25 Apr
Flooring renovation
Hounslow - TW4
Enquiry from: Jane M
Start Date: Immediate
Barnes
Barnes is a district within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It's in the north east of the borough and is positioned 5.8 miles west south west of Charing Cross.
Barnes has lots of 18th and 19th century buildings in the streets near Barnes Pond, which make up Barnes Village conservation area exactly where many of the mid-19th century buildings sit. On the east riverside, there is the WWT London Wetland Centre which adjoins several fields for three main national team sports.
The town once was a part of Surrey, and it appears in the Domesday book as ‘Berne’. Barnes’ village church was built in between 1100 and 1150 and named the Chapel of St Mary’s. It was extended during the early thirteenth century, and was added to once again in 1786. A big fire destroyed parts of the extensions to the church in 1978, so restoration work was carried out in 1984.
Barnes includes a large amount of sporting history spanning decades. In football, a High Master of St Paul’s School, Richard Mulcaster, is recognised with turning mob football into a refereed team sport. The school sits on Lonsdale Road, but in the time of Mulcaster it was located in St Paul’s Cathedral. The town includes a non-league football team known as Stonewall FC, who play at Barn Elms Playing Fields.
Barnes Rugby Club is believed to be the oldest club in the world in any football code. They play next to the WWT London Wetlands Centre. The town is also identified for rowing; the loop of the Thames surrounding Barnes is part of the Championship Course used for the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
