From Terrace Gardens on Richmond Hill the River Thames meanders past Ham House, hidden by trees on the left, as the sun begins to set. Beyond is Twickenham. The church with the spire is St. James' on Hampton Hill.

Commentary.

 

Steep river-terrace above the Thames.

Site of the famous Star and Garter Home,

for badly injured War veterans.

Here, from Terrace Field we can see a

broad sweeping meander of the River Thames,

as it catches the light of a setting sun,

near to the much-visited Jacobean mansion, Ham House.

Tree-bound banks take our eye to the horizon.

Beyond and above Twickenham,

the needle-like spire of St. James’s Church,

breaks the horizon, at Hampton Hill.

Never did the Thames look so elegant, graceful and rural as

it does from Richmond Hill,

well within the bounds of Greater London.

 

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