Street in Barnes, London, England
The Terrace is a street in
Barnes in the
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames . It forms part of the
A3003 , and runs west from its junction with
Barnes High Street and
Lonsdale Road to the east, where it becomes
Mortlake High Street . Only one side of the street has houses; they all overlook the
River Thames .
The Terrace runs along the west bend of the river and is lined with
Georgian mansions, most of them dating from the 18th century
[1] and some from as early as 1720.
[2] Many of the houses are
Grade II listed buildings and there have been several notable residents.
The street also includes
Barnes Railway Bridge ,
Barnes Bridge station and a Victorian pub, The White Hart, which overlooks the
Thames and is a prominent landmark on the course of the
Boat Race . It served as a headquarters for
Barnes Football Club in the mid-19th century.
Historic buildings and notable people
10 The Terrace, Barnes
14 The Terrace, Barnes
The White Hart pub
Twelve houses on the street (Nos. 3, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 28, 30 and 31) are listed at Grade II by
Historic England .
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
William Ernest Henley (1849–1903), poet, critic and editor, who was the inspiration for
Robert Louis Stevenson 's character
Long John Silver (
Treasure Island , 1883), lived at No. 9.
[13]
The composer
Gustav Holst (1874–1934), best known for his orchestral suite
The Planets , lived at No. 10 from 1908 to 1913.
[14] A commemorative
blue plaque is fixed to the front of the house.
John Moody (c.1727–1812), actor, lived at No. 11 , from c.1780 until his death. He is buried in the churchyard of
St Mary's Church, Barnes with his two wives.
[15]
Dame Ninette de Valois (1898–2001), dancer, teacher,
choreographer , and director of
classical ballet , lived at
No. 14 from 1962 to 1982.
[14]
[16] A blue plaque is fixed to the front of the house.
During building work in 2015, No. 26 collapsed "like a tower of cards". Pop singer
Duffy (born 1984) had previously lived there. It had also been the home of
Ebenezer Cobb Morley (1831–1924), sportsman, regarded as the father of
The Football Association and modern football.
[17]
[18]
In 1812, there was a notorious murder at No. 27 . It was then the country home of
Louis-Alexandre de Launay, comte d'Antraigues (1753–1812) and his wife, the celebrated
soprano
Madame Saint-Huberty (1756–1812), who were both killed with a
dirk and pistol by an Italian servant whom they had dismissed. The servant (Lorenzo, a deserter from the French army in Spain) then shot himself dead at the house. It has never been established whether the murder was committed from private or political motives. Some claimed that the motive behind the murders was simply the fact that Madame Saint-Huberty treated her servants badly. Others saw more sinister political machinations at work, as the d'Antraigues were active spies, working for the
Bourbons , Russia and Britain.
[19]
[20] When the house was sold in more recent times, its history was mentioned in the advertising materials, but not the double murder and suicide.
[19]
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816), playwright, poet, theatre owner and
Whig
MP , took a house on The Terrace in 1810, when
his son Tom was living nearby at
Milbourne House .
[21]
Lieutenant-General
Robert Ballard Long (1771–1825) retired to his house on The Terrace.
[22]
Charles Alexander Calvert (1828–1879), actor and theatre manager, lived at a house on The Terrace.
[23]
Film production designer
John Box (1920–2005) lived at 5 Elm Bank Mansions, adjacent to this street.
[24]
See also
References
^
Malden, H E (1912).
'Parishes: Barnes', in A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 4, pp. 3-8. London:
Victoria County History /
British History Online . Retrieved 29 September 2016.
^
"Timeline" .
Barnes and Mortlake History Society . Retrieved 23 July 2012 .
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Historic England (25 October 1951).
"3, The Terrace SW13 (1252878)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 July 2020 .
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Historic England (25 October 1951).
"7 and 7A, The Terrace SW13 (1252879)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 July 2020 .
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Historic England (25 October 1951).
"8, The Terrace SW13 (1252880)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 July 2020 .
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Historic England (25 October 1951).
"9, The Terrace SW13 (1252882)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 July 2020 .
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Historic England (25 October 1951).
"10, The Terrace SW13 (1252883)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 July 2020 .
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Historic England (25 May 1983).
"11, The Terrace SW13 (1252949)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 July 2020 .
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Historic England (25 October 1951).
"13 and 14, The Terrace SW13 (1252885)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 July 2020 .
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Historic England (25 October 1951).
"28, The Terrace SW13 (1252886)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 July 2020 .
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Historic England (25 October 1951).
"30, The Terrace SW13 (1252959)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 July 2020 .
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Historic England (25 October 1951).
"31, The Terrace SW13 (1262068)" .
National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 July 2020 .
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"People of Mortlake, Barnes and East Sheen H–L" (PDF) .
Barnes and Mortlake History Society . Retrieved 22 February 2024 .
^
a
b
"Blue Plaques in Barnes and Mortlake" (PDF) .
Barnes and Mortlake History Society . Retrieved 29 September 2016 .
^ Brown, Maisie (1997). Barnes and Mortlake Past, with East Sheen . Historical Publications. p. 122.
ISBN
0-948667-46-X .
^ McDonnell, Colleen (9 June 2006).
"Plaque dedicated to dancing hero Dame Ninette" .
Richmond and Twickenham Times . Retrieved 22 April 2013 .
^ Marshall, Tom (26 November 2015).
"House collapse in Barnes: Pop star Duffy's former London house caves in 'like tower of cards' " .
London Evening Standard . Retrieved 29 September 2016 .
^ Dyduch, Amy (14 May 2013).
"Search for founding fathers of football proves fruitless" .
Richmond and Twickenham Times . Retrieved 29 September 2016 .
^
a
b Bondeson, Jan (28 June 2015).
Murder Houses of Greater London . Troubador Publishing Ltd. pp. 93–96.
ISBN
978-1-78462-974-8 .
^
"No 27, The Terrace" . Mortlake and Barnes . Panorama of the Thames. Retrieved 29 September 2016 .
^
Kelly, Linda (1997).
Richard Brinsley Sheridan: A Life .
Faber and Faber .
ISBN
978-0-571-28715-4 .
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Chichester, H. M. "Long, Robert Ballard (1771–1825)", rev. Stearn, Roger T, first published 2004; online edn, May 2008.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Retrieved 27 November 2007.
^
"People of Mortlake, Barnes and East Sheen C–D" (PDF) .
Barnes and Mortlake History Society . Retrieved 22 February 2024 .
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"Elm Bank Mansions Limited: Box, John Allan Hyatt" .
Companies House . Retrieved 14 July 2020 .
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