Mortlake High Street is a street running throughMortlake inwest London in England, United Kingdom. Located in theLondon Borough of Richmond, it is the historichigh street of Mortlake dating back several centuries. It runs from east to west, beginning atThe Terrace, Barnes and running parallel to the southern bank of theRiver Thames and finishing at Mortlake Green close toMortlake railway station and the site of the former Mortlake Brewery. It forms part of theA3003 road.
Mortlake was celebrated for itstapestry works in the earlymodern era.[1] The High Street provided the historic centre of the local area, only being overshadowed by the later development ofEast Sheen a little to the south as the formerly rural area was developed during the urbanisation of London. Mortlake Railway Station opened in 1846 to provide Mortlake with trains toCentral London whileBarnes Bridge railway station, a little to the east of the high street, opened in 1916 on theHounslow Loop. The architecture of the street is a mixture of different periods, includingEdwardian and later twentieth centuryapartments alongside buildings such as theGeorgianGrade II listed house at 117 Mortlake High Street.[2]
The Anglican churchSt Mary the Virgin is located on the southern side of the street. The current building dates back to theTudor period, but an earlier chapel existed from 1348.[3] The Prime MinisterHenry Addington is buried in the churchyard.[4] TheCatholic churchSt Mary Magdalen is located a little further to the south on Worple Street. Built in 1852 in theGothic Revival style it features thetomb of Sir Richard Burton, the noted explorer and writer.[4]
The house at123 Mortlake High Street, at the eastern end of the street, was built in 1720. Historic residents have includedLady Byron and the Irish soldierSir Garnet Wolseley. From 1895 to 1940 it served as thetown hall ofBorough of Barnes, until it was bombed during theLondon Blitz of 1940. It was painted in the early nineteenth century byTurner, and is nowGrade II* listed.[5]
From 1901 to 1959Barnes power station operated on the High Street. Now decommissioned, the building still stands on the street.
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