Lavenham HOME Ealing 8/19 

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A U3A walk around Kew Village on 4th June 2025 lead by Anona Morgan. Not many great photo ops but I have tried to catch the flavour of the village.

Map of the walk

Kew Gardens Edwardian Station

"The Tap on the Line" for Coffee

Down to the Loos

Decor in the Gents

The Bar

Looking out on to the platform

Wall Decor

Victorian Bench

Across the road

Lichfield Road

Typical House

Old Rose Cottage

Fire Hydrant??

Medieval Brickwork

 

Kew Gardens Gate Detail

"Maids of Honour" cakes were invented here

Quaint houses

"Coach and Horses" etc

 

Cambridge Cottage entrance on Kew Green

 

St Ann's Church...

 

...on land donated by Queen Ann

 

The Old Gate, Kew Gardens, Commemorated

 

The Elizabeth Gate into Kew Gardens

   
 

Hannover House on...

 

..... Kew Green

 

A front garden

 

"The Cricketers" pub

 

Kew Green Nursery??

 

A vulnerable corner often repaired

 

Clematis

 

Kew Bridge from Kew Dock from where Caesar forded the Thames

 

Kew Steam Pumping Station Chimney shows on the other side

 

The Thames Path

 

"Keyhole" Sculpture, (unexplained)

 

The far bank

 

The Kew Railway Bridge

 

The far bank again

 

Wattcombe Cottages

 

Kew Pond

 

Kew Green again with...

 

....the Greyhound Pub

 

Gloucester Road, the end of walk...

 

....and a detail

 

The "Coach and Horses"?

 

The "Botanist on the Green"?

 

Kew Cricket Pavilion on the actual Green

 

I returned to the "Cricketers" for lunch

 

A service was in progress in St Ann's as I walked back to the Station

 

BMW Sports Car

 

Austin Seven 1932?

 

Station Approach and home by "Mildmay" line