Roundabout at the end of Barnes High St - geograph

Barnes High Street is a road running through the centre of

Barnes Barnes may refer to: People *Barnes (name), a family name and a given name (includes lists of people with that name) Places United Kingdom * Barnes, London, England ** Barnes railway station **Barnes Bridge railway station ** Barnes High Stree ...

in England. It is located in the

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and is the

high street High Street is a common street name for the primary business street of a city, town, or village, especially in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. It implies that it is the focal point for business, especially shopping. It is also a metonym fo ...

of the suburb of Barnes featuring a number of commercial properties including

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s and

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s. It is located a short distance from

Barnes Bridge railway station Barnes Bridge railway station, in Travelcard Zone 3, is on The Terrace, Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south west London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway (train operating comp ...

. It runs from

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in the north by the

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to Barnes Green where it forks with one route Station Road heading on south towards

Barnes railway station Barnes railway station is a Grade II listed station in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in southwest London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. It is down the line from . The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Weste ...

and on the other Church Road curving eastwards towards St Mary's Church and onwards in the general direction of

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. Notable buildings include the

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Rose House, dating back to the seventeenth century and The Bull's Head pub, which gained fame as a music venue in the twentieth century. Another pub, the Coach and Horses, is located nearby.Time Out Guide Pubs & Bars''. Time Out Guides, 2003. p.232

Old Essex House Old Essex House is a Grade II listed house at Station Road, Barnes, London SW13 0LW. It faces onto Barnes Green and is located close to the junction with Barnes High Street Barnes High Street is a road running through the centre of Barnes, ...

is located just to the south of the junction with Station Road. The street is referred to in the 1907 novel '' The City of Pleasure'' by

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References

Bibliography

* Lang, Paul Howard. ''Richmond upon Thames Through Time''. Amberley Publishing Limited, 2015. * Pevsner, Nikolaus. ''London 2: South''. Penguin, 1973. {{Coord, 51.4736, -0.2495, region:GB_type:landmark, display=title Streets in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Barnes, London