Dial House

Dial House, Twickenham is an 18th-century house next door to St Mary's Church, Twickenham. In about 1722, the tea merchant Thomas Twining bought the property on the site, where he either rebuilt or converted and extended the buildings already there.

Photo: Maxwell Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Building
Description: house in Twickenham, London
Also known as: “Dial House, Twickenham”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include York House and St Mary’s Church.

York House

Town hall

Photo: Jonathan Cardy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

York House is a historic stately home in Twickenham, England, and currently serves as the Town Hall of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is situated in Richmond Road, near the centre of Twickenham, close to St Mary's Church.

St Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's Church, Twickenham, also known as St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham, is a Grade II* listed Church of England place of worship dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin.

Eel Pie Island Museum

Museum

Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0.

Eel Pie Island Museum is a volunteer-run museum on Richmond Road in Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It opened in February 2018 and tells the story of Eel Pie Island, including its historic boatyards, its contribution to the development of the popular music scene in the 1960s, and the life of the wind-up radio inventor, Trevor Baylis, who was a resident of the island. Eel Pie Island Museum is situated 560 feet northwest of Dial House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twickenham and St Margarets.

Twickenham

Town

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Twickenham is an affluent suburban district of London, England, on the River Thames 9.9 miles southwest of Charing Cross. Historically in Middlesex, since 1965 it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, whose administrative headquarters are in the area.

St Margarets

Suburb

Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Margarets is an affluent suburb and neighbourhood in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, about 9 miles west-southwest of central London. It is bounded by the Thames Tideway to the north-east, and the River Crane to the north-west and north where the land tapers between those rivers.