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1. on July 17, 2010 at 08:39 Bella

   There is also a Richmond in London. :)

   
   
   • on July 17, 2010 at 09:08 Meredith R.

     And one in Australia!

     
     
2. on July 17, 2010 at 09:25 Malyss

   Great idea to show the two towns together. Don’t look at the differences, only remember and keep the common points..:)

   
   
3. on July 17, 2010 at 18:24 Tony Grant

   “Bella
   There is also a Richmond in London. :)”

   There is indeed, Bella, and it’s got an 18th century arched bridge over the River Thames. It looks a cross between the two bridges and rivers in the other Richmonds. SNAP!!!!!!

   Here’s a link to The London Borough of Richmond.

   http://www.richmond.gov.uk/

   All the best,
   Tony

   
   
4. on July 17, 2010 at 23:58 Karen

   Isn’t there a palace in Richmond in London? Or was there at one time? I keep thinking that I’ve read about a king, perhaps Henry VIII going there. I lived in Richmond, Va, when I was 7 and have been there many times since. It is the capitol city of Virginia.

   
   
5. on July 18, 2010 at 08:14 Tony Grant

   Karen, this thing about Richmond is not going to go away. I must do a blog about it. The London one that is.

   It used to be a manor house owned by various Kings. Henry V lived there at times.

   In 1501 HenrVII had a palace built at Richmond on the site of the manor house. HenryVIII his son, held jousting tournaments there. Elizabeth I died there.

   During the Parliamentarian period under Oliver Cromwell much of it was sold off for buliding material. The gatehouse and some external buildings survive.

   By the way, Richmond (The London one) is a fantastic place to visit with walks along the Thames with views of Tudor, Stuart, Georgian houses and estates that were built beside the Thames at Richmond.

   I’m sure all the other Richmonds are just as beautiful.

   
   
6. on July 20, 2010 at 09:36 Vic

   Ah, you wonderful folks are getting ahead of me. I thought I would make Richmond photo comparisons for a while, though I am curious to read Tony’s post on Richmond. :)

   
   
7. on July 21, 2010 at 18:10 Sharon Ferguson

   Thank you for these pics of Richmond – I live in Richmond, Texas, which was an Anglo settlement of the first 300 American families to come to Texas under the auspices and mentorship of Stephen F. Austin. In 1986, we celebrated our 150th anniversary (“Sesquicentennial”_ and I was part of a committee to find all the Richmonds that existed in the world and traced the “origins” our our namesake to North Yorkshire. The Richmond, North Yorkshire mayor, current of 1986, traveled all the way to our little Texas town and celebrated our anniversary with us!

   Side note: Richmond now has the honor of having the longest-serving mayor in the US – Hilmar Moore, the grandson of John Moore, who was a US Senator at the turn of the 20th century.

   
   

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