Simon Webb has written for various newspapers and magazines including the Daily Telegraph, Independent, and the Times Educational Supplement. He is the author of Unearthing London: the Ancient World Beneath the Metropolis.

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From the momentous to the outlandish, this little book brings together past and present to offer a taste of Kingston-upon-Thames. Learn about the movers and shakers who shaped this fantastic royal borough--the great and the good; the bad and the ugly. Small wonders, tall stories, triumph, and tragedy. Best places, worst places. Origins, evolution, future. Written by a local who knows what makes Kingston-upon-Thames tick.

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This little book brings together past and present to offer a taste of Kingston upon Thames. Learn about the movers and shakers who shaped this fantastic borough. Best places - worst places. Local lingo, architecture, green spaces, events, traditions, fact, fiction. Written by a local who knows what makes Kingston upon Thames tick.