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Putney is a district of south-west London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in the London Borough of Wandsworth
London Borough of Wandsworth

The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in south west London, England and forms part of Inner London....
. It is located south-west of Charing Cross
Charing Cross

Charing Cross denotes the junction of the Strand, London, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square in City of Westminster within Central London, England....
, on the southern bank of the River Thames
River Thames

The Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows through several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Berkshire and Windsor, Berkshire....
, opposite Fulham
Fulham

Fulham is an area of south-west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located south west of Charing Cross. It is situated in between Putney and Chelsea, London....
.

At St Mary's Church, Putney
St. Mary's Church, Putney

St. Mary's Church , Putney is an Anglican church in Putney, London sited next to the river Thames, beside the southern approach to Putney Bridge....
 in 1647, representatives of the New Model Army
New Model Army

The New Model Army was formed in 1645 by the roundhead in the English Civil War. It differed from other armies in the same conflict in that it was intended as an army liable for service anywhere in the country, rather than being tied to a single area or garrison....
 held the so-called Putney Debates
Putney Debates

The Putney Debates were a series of discussions between members of the New Model Army, a number of the participants were Levellers, concerning the makeup of a new constitution for England....
 on the constitutional future of England.

History
Putney as a river crossing
Putney appears in Domesday Book
Domesday Book

The Domesday Book is the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William I of England, or William the Conqueror....
 of 1086 as Putelei. It was noted that it was not a manor
Manorialism

Manorialism or Seigneurialism was the organizing principle of rural economy and society widely practiced in Middle Ages western and parts of central Europe....
, but obtained 20s from the ferry
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 or market toll
Toll

The word toll has several meanings.*In the context of transportation:**toll , a fee charged for the use of a piece of road transportation infrastructure...
 at Putney belonging to Mortlake
Mortlake

Mortlake is a district of London, England and part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is on the south bank of the River Thames between Kew and Barnes, London with East Sheen inland to the south....
.

The ferry was mentioned in the household accounts of Edward I (1272-1307) where Robert the Ferryman of Putney and other sailors were paid 3/6d for carrying a great part of the royal family across the Thames and also taking the king and his family to Westminster.

One famous crossing at Putney was that of Cardinal Wolsey in 1529 upon his 'disgrace' in falling out of favour with Henry VIII and on ceasing to be the holder of the Great Seal of England.






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Putney is a district of south-west London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in the London Borough of Wandsworth
London Borough of Wandsworth

The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in south west London, England and forms part of Inner London....
. It is located south-west of Charing Cross
Charing Cross

Charing Cross denotes the junction of the Strand, London, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square in City of Westminster within Central London, England....
, on the southern bank of the River Thames
River Thames

The Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows through several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Berkshire and Windsor, Berkshire....
, opposite Fulham
Fulham

Fulham is an area of south-west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located south west of Charing Cross. It is situated in between Putney and Chelsea, London....
.

At St Mary's Church, Putney
St. Mary's Church, Putney

St. Mary's Church , Putney is an Anglican church in Putney, London sited next to the river Thames, beside the southern approach to Putney Bridge....
 in 1647, representatives of the New Model Army
New Model Army

The New Model Army was formed in 1645 by the roundhead in the English Civil War. It differed from other armies in the same conflict in that it was intended as an army liable for service anywhere in the country, rather than being tied to a single area or garrison....
 held the so-called Putney Debates
Putney Debates

The Putney Debates were a series of discussions between members of the New Model Army, a number of the participants were Levellers, concerning the makeup of a new constitution for England....
 on the constitutional future of England.

History


Putney as a river crossing


Putney appears in Domesday Book
Domesday Book

The Domesday Book is the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William I of England, or William the Conqueror....
 of 1086 as Putelei. It was noted that it was not a manor
Manorialism

Manorialism or Seigneurialism was the organizing principle of rural economy and society widely practiced in Middle Ages western and parts of central Europe....
, but obtained 20s from the ferry
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 or market toll
Toll

The word toll has several meanings.*In the context of transportation:**toll , a fee charged for the use of a piece of road transportation infrastructure...
 at Putney belonging to Mortlake
Mortlake

Mortlake is a district of London, England and part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is on the south bank of the River Thames between Kew and Barnes, London with East Sheen inland to the south....
.

The ferry was mentioned in the household accounts of Edward I (1272-1307) where Robert the Ferryman of Putney and other sailors were paid 3/6d for carrying a great part of the royal family across the Thames and also taking the king and his family to Westminster.

One famous crossing at Putney was that of Cardinal Wolsey in 1529 upon his 'disgrace' in falling out of favour with Henry VIII and on ceasing to be the holder of the Great Seal of England. As he was riding up Putney Hill he was overtaken by one of the royal chamberlains who presented him with a ring as a token of the continuance of his majesty's favour. When the Cardinal had heard these good words of the king, he quickly lighted from his mule and kneeled down in the dirt upon both knees, holding up his hands for joy, and said "When I consider the joyful news that you have brought to me, I could do no less than greatly rejoice. Every word pierces so my heart, that the sudden joy surmounted my memory, having no regard or respect to the place; but I thought it my duty, that in the same place where I received this comfort, to laud and praise God upon my knees, and most humbly to render unto my sovereign lord my most hearty thanks for the same."

The first bridge of any kind between the two parishes was built during the Civil War after the Battle of Brentford
Battle of Brentford

Battle of Brentford can refer to one of several possible battles that are recorded as having taken place at Brentford, United Kingdom*54 BC Brentford is a likely site of a battle recorded by Julius C?sar between Julius C?sar and local king, Cassivellaunus....
 in 1642, the Parliamentary forces built a bridge of boats between Fulham and Putney. According to a newspaper article of the day;

"The Lord General hath caused a bridge to be built upon barges and lighters over the Thames between Fulham and Putney, to convey his army and artillery over into Surrey, to follow the king's forces; and he hath ordered that forts shall be erected at each end thereof to guard it; but for the present the seamen, with long boats and shallops full of ordnance and musketeers, lie there upon the river to secure it."

The first permanent bridge between Fulham and Putney was completed in 1729, and was the second bridge to be built across the Thames in London (after London Bridge).

One story runs that "in 1720 Sir Robert Walpole was returning from seeing George I
George I of Great Britain

George I was List of British Monarchs#House of Hanover and King of Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of Electorate of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....
 at Kingston and being in a hurry to get to the House of Commons rode together with his servant to Putney to take the ferry across to Fulham. The ferry boat was on the opposite side, however and the waterman, who was drinking in the Swan, ignored the calls of Sir Robert and his servant and they were obliged to take another route. Walpole vowed that a bridge would replace the ferry."

The Prince of Wales apparently "was often inconvenienced by the ferry when returning from hunting in Richmond park and asked Walpole to use his influence by supporting the bridge."

The bridge was a wooden structure and lasted for 150 years, when in 1886 it was replaced by the stone bridge that stands today.

St. Mary's Church


The parish church of St Mary The Virgin
St. Mary's Church, Putney

St. Mary's Church , Putney is an Anglican church in Putney, London sited next to the river Thames, beside the southern approach to Putney Bridge....
 was the site of the 1647 Putney Debates
Putney Debates

The Putney Debates were a series of discussions between members of the New Model Army, a number of the participants were Levellers, concerning the makeup of a new constitution for England....
. Towards the end of the English Civil War
English Civil War

The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Roundhead and Cavalier. The First English Civil War and Second English Civil War civil wars pitted the supporters of Charles I of England against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the Third English Civil War saw fighting between supporters...
, with the Roundheads looking victorious, Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell was an English people Military history of the United Kingdom and Politics of England leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
 soldiers' held a minor mutiny, amid fears that a monarchy would be replaced by a new dictatorship. A number, known as the Levellers
Levellers

The Levellers were members of a mid 17th century England political movement, who came to prominence during the English Civil Wars. They were not a political party in the modern sense of the word, and did not all conform to any specific manifesto....
 complained "We were not a mere mercenary army hired to serve any arbitrary power of a state, but called forth … to the defence of the people's just right and liberties". A manifesto was proposed entitled the Agreement of the People
Agreement of the People

The documents called the Agreement of the People were manifestos for constitutional changes to the English state issued between 1647 and 1649....
 and at an open meeting in Putney, the officers of the Army Council heard the argument from private soldiers for a transparent, democratic state, without corruption. This included sovereignty for English citizens, Parliamentary seats distributed according to population rather than property ownership, religion made a free choice, equality before the law, conscription abolished and parliamentary elections held every year. While greatly influential, including inspiring much of the language of the United States Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence

The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the Thirteen Colonies then at war with Kingdom of Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire....
, Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell was an English people Military history of the United Kingdom and Politics of England leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
 would later have the Leveller leaders executed.

The famous diarist Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys, Fellow of the Royal Society was an English people Navy Board and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for his diary. Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration, to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under James II of England....
 visited St. Mary's Church on several occasions. During one visit on 28th April 1667, he recorded,

"and then back to Putney Church, where I saw the girls of the schools, few of which pretty; and there I come into a pew, and met with little James Pierce, which I was much pleased at, the little rogue being very glad to see me: his master, Reader to the Church. Here was a good sermon and much company, but I sleepy, and a little out of order, for my hat falling down through a hole underneath the pulpit, which, however, after sermon, by a stick, and the help of the clerke, I got up again, and then walked out of the church."

Open spaces and clean air


For centuries, Putney was a place where Londoners came for leisure, to enjoy the open spaces and clean air. Londoners came to Putney to play games. According to John Locke, who writes, in 1679: "The sports of England for a curious stranger to see are horse-racing, hawking, hunting, and bowling; at Putney he may see several persons of quality bowling two or three times a week."

One regular visitor was Queen Elizabeth I who frequently visited Putney from 1579 - 1603, often visiting Mr John Lacy. She was said to "honour Lacy with her company more frequently than any of her subjects", often staying for two to three days.

Putney Heath


Charles II
Charles II of England

Charles II was the Monarchy of Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland.His father Charles I of England Regicide#The regicide of Charles I of England at Palace of Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War....
 is said to have reviewed his forces on Putney Heath; and in May, 1767, George III reviewed the Guards at the same place. On this occasion upwards of Ł63 was taken at the bridge, being the largest amount ever known in one day.

According to Samuel Pepys, Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York used to run horses here.

Putney Heath was for many years a noted rendezvous for highwaymen. The notorious highwayman Jerry Avershaw was caught in the Green Man pub on the Heath, and was hanged on Putney Heath with his body left to dangle in the wind.

The heath has also been from time to time the scene of many bloodless, and also of some bloody, private, and also political, duels. Here, in 1652, an encounter took place between George, third Lord Chandos, and Colonel Henry Compton, which resulted in the latter being killed. It was also on the Heath that William Pitt
William Pitt

William Pitt is most likely to refer to:* William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham , Prime Minister of Great Britain 1766?1768; often known as William Pitt the Elder...
, when Prime Minister exchanged shots on a Sunday in May 1798 with George Tierney MP, the exchange ending without bloodshed.

In 1809 the Cabinet ministers George Canning
George Canning

George Canning was a British statesman and politician who served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and briefly Prime Minister of the United Kingdom....
 and Lord Castlereagh fought a duel on Putney Heath. Canning, who had never fired a pistol before, missed, but Castlereagh succeeded in wounding Canning in the thigh. The resulting scandal forced both men to resign from office, and formed a lasting rivalry between them that lasted until Castlereagh's suicide in 1822.

Politics


The Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 for Putney is Justine Greening
Justine Greening

Justine Greening is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom, Member of Parliament for Putney and a Shadow Shadow Minister for the Treasury....
.

Rowing and the Boat Race


Putneybridgeatnight
Since the second half of the 19th century, Putney has been one of the most significant centres for rowing
Sport rowing

Rowing is a sport in which athletes racing against each other on rivers, lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline....
 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. There were two historic reasons for this.

Firstly, increasing numbers of steam-powered boats (not to mention the growing levels of sewage being discharged into the river) made leisure rowing on the Thames in central London unpleasant if not impossible. There was much less commercial traffic on the river at Putney (partly because the many buttresses of the original Putney Bridge
Putney Bridge

Putney Bridge is a bridge crossing of the River Thames in west London, linking Putney on the south side with Fulham to the north....
 restricted the transit of large river boats) ensuring more suitable water for rowing. The river was also cleaner at Putney.

Second, the construction of the London and South Western Railway
London and South Western Railway

The London and South Western Railway was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Its network extended from London to Plymouth via Salisbury and Exeter, with branches to Ilfracombe and Padstow and via Southampton to Bournemouth and Weymouth, Dorset....
 from Waterloo Station
Waterloo station

London Waterloo is a major railway terminus in London, England owned and operated by Network Rail. It is in the London Borough of Lambeth near the South Bank, in Travelcard Zone 1, and houses a British Transport Police station....
 to Putney
Putney railway station

Putney railway station serves Putney in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in south London, and is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Travelcard Zone 3....
 and the Metropolitan District Railway
Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways

The Metropolitan Railway and the Metropolitan District Railway were the first two underground railways to be built in London, creating the world's first Rapid transit system....
 to Putney Bridge
Putney Bridge tube station

Putney Bridge is a London Underground station on the Wimbledon station branch of the District Line. It is between Parsons Green tube station and East Putney tube station stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2....
 allowed easy commuting.
Putney Bridge
More than twenty rowing clubs are based on the Thames
River Thames

The Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows through several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Berkshire and Windsor, Berkshire....
 at Putney Embankment; among the largest are London Rowing Club
London Rowing Club

London Rowing Club is one of the oldest Sport rowing clubs on the River Thames in London, England.It is regarded as one of the most exclusive and successful rowing clubs in Great Britain and its Patron is HRH Prince Philip....
 (the oldest, being established in 1856), Thames Rowing Club
Thames Rowing Club

Thames Rowing Club is a rowing club situated on the River Thames in Putney, London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1860....
, Imperial College Boat Club
Imperial College Boat Club

Imperial College Boat Club is the rowing club for Imperial College London and has its boat house on the River Thames in Putney, London, United Kingdom....
 and Vesta Rowing Club
Vesta Rowing Club

Vesta Rowing Club is a rowing club based on the River Thames in Putney, London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1870.Vesta organizes two head races the Scullers Head and the Veterans Head....
. Leander Club
Leander Club

The Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest Watercraft rowing clubs in the world. It is based in Remenham in the England county of Berkshire, adjoining Henley-on-Thames....
 owned a boathouse in Putney from 1867 to 1961. The Putney clubs have produced a plethora of Olympic
Olympic Games

The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece, Greece....
 medallists and Henley
Henley Royal Regatta

Henley Royal Regatta is a Sport rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage....
 winners. Putney Town Rowing Club
Putney Town Rowing Club

Putney Town Rowing Club is a rowing club on the tideway, the tidal reach of the River Thames in England. Its official Amateur Rowing Association registered colours are navy and white....
 although having putney's name has now moved to Kew
Kew

Kew is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London.Kew is best known for being the home of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ....


The University Boat Race, first contested in 1829 in Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames

Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, Berkshire, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead, England....
, has had Putney as its starting point since 1845. Since 1856, it has been an annual event, beginning at the University Stone
University Boat Race Stones

The University Boat Race Stones are two small stone markers on the southern bank of the River Thames in west London, one 129m upstream of Putney Bridge and the other at Mortlake, 112m downstream of Chiswick Bridge....
, just upstream from Putney Bridge
Putney Bridge

Putney Bridge is a bridge crossing of the River Thames in west London, linking Putney on the south side with Fulham to the north....
.

Several other important rowing races over the Championship Course
The Championship Course

The stretch of the River Thames between Mortlake and Putney in London, England is a well-established course for sport rowing races, most famously the The Boat Race....
 also either start or finish at the stone, notably the Head of the River Race
Head of the River Race

The Head of the River Race is a processional sport rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England, on the 4.25 mile The Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney....
.

Notable residents

  • J. R. Ackerley
    J. R. Ackerley

    J. R. Ackerley was arts editor of The Listener , the weekly magazine of the British Broadcasting Corporation. He was also openly gay, a rarity in his time....
    , author and literary editor of The Listener lived at Star and Garter Mansions from 1941 until his death in 1967
  • Gerry Anderson
    Gerry Anderson

    Gerry Anderson Member of the Order of the British Empire, born , is a United Kingdom producer, director and writer, famous for his futuristic television programmes, particularly those involving specially modified marionettes, a process called "Supermarionation"....
     and Jim Henson
    Jim Henson

    'James Maury "Jim" Henson' , was one of the most widely known puppeteers in American television history. He was the creator of The Muppets, Fraggle Rock, and the leading force behind their long run in the television series Sesame Street and The Muppet Show and films such as The Muppet Movie and The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth...
    , television puppeteers, at different times leased the same workshop (now demolished) in Rotherwood Road, Putney
  • Clement Attlee
    Clement Attlee

    Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, Order of the Garter, Order of Merit, Order of the Companions of Honour, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Fellow of the Royal Society was a British people politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955....
    , former British Prime Minister was born, brought up and cremated in Putney
  • Edvard Beneš
    Edvard Beneš

    Edvard Bene? was a leader of the Czechoslovakia independence movement, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the second President of Czechoslovakia....
    , second President of Czechoslovakia, lived in Gwendolen Avenue during his exile in London from October 1938 to the end of World War II
    World War II

    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
    .
  • Marc Bolan
    Marc Bolan

    Marc Bolan , was an England singer, songwriter and guitarist whose hit singles, fashion sensibilities and stage presence with T.Rex in the early 1970s helped cultivate the glam rock era, though he preferred to call his music Cosmic Rock, and made him one of the most recognisable stars in United Kingdom music....
    , singer and leader of the band T. Rex lived at 6 Schubert Road, Putney and died in a car crash in Queens Ride, Barnes on the border of Putney
  • Peter Bonetti
    Peter Bonetti

    Peter Phillip Bonetti was a association football Goalkeeper for Chelsea F.C., the St. Louis Stars , Dundee United F.C. and England national football team....
    , Chelsea
    Chelsea F.C.

    Chelsea Football Club are a professional English association football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Football in England....
     and Dundee United
    Dundee United F.C.

    Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional Football club located in the city of Dundee. Traditionally, United are nicknamed The Terrors and the supporters known as The Arabs, though the latter has been applied equally to the club in recent times by the sporting media, in favour of the former....
     footballer, was born in Putney
  • Sir Richard Branson, British entrepreneur
  • Christopher Chope
    Christopher Chope

    Christopher Robert Chope Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom barrister and Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Christchurch ....
    , Member of Parliament
    Member of Parliament

    A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
     for Christchurch
    Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency)

    Christchurch is a United Kingdom constituencies represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Centred on the town of Christchurch, Dorset in Dorset, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
    , was born in Putney
  • Nick Clegg
    Nick Clegg

    Nicholas William Peter Clegg , known as Nick Clegg, is the United Kingdom Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam and, since 18 December 2007, leader of the Liberal Democrats....
    , leader of the Liberal Democrats
    Liberal Democrats

    The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems or just Lib Dem, are a Liberalism political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party ; the two parties had been SDP-Liberal Alliance for seven years, from shortly after the formation of the SDP....
  • Thomas Cromwell, chief minster for Henry VIII and architect of the English Reformation
    English Reformation

    The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th century England by which the Church of England first broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
    , was born in Putney around 1485
  • John Deacon
    John Deacon

    John Richard Deacon is a retired England musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the Rock and roll band Queen . Of the four members of the band, Deacon was the youngest and last to join....
    , bass guitar player for the rock group Queen, lives in west Putney
  • Jason Flemyng
    Jason Flemyng

    Jason Flemyng is an English actor. He is known for his film work, which has included roles in British films such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch , both for Guy Ritchie, as well as Hollywood productions such as the Alan Moore comic book adaptations From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ....
    , actor, born in Putney
  • E.M. Forster, author, lived at 22 Werter Road, Putney
  • Constance Garnett
    Constance Garnett

    Constance Clara Garnett was an English translator of nineteenth-century Russian Literature. Garnett was one of the first English translators of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Chekhov and introduced them to the English and American public....
    , translator of War and Peace
    War and Peace

    War and Peace is a novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russkiy Vestnik , which tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era....
    , Anna Karenina
    Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina , is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger....
    , Crime and Punishment
    Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment is a novel by Russian literature Fyodor Dostoevsky that was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments in 1866....
    , and other Russian literature
  • Edward Gibbon
    Edward Gibbon

    Edward Gibbon was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788....
    , historian, born in Putney, and gave his name to the local telephone exchange
  • Kenelm Lee Guinness
    Kenelm Lee Guinness

    Kenelm Lee Guinness MBE was a racing driver of the 1910s - 1920s. He was part of the Guinness Guinness family....
    , racing driver, started the KLG spark plug factory in Putney and lived in Kingston Hill
  • Leon Jackson
    Leon Jackson

    Leon Jackson is a Scotland singer and winner of the The X Factor of the British television talent show The X Factor in 2007. His debut single, "When You Believe ", was released in December 2007....
    , Scottish singer and winner of The X Factor in 2007
  • Simon Le Bon
    Simon Le Bon

    Simon John Charles Le Bon is the lead singer and lyricist of the new wave band Duran Duran and its offshoot, Arcadia ....
    , lead singer of pop group Duran Duran
    Duran Duran

    Duran Duran are an English music group from Birmingham, United Kingdom. They were one of the most commercially successful of the 1980s bands and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States....
    , lives on Upper Richmond Road in West Putney with his wife, Yasmin
    Yasmin Le Bon

    Yasmin Le Bon born on 29 October 1964, in Oxford, England, is an Iranian Britons model .She was born to an Iranian father, Iraj A. A. Parvaneh, and an English mother....
  • Laurie Lee
    Laurie Lee

    Laurence Edward Alan "Laurie" Lee, Order of the British Empire was an England poet, novelist, and screenwriter, raised in the village of Slad, Gloucestershire....
    , author, lived and worked as a building labourer in Putney during the 1930s
  • David McKee
    David McKee

    David McKee Owns is a United Kingdom author and illustrator, chiefly of children's books and animations. He has used the pseudonym Violet Easton....
    , creator of Mr Benn
    Mr Benn

    Mr Benn is a character created by David McKee who appears in several children's books, and an animated television series of the same name transmitted by the BBC in 1971 and 1972....
     the popular UK television programme for children. Mr Benn lives in London at 52 Festive Road, which was inspired by Festing Road in Putney where David McKee used to live
  • Robin Knox-Johnston
    Robin Knox-Johnston

    Sir William Robert Pat "Robin" Knox-Johnston, Order of the British Empire, Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve was the first man to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe and was the second winner of the Jules Verne Trophy ....
    , yachtsman, born in Putney
  • Bobby Moore
    Bobby Moore

    Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, Order of the British Empire was an English football . He captained West Ham United F.C. for more than ten years and was captain of the England national football team team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup....
    , England football world cup winning hero, lived in Putney in his later years
  • Lawrence Oates
    Lawrence Oates

    Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates was an English Antarctic List of explorers. He was often referred to by the nickname "Titus Oates" after the historical figure....
    , who uttered the most famous of famous last words
    Last words

    Last words, or final words, are a person's final articulated words said prior to death or as death approaches.Last Words may also refer to:...
     ("I'm going out now. I may be some time") on the 1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition, born and grew up in Putney
  • Pitt the Younger, former Prime Minister, is alleged to have lived on the Lower Richmond Road, Putney
  • Justin Rose
    Justin Rose

    Justin Peter Rose is an England professional golfer.Rose was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to the United Kingdom at the age of five....
    , golfer, has a flat in Putney.
  • Sinitta, singer and actress
  • Algernon Swinburne, poet
  • Daley Thompson
    Daley Thompson

    Francis Morgan Oyod?l? Thompson Commander of the Order of the British Empire , known commonly as Daley Thompson, is a former decathlon from England....
    , former decathlete
  • Alan Thornhill
    Alan Thornhill

    Alan Thornhill is a United Kingdom sculptor....
    , sculptor whose nine large works form the permanent Putney Sculpture Trail
    Putney Sculpture Trail

    Putney Sculpture Trail encompasses nine sculptures by British sculptor Alan Thornhill which are permanently publicly sited along the south side of the River Thames to either side of Putney Bridge, in the borough of Wandsworth....
     along the Thames
  • Theodore Watts-Dunton
    Theodore Watts-Dunton

    Theodore Watts-Dunton was an English critic and poet. He is now best remembered as the friend and minder of Algernon Charles Swinburne, whom he rescued from alcoholism....
    , who looked after Swinburne
  • Nigel Williams (author)
    Nigel Williams (author)

    Nigel Williams is a British novelist, screenwriter and playwright.He was educated at Highgate School and Oriel College, Oxford, Oxford, is married with three sons and lives in Putney, south-west London....
    , author
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author of Frankenstein, lived in Putney at Layton House in 1839, and White House in 1843
  • Leonard Woolf
    Leonard Woolf

    Leonard Sidney Woolf was a noted British political theorist, author, publisher, and civil servant, but perhaps now best known as the widower of author Virginia Woolf....
    , husband of Virginia Woolf
    Virginia Woolf

    Adeline Virginia Woolf was an England novelist and essayist, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literature literature figures of the twentieth century....
    , grew up in Putney
  • Peter Brett, American Writer


Links to sculpture and sculptors


Sir Jacob Epstein
Jacob Epstein

Sir Jacob Epstein was an American-born sculptor who worked chiefly in the UK, where he pioneered modern sculpture, often producing controversial works that challenged taboos concerning what public artworks appropriately depict....
 was buried in Putney Vale Cemetery on 24th August 1959.

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska was a French sculptor who developed a rough hewn, primitive style of direct carving.Henri Gaudier was born in St. Jean de Braye near Orl?ans....
 had a studio in Putney in the last year of his life after moving from 454a Fulham Road. Sydney Schiff went to visit Gaudier there in 1914 to purchase the 'Dancer' which was later presented to the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million Object ....
. Gaudier-Brzeska was killed in France in June 1915.

Alan Thornhill
Alan Thornhill

Alan Thornhill is a United Kingdom sculptor....
 lived and worked in Putney for many years and his studio still remains. The sculpture Load was presented to Putney on Fools Day and occupies a permanent position near the south west end of Putney Bridge on Lower Richmond Road. The referenced film, launched at Appledore and Chichester Film Festivals in 2008 documents these celebrations and the acquisition of 8 further large works which as of July 2008 will form a permanent new riverside Putney Sculpture Trail
Putney Sculpture Trail

Putney Sculpture Trail encompasses nine sculptures by British sculptor Alan Thornhill which are permanently publicly sited along the south side of the River Thames to either side of Putney Bridge, in the borough of Wandsworth....
 in London's Borough of Wandsworth, to be unveiled in September 2008.

Nearest places


  • Fulham
    Fulham

    Fulham is an area of south-west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located south west of Charing Cross. It is situated in between Putney and Chelsea, London....
  • Wandsworth
    Wandsworth

    Wandsworth is a town on the south bank of the River Thames in south-west London. Wandsworth takes its name from the River Wandle, which enters the Thames at Wandsworth....
  • Roehampton
    Roehampton

    Roehampton is a large district in south-west London, forming the western end of the London Borough of Wandsworth. It lies between the town of Barnes, London to the north and the large Wimbledon Common to the south....
  • Barnes
  • East Sheen
    East Sheen

    East Sheen, also known as 'Sheen' is an affluent suburb of London, England in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It forms part of the London postal district in the SW postcode area....
  • Southfields
    Southfields

    Southfields is a suburban district in the London Borough of Wandsworth, situated 5.6 miles south-west of Charing Cross. Southfields is located partly in the SW postcode area postcode area and partly in SW19....
  • Wimbledon
    Wimbledon, London

    Wimbledon is a suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located south west of Charing Cross.For most of the past one hundred years, Wimbledon has been internationally known as the home of the The Championships, Wimbledon....


Transport


Putney is serviced by mainline trains from Waterloo Station
Waterloo station

London Waterloo is a major railway terminus in London, England owned and operated by Network Rail. It is in the London Borough of Lambeth near the South Bank, in Travelcard Zone 1, and houses a British Transport Police station....
 and London Underground from both East Putney and Putney Bridge. Services to Waterloo are every 5 to 10 minutes making it a popular location for young professionals commuting into central London.

Train journey times are between 14 and 19 minutes depending on the number of stops and time of day. Trains are especially crowded at peak times (especially in the morning rush hour between 7.45am and 9am, where in some cases the train is full before all passengers can board). The last train from Waterloo to Putney is at 00.18 hrs.

Putney is served by bus routes 14, 22, 39, 74, 85, 93, 220, 265, 270, 337, 424, 430 and 485 and nightbuses N22, N10, N14 and N93. The N14 transports revellers from the West End every 5-10 minutes, with a journey time of approximately 45 minutes.

Nearest tube stations

  • East Putney tube station
    East Putney tube station

    East Putney is a London Underground station on the Wimbledon station branch of the District line. It is between Putney Bridge station to the north, and Southfields station to the south....
  • Putney Bridge tube station
    Putney Bridge tube station

    Putney Bridge is a London Underground station on the Wimbledon station branch of the District Line. It is between Parsons Green tube station and East Putney tube station stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2....


Nearest railway station

  • Putney railway station
    Putney railway station

    Putney railway station serves Putney in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in south London, and is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Travelcard Zone 3....


External links

  • , by Geraldine Edith Mitton and John Cunningham Geikie, 1903, from Project Gutenberg
    Project Gutenberg

    Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as PG, is a volunteer effort to digitize, archive and distribute cultural works, as founder Michael Hart said "To encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks."....