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9 unusual facts about Twickenham


Archibald Johnston

Johnston's later years were passed mainly at his residence (much later known as Orleans House) Twickenham, and he died at Bath in May 1737, see the separate article.

Augustin Heckel

His colour engraving of The Countess of Suffolk's House (1749) is held at Marble Hill House, Twickenham, London.

Bryan Jennett

Born in Twickenham to Scottish and Irish parents, Jennett flirted with agriculture before choosing medicine.

Chapel House

Chapel House, Twickenham, Greater London, occupied at one time by Alfred Lord Tennyson

G. J. Renier

Gustaaf Johannes Petrus Renier (25 September 1892, Flushing – 1 September 1962, Twickenham) was professor of Dutch History at University College London.

R. P. Weston

This collaboration was conducted in Weston's house in Twickenham until his death in 1936.

Robert Jackson Hanvey

The year 1926, was the pinnacle of Bob’s playing career, playing in all four of the Home international series; against Wales at Cardiff, Ireland at Dublin, and Scotland and France at Twickenham.

Spray, Oregon

A county-wide election held in 1900 produced 436 votes for Fossil, 267 for Twickenham, and 82 for Spray.

Trampolining

In 1965 in Twickenham, the Federation was formally recognised as the International Governing Body for the sport.


A316 road

On 6 October 1997, the A316 in Hanworth was the scene of one of the earliest recorded road rage incidents in Britain when Toby Exley, a chef from Teddington, and his partner Karen Martin, from Twickenham, both died when their car, a Ford Fiesta, collided with the central reservation after being hit by a speeding Vauxhall Senator which drove away.

Acrylicize

acrylicize completed interior work for several of the UK's stadiums including Wembley Stadium, the Emirates Stadium, Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

Auckland Park

Street names in the area are named after places along the river Thames - Richmond, Twickenham, Ditton, Kingston among others.

Binfield

Binfield House, similar in appearance to Horace Warpole's Strawberry Hill House near Twickenham (Grade II listed) was built in 1776 and for nearly 150 years was rented out to a number of tenants including the well known historian Catharina Macaulay Graham whose work was greatly admired by the 1st American President George Washington, and in 1788 she travelled to America to visit him.

Elizabeth Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave

She died at her gothic villa, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, on 29 January 1816 at the age of 55 and was buried beside her husband in Great Packington.

England national rugby league team

Compared to 1995, England had little success, losing their opening game at Twickenham 22–2 against Australia.

Eric Tindill

He was selected for that tour, and played in New Zealand's first loss to a club side against Swansea, 3–11, but scored two drop goals against London Counties on 26 December 1935, and was selected to play one Test against England at Twickenham on on 4 January 1936.

Frank Whitcombe Jr

In the same year he was named as a reserve for the England final trial at Twickenham.

Geoff Everett

At the Twickenham venue, Everett's new band supported and occasionally jammed with musicians such as Keef Hartley, Art Wood (Ronnie Wood's brother) and Ritchie Blackmore, amongst others.

George Morton Pitt

Pitt resigned as governor in 1735 with a considerable fortune, purchased what later became known as Orleans House Twickenham from the estate of James Johnston who died in 1737 and bought in January 1740 burgages and freeholds from Sir William Lowther which with Lord Galway's interest gave complete control of the Pontefract seat.

George Pocock

In 1763 Pocock married Sophia (died 1767), the widow of his friend Commodore Digby Dent, daughter of George Francis Drake of Madras and step-daughter of George Morton Pitt who had inherited Pitt's house at Twickenham now known as Orleans House.

Halifax RUFC

In addition to winning North 1, and to crown a successful season, Halifax won through to the Final of the Powergen Intermediate Cup at Twickenham where they triumphed over Gosport and Fareham (43-19).

Jane Gough

She was born in September 1943 in Twickenham, Middlesex and played her only game for the England Women's cricket team in the 1973 World Cup against Young England Women at Illford in July 1973, scoring 33.

Jim Hetherington

Hetherington, a talented fullback made his international debut on 1 February 1958, against Australia at Twickenham.

John Eric Greenwood

He played his final match for England on 20 March 1920 at Twickenham in the England vs Scotland match.

John Greed

John attended Newland House Primary School in Twickenham, where he shared lessons with Patsy Kensit, before moving on to Christ’s Hospital – the Bluecoat School; a co-educational boarding school which is based south of Horsham, West Sussex.

Kendrick Stark

He played his final match for England on 17 March 1928 at Twickenham in the England vs Scotland match.

Kneller

Kneller Hall, stately home in Twickenham, named after Sir Godfrey

Legible London

In 2006 Applied and Lacock Gullam undertook local area studies in Westminster, South Bank, Richmond and Twickenham to show how the concept could adapt to different urban forms; with a further study in Hackney looking at specific issues relating to transport interchange.

Lewis Morley

He studied at Twickenham Art School for three years, and spent time as a painter in Paris in the 1950s.

Loughborough Students RUFC

In 1970 Greenwood coached the Colleges to victory in the Middlesex Sevens, and in the first Twickenham UAU final, the Colleges beat Nottingham University 22 - 3.

Medicals RFC

Medicals RFC are most famous for the 1995-6 side that reached the final of the RFU Pilkington Shield at Twickenham and won the trophy – beating Helston RFC, Cornwall 16 v 6.

The finest hour of the clubs achievement was on 4 May 1996 Twickenham, winners of the National Junior Club Knock-out Competition, The Pilkington Shield.

Middlesex Rugby Football Union

Middlesex were the English county champions for the sixth time in 1968, having defeated Warwickshire in the final (tries by Brian Stoneman and Sandy Hinshelwood helped them to their 9-6 win at Twickenham).

Mircea Paraschiv

He is currently the single Romanian player inducted to the World Rugby Museum Wall of Fame, inaugurated in 2005 in Twickenham.

Ossie Newton-Thompson

He was first capped in England's win over Scotland at Twickenham and made his other appearance in their defeat of France at the same venue.

Peter Preece

He played his final match for England on 17 January 1976 at Twickenham in the England vs Wales match.

Pitt Hornung

Seeking a gentile lifestyle back in England, Pitt moved his family from Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, near London, to West Grinstead Park, West Sussex, which he purchased in 1913 from Sir Merrick Burrell.

Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell

It is said that one day the young Butler, who was still playing first class rugby, received a letter that read: "You have been selected for the Harlequins 1st XV on Saturday. Please be at Twickenham by 2 p.m.".

Rugby union in England

National sevens teams compete annually in the London Sevens at Twickenham, which from the current 2011–12 competition is the final event in each year's IRB Sevens World Series.

Sheffield Tigers RUFC

The arrival of former England and Halifax RLFC scrum half David Holmes spearheaded a new era and the club reached the final of the Tetley Bitter Vase at Twickenham in 2000, securing a 20-11 win over favourites Bank of England RUFC in the Final and despite finishing second in the League, a restructure meant that they remained in Yorkshire 2 as all 10 clubs below them were relegated!

Silhillians Rugby Union Football Club

Undoubtedly the club's greatest achievement to date was their appearance in the 1999 Tetley's Bitter Vase Final at Twickenham.

Staff Jones

After recovering from a serious knee injury sustained in 1986, he was part of the Welsh Triple Crown (rugby union) winning side in 1988, most famously giving the then newly capped Jeff Probyn (a renowned scrummager himself) a scrummaging masterclass at Twickenham in an 11-3 victory.

SW postcode area

The area originally extended as far west as Sunbury-on-Thames, however, changes to the size and make up of the London postal district since its inception led to many areas being transferred to the newly created outer London postcode districts of Kingston-upon-Thames and Twickenham.

Testimonial match

Another high-profile charitable testimonial was that of England rugby player Martin Johnson, held at Twickenham on 4 June 2005.

Twickenham Academy

Twickenham Academy (formerly Whitton School) is a co-educational secondary school and Sixth Form with academy status located in Whitton, Twickenham, London, England.

Twickenham Historic District

The name derives from an early name for the town of Huntsville, named after Twickenham, England, by LeRoy Pope.

Wilfrid Gordon Lindsell

After Dunkirk he became Quartermaster-General Home Forces and set about re-building the Army from Kneller Hall in Twickenham.


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