Today, few associate Richmond with a “Castle Inn”—but in its 18th and 19th-century heyday, it was the place to stay, dine, dance, and make history. What began as a stylish coaching inn on George Street grew into one of the area’s most fashionable hotels and event venues—only to vanish quietly, leaving behind just a few […]
Maids of Honour Row: Queen Caroline’s Elegant Legacy on Richmond Green On the edge of Richmond Green stands a quietly splendid early Georgian terrace, built in 1724 for one of Britain’s most intellectually impressive and quietly formidable queens—Caroline of Ansbach, wife of George II. Caroline was no ordinary consort. Popular with the public and widely […]
Murder at Vine Cottage, Richmond Richmond Borough officially boasts the lowest crime rate of any in Greater London. But don’t let the genteel façade fool you — behind the postcard-perfect charm lies a past steeped in sinister goings-on. One of the most gruesome murders of the Victorian era unfolded right here in leafy Richmond: the […]