3-065-931 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Holiday time at Richmond, 1874. 'Petersham; Under the Star & Garter; In the Old Deer Park; Kiss in the Ring; Odd Fellows Fête; On the Terrace, Richmond Hill; On the River; The Gentle Art; A Favourite Spot; Going Home...The London world has a few places of repose and recreation within an hour's railway ride of its dusty, noisy streets and wearisome bustle of social vanity or commercial greed. One of the fairest and pleasantest scenes of its holiday resort is the little town on the Surrey bank of the Thames...It is the river, the Park, the Terrace, the Star and Garter, and the gay company on Sundays and holidays in summer, that offer the strongest attractions. These features of a famous metropolitan paradise, such as it is, are shown in our page of small engravings, which every reader will at once understand, and recognise their particular subjects...Fine weather out of doors, upon the grass or upon the water; and a glass of wholesome beverage, no matter if champagne or if pale ale, when he sits to feast with his friends in the cheerful tavern - that is enough to make him happy for a few hours. That is what we have heartily wished for our holiday citizens to enjoy this Whitsuntide'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.