to the 17th century, while Milbourne House facing The Green, the area's oldest, parts of which date to the 16th century, once belonged to Henry Fielding. The park of Barn Elms, formerly the manor house of Barnes,[4] which was for long the parish's chief property, is now an open space and playing field.

The listed Barnes Railway Bridge, originally constructed in 1849 by Joseph Locke, dominates the view of the river from The Terrace. In 2009 a project began to re-paint the bridge.

Castelnau, in north Barnes and on the banks of the river, has a small church, Holy Trinity. The area between Castelnau and Lonsdale Road contains a 1930s council estate (including roads such as Nowell Road, Stillingfleet Road and Washington Road), mostly consisting of "Boot Houses", constructed by the Henry Boot company. These houses no longer meet building regulations and need to have their external walls reconstructed. This means that new buyers cannot get a mortgage on un-reconstructed houses and so residents of this area have usually lived in their houses for a long time (in some cases it being passed down). [citation needed]

In recent years, Barnes has been cited as the leading area in the United Kingdom for internet shopping, with £150 pa per head being spent.[5]

Barnes Common and the London Wetland Centre

Barnes Pond with the Sun Inn in the background

Barnes Common is an important open space and a local nature reserve.[6] Its 120 acres (0.49 km2) dominate the south of Barnes, providing a rural setting to the village and a wealth of habitats including acid grassland, scrub, woodland and wetland. Beverley Brook passes through part of the common before meeting the Thames at Putney.

In April 2001 Barnes Pond dramatically emptied overnight. Although a broken drain was suspected no cause could be conclusively found.[7] The pond was redeveloped and landscaped with funding from Richmond Council and the local community.

Barn Elms reservoirs were turned into a wetland habitat and bird sanctuary in 1995. The majority of the WWT London Wetland Centre comprises areas of standing open water, grazing marsh and reedbed. It is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest as it supports nationally important wintering populations of Shoveler (Anas clypeata) and Teal (Anas crecca).[8]

Tourist attractions

The Bull's Head

A popular cultural attraction is the former Olympic Studios on Church Road, soon to be Barnes's independent local cinema once again. Moved from central London in 1966, the studios played host to many of rock and pop's greatest stars down the decades, from the Beatles, who recorded the original tracks of "All You Need Is Love" in Barnes, to the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Queen, Eric Clapton, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Nilsson, the Verve, Massive Attack, Duran Duran, Coldplay, Madonna and Björk.

Facing the Thames, at the end of Lonsdale Road, the Bull's Head pub is known as the suburban Ronnie Scott's and was one of the first and most important jazz venues in Britain from the post-war years onward.

The Old Sorting Office arts centre adjacent to Barnes Pond has become known as a venue for art and fringe theatre, hosting numerous exhibitions and theatre productions, as well as a regular auction. Well-known names to have performed at the venue include Patricia Hodge, Stephanie Cole, Timothy West, Julian Glover and Robert Pattinson.

The area around Barnes Pond is host to several open-air and covered markets each month. Barnes Green is the site of the Barnes Fair, held each year on the second Saturday of July and organised by the Barnes Community Association (BCA), with their headquarters in Rose House, a distinctive 17th century pink-painted building on Barnes High Street.

Landmarks

The site of rock musician Marc Bolan's fatal car crash on Queen's Ride in 1977 is now Bolan's Rock Shrine. The memorial receives frequent visits from his fans, and in 1997 a bronze bust of Bolan was installed to mark the twentieth anniversary of his death. In 2007, the site was recognised by the English Tourist Board as a "Site of Rock 'n' Roll Importance" in its guide England Rocks.[9][10]

Sport

Barnes has a place in the history of football. First, a former High Master of St Paul's School, Richard Mulcaster, is credited with taking mob football and turning it into an organised, refereed team sport that was considered beneficial for schoolboys. St Paul's School is currently sited on Lonsdale Road, although in Mulcaster's time it was located at St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London.

Barnes was also home to Ebenezer Cobb Morley, who in 1862 was a founding member of the Football Association. In 1863, he wrote to Bell's Life newspaper proposing a governing body for football, and this led to the first meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern where the FA was created. He was the FA's first secretary (1863–66) and at his home in Barnes he set out the first set of rules for modern football, and these were adopted by the FA and subsequently spread throughout the world. As a player he took part in the first match played according to today's rules. Morley may be considered the father of football for his key role in establishing modern Association Football.

Barnes has a Non-League football club, Stonewall F.C., who play at Barn Elms Playing Fields.

Finally, Barnes Rugby Football Club has evidence to show that it is the oldest club in the world in any football code. Its ground is next to the WWT London Wetlands Centre at Barn Elms.

The loop of the Thames surrounding Barnes forms part of the Championship Course used for the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race and several other major Tideway head races. This stretch of the river is popular with rowers throughout the year.

Education

Main article: List of schools in Richmond upon Thames

Notable residents

The house in Barnes where Gustav Holst lived between 1908 and 1913. A Blue plaque signifying historical significance is fixed to the front of the building[11]

Actors

Artists

  • Kurt Schwitters, artist, lived at 39 Westmorland Road, Barnes. The site is marked by a blue plaque[11]

Musicians

  • Gustav Holst (1874 – 1934), composer, lived at 31 Gretna Road, Richmond between 1903 and 1908. He and his family moved to 10 The Terrace on the riverfront at Barnes in 1908, where they remained until 1913[11][14]
  • Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and actor, moved to Barnes in 2012.[15]
  • Brian May, musician and astrophysicist, lived in Suffolk Road, Barnes[16]
  • Freddie Mercury (1946 – 1991), musician, shared a house in Ferry Road[17]
  • Roger Taylor, drummer, lived in White Hart Lane[16]
  • Pete Tong, disc jockey [18]

Politicians

Scholars, scientists and engineers

Writers

Other

Nearest places

Railway stations

References

  1. ^ Domesday Book for Surrey
  2. ^ History of St Mary's[dead link]
  3. ^ "Barnes History". Barnes History. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Victoria County History: Surrey, vol. 4: Barnes". British-history.ac.uk. 22 June 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  5. ^ ""Barnes tops home shopping league"". BBC News. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  6. ^ "''Barnes Common Conservation area - Richmond Council''" (PDF). Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  7. ^ "''Richmond Council report on Barnes Pond December 2001''" (PDF). Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  8. ^ Barn Elms Wetland Centre SSSI declaration
  9. ^ uk2.net. "TAG's Marc Bolan & T-Rex Web Site - Legal Guardians of Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine". Marc-bolan.org. Retrieved 23 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Get your Free England Rocks Guide Here
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Blue Plaques in Richmond upon Thames". Visitrichmond.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Obituary: Rosemary Ackland". The Daily Telegraph. London. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Barnes, Greater London, Cringing Cult of Celebrity". Knowhere.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
  14. ^ Valerie Boyes (2012). Royal Minstrels to Rock and Roll; 500 years of music-making in Richmond. London: Museum of Richmond.
  15. ^ Amy Dyduch (30 November 2012). "Hotei's living the rock 'n'roll dream - in Barnes". Richmond and Twickenham Times. London. p. 16. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  16. ^ a b Mr.Scully. "Queen places in London". Queen Concerts. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  17. ^ http://www.mercury-and-queen.com/officialbiography.htm
  18. ^ "Pete Tong: Don't get me wrong". The Independent. London. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  19. ^ a b "People of Mortlake, Barnes and East Sheen: M - S" (PDF). Barnes and Mortlake History Society. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  20. ^ R. A. Fortey (1999). "Colin Patterson. 13 October 1933-9 March 1998". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 45: 367–377. JSTOR 770282.
  21. ^ "People of Mortlake, Barnes and East Sheen: E - G" (PDF). Barnes and Mortlake History Society. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  22. ^ "Presiding Spirits: David Harsent". Poetry Magazines. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  23. ^ "Emma Brockes interview: Roger McGough". The Guardian. London. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  24. ^ a b c "A history of writing". Barnes: the village on the river. Barnes Community Association. 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  25. ^ http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-12893924-my-london-alistair-mcgowan.do
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