Ham Photos

Ham Photos is a growing archive of photos of Ham (at the meeting of Richmond upon Thames and Kingston upon Thames in south-west London), where I have lived since 1996. It captures the small changes that are easily missed and delights in the unusual, the unexpected and the unnoticed.

13 August 2025

Full refurbishment at Mervyn Smith

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It was last autumn that the roof gave way at Mervyn Smith forcing them to move quickly into an empty unit two doors away. Refurbishment on t...
11 August 2025

Smaller window

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I have been watching progress at 33 Ham Farm Road for months and while most of it has been hidden behind plastic sheeting some of it is visi...
9 August 2025

New gate in Hazel Lane

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I walk along Hazel Lane regularly, mostly to avoid traffic-heavy Petersham Road, and while it changes little it does change from time to tim...
4 August 2025

Clarendon SEND School

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I was quite happy to wait for the new building/s on the former Strathmore site on Meadlands Drive to be build before discovering what they w...
2 August 2025

Wood over steel

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I am intrigued by the construction of the new Little Cottage (on the south-east corner of Sudbrook Lane and Bute Avenue) and have been since...
31 July 2025

Sudbrook House outbuildings

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While Sudbrook House is the main building of the estate there are other interesting buildings worth noting and I like the look of these, mad...
30 July 2025

Cube Room at Sudbrook House

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The Cube Room at Sudbrook House is as grand as the main room in a Palladian should be. Sadly it has lost most of its original colour but the...
29 July 2025

The front of Sudbrook House

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It is a shame that the front of the house, facing in to Richmond Park, is partially obscured by a marquee (the gold club is a business after...
28 July 2025

Sudbrook House

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I have wanted to post pictures of Sudbrook House for years but despite it being semi-public I have not had a good excuse to visit it before ...
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Matthew Rees
Born in Leeds, raised in Weymouth and now settled in Ham straddling the Kingston-Richmond border in SW London. I love walking, drama, architecture, politics, pubs and reading stories told through words and pictures (some people call them comics).
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