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Teddington
Teddington (Greater London)
Teddington

Teddington shown within Greater London
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Region London
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TEDDINGTON
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Coordinates: 51°25′27″N 0°19′56″W / 51.4242, -0.3321

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It is notable for Teddington Lock, the longest (200 m long)[1] lock on the River Thames, which marks the upstream limit of tides. Teddington Lock is a lock (or lock complex and Weir on the River Thames in England at Ham in the western suburbs of London. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Characteristics A tide is a repeated cycle of sea level changes in the following stages Over several hours the water rises or advances up a beach in the flood Teddington is mostly residential but is bisected by an almost continuous road of shops, offices and other facilities running from the river to Bushy Park. There are three clusters of offices on this route: at the lock Thames TV and Haymarket Group form a media hub whilst on the edge of Bushy Park the NPL, NWML and LGC form a scientific centre. Thames Television was a licencee of the British ITV television network covering London and parts of the surrounding counties Haymarket Media Group is the largest privately-owned publishing company in the United Kingdom The National Physical Laboratory (NPL is the national Measurement standards laboratory for the United Kingdom, based at Bushy Park in Teddington The National Weights and Measures Laboratory (or NWML) is an Executive Agency of UK Government that is responsible for ensuring that measurement within the UK LGC is an independent science-based service company providing chemical biochemical and DNA based analysis Around Teddington Station and the town centre are a number of offices in industries such as Direct Marketing and IT, and offices outside this axis include Tearfund. Teddington railway station is located in Teddington in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south west London, and is in Travelcard Tearfund is a UK Christian relief and development agency working with a global network of local churches to help eradicate poverty transform lives and bring justice Several riverside businesses and houses were redeveloped in the last quarter of the twentieth century as blocks of riverside flats.

In 2001 the RNLI opened the Teddington Lifeboat Station, one of the four Thames lifeboat stations. The founder Sir William Hillary Sir William Hillary came to live on the Isle of Man in 1808 Introduction Teddington is one of the RNLI’s newest lifeboat stations and is also one of the first to cover a river rather than estuarial waters or the sea The station became operational in January 2002 and is the only volunteer station on the river.

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History

Etymology

The name 'Teddington' derives from an Old English tribal leader, and it was known in Saxon and Norman times as Todyngton and Tutington. [2] The name does not derive from 'Tide's End Town', as claimed by Rudyard Kipling among others. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936 was an English Author and poet

Teddington's Beginnings

There is evidence[3] to suggest the habitation of what is now Teddington from Roman times. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial However, the first permanent settlement in Teddington was probably under Saxon occupation. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south

By the 14th century Teddington had a population of 100-200 and most land was owned by the Abbot of Westminster, the remainder rented by tenants who had to work the fields a certain number of days a year. The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church

The Hampton Court gardens were erected in 1500 in preparation for the planned rebuilding of a 14th century manor to form Hampton Court Palace in 1521 and were to serve as hunting grounds for Cardinal Wolsey and later Henry VIII and his family. Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (c1470–1471 – November 28 or November 29 1530 who was born in Ipswich Suffolk England was an English Statesman and a cardinal In 1540 some common land of Teddington was enclosed to form Bushy Park and acted as more hunting grounds.

Economic Change

In subsequent centuries, Teddington enjoyed a prosperous life due to the proximity of royalty and by 1800 had grown significantly, with a population of over 700. But the "Little Ice Age" made farming much less profitable and residents were forced to find other work. The Little Ice Age (LIA was a period of cooling occurring after a warmer era known as the Medieval Warm Period or Medieval Climate Optimum This change resulted in great economic change in the 19th century. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar

The first major event was the construction of Teddington Lock in 1811, the first (and now the biggest) of five locks built at the time, which linked Teddington to Ham in Surrey as did the suspension bridge completed in 1889. Ham is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the River Thames. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties.

After the railway allowed easy travel to Twickenham, Richmond, Kingston and London, Teddington experienced a population boom, rising from 1,183 in 1861 to 6,599 in 1881 to 14,037 in 1901. Twickenham is a suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south west London. Richmond is a town and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in England. Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough

To account for this, many roads and houses were built, continuing into the 20th century, forming the close-knit network of Victorian and Edwardian streets we see today. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities Class and society Socially the Edwardian era was a period during which the British Class system was very rigid

The Victorians attempted to build a massive church, St. Alban's, based on the Notre Dame de Paris; however, funds ran out and only the nave of what was to be the "Cathedral of the Thames Valley" was completed. NotreDameFlyingButtressjpg|right|thumb|250px|Notre Dame de Paris Flying Buttress]] Notre Dame de Paris is a Gothic Cathedral on the eastern half of the It opened in 1889 with a "temporary" wall at one end where the tower was going to be. In 1967 the church congregation reverted back across the road to the historic but much smaller church of St Mary's. In 1993 the temporary wall was replaced with a permanent one as part of a refurbishment that converted St Alban's Church into The Landmark Centre,[4] a venue for concerts and exhibitions.

Several schools were built in Teddington in the late 1800s in response to the 1870 Education Act, putting over 2,000 children in schools by 1899, transforming the previously illiterate village. The Elementary Education Act 1870 commonly known as Forster's Education Act set the framework for schooling of all children over the age of 5 and under 13 in England

Bushy Park became home to Teddington Cricket Club[5] which stemmed Teddington Hockey Club in 1871, famed for being the oldest in Britain and for founding the modern game.

The early 20th Century

Carnegie Library built 1906
Carnegie Library built 1906

Great change took place around the turn of the century in Teddington. Many new establishments were springing up, including Sim's Opticians and Dowsett's newsagents, which still exist today. In 1902 the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) started in Bushy House (primarily working in industry and metrology and where the first accurate atomic clock was built) and the Teddington Carnegie Library was built in 1906. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL is the national Measurement standards laboratory for the United Kingdom, based at Bushy Park in Teddington An atomic clock is a type of Clock that uses an Atomic resonance Frequency standard as its timekeeping element For other uses see Carnegie Library (disambiguation, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Free Library and Carnegie Public Library Electricity was also now supplied to Teddington allowing for more development.

Until this point, the only hospital had been the very small Cottage Hospital, but it could not manage the growing population especially during the First World War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Money was raised over the next decade to build Teddington Memorial Hospital[6] in 1929.

By the beginning of the Second World War, by far the greatest source of employment in Teddington was in the NPL. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Its main focus in the war was military research and its most famous invention, the "bouncing bomb", was central to the allied defeat of the Germans. A bouncing bomb is a bomb designed specifically to bounce to a target such as across water to avoid Torpedo nets Unlike Skip bombing, which uses conventional During the war General Dwight D. Eisenhower planned the D-Day landings at his Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) in Bushy Park. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general D-Day may also refer to Decimal Day in the United Kingdom. D-Day is a term often used in Military parlance to denote Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (abbreviated as SHAEF, pronounced "shāf" was the headquarters of the Commander of Allied forces Bushy Park is the second largest of the Royal Parks of London.

Modern times

Thames Television and ABC Weekend TV studios
Thames Television and ABC Weekend TV studios

Most major rebuilding from bomb damage in World War II was completed by 1960 and it was becoming a very attractive place to live. Chain stores began to open up, including Tesco in 1971. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain

Teddington Studios (a digital widescreen television studio complex and one of the former homes of Thames Television) opened in 1958. Teddington Studios is a large British Television studio complex located in Teddington, South-West London, providing studio facilities for programmes A widescreen image is a film computer or television image with a wider and shorter aspect ratio than the standard Academy frame developed during the Classical Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Thames Television was a licencee of the British ITV television network covering London and parts of the surrounding counties

Teddington is home to Teddington Rugby Football Club and the Lensbury the sports and social club of Royal Dutch Shell. Lensbury (previously the Lensbury Club) is a wholly owned Profit centre of the Oil major Royal Dutch Shell located in Broom Road Teddington Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins The Lensbury is now run as a private members club with membership available to non-Shell employees and the sports teams previously associated with it have become independent: Lockside Rugby Club [7] and Weirside AFC still play at the Broom Road site but now have a clubhouse overlooking Teddington Lock.

Lloyds Bank
Lloyds Bank

Education

Main article: List of schools in Richmond upon Thames

The education authority for Teddington is the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames. This is a list of schools in Richmond upon Thames. The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is the Local education authority for the borough and has responsibility

Primary schools in Teddington include Collis (Fairfax Rd), St Marys & St Peters (Church Rd),Sacred Heart RC School (St. Marks Rd) Stanley Juniors and Infants (Strathmore Rd). [8] Secondary schools include Teddington School. Teddington School is a co-educational comprehensive school designated as a specialist Visual Arts College. [9]

Notable residents

Local geography

Nearest places

Sluice gates on the River Thames
Sluice gates on the River Thames

Royal parks

Nearest railway stations

Churches

Trivia

"The Teddington Towpath Murders" took place in 1953. On 1 June, the day before Queen Elizabeth II was crowned, Barbara Songhurst was discovered floating in the river Thames. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II She had been stabbed four times and her friend, Christine Reed, was also missing. The investigation was led by Chief Inspector Herbert Hannam and Reed's body was found on 6 June. Detective Superintendent Herbert Hannam (d 1983 was a British policeman who worked for Scotland Yard. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year On 28 June Alfred Whiteway was arrested for their murder, and the sexual assault of three other women that same year. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Whiteway was hanged at Wandsworth prison on 22 November 1953. HM Prison Wandsworth Gaol is a Prison in the Wandsworth area of London, England Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The case was described as "one of Scotland Yard's most notable triumphs in a century". New Scotland Yard or Scotland Yard, informally known as The Yard and NSY, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible [10]

Teddington Lock was the location of the filming of the Monty Python Fish-Slapping Dance sketch. Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television The Fish-Slapping Dance is a popular Monty Python sketch that appears in Monty Python's Flying Circus.

The Landmark Arts Centre (formerly St Alban's Church) featured in the 1985 video of The Sun Always Shines on T.V. by A-ha, and in the 1995 film Restoration. " The Sun Always Shines on TV " is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, from their debut album Hunting High and Low, released in 1985 a-ha is a band from Norway. They initially rose to fame during the 1980s but have had continued success in the 1990s and 2000s

Literature

Notes

  1. ^ Woodlands junior - River Thames
  2. ^ John Sheaf, Ken Howe: Hampton and Teddington Past, Historical Publications, October 1995 ISBN 0-948667-25-7 page 9
  3. ^ Twickenham Museum
  4. ^ Landmark Centre
  5. ^ Teddington Cricket Club
  6. ^ Teddington Memorial Hospital
  7. ^ Lockside Rugby Club
  8. ^ Collis school, St Marys & St Peters, Sacred Heart RC School, Stanley Juniors, Stanley Infants. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
  9. ^ Teddington School
  10. ^ Cullen, Pamela V. , "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9

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