Church Road, Barnes is a street in

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 the

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. It runs from the junction between Rocks Lane (heading south towards

Barnes Common Barnes Common is a local nature reserve on common land in the south east of Barnes, London, England, adjoining Putney Lower Common to the east and bounded to the south by the Upper Richmond Road. Along with Barnes Green, it is one of the large ...

and Barnes Station) and Castlenau (running northwards to

Hammersmith Bridge Hammersmith Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the River Thames in west London. It links the southern part of Hammersmith in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, on the north side of the river, with Barnes in the London Boroug ...

) by the Red Lion pub, westwards to the end of Barnes High Street. It takes its name from the St Mary's Church, a

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building dating back to the twelfth century. Also located on the street are the Sun Inn and the early eighteenth century The Homestead, both

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. Barnes Green runs on the south side of the street. The

Olympic Studios Olympic Studios was a British independent recording studio based on Church Road, Barnes, Church Road, Barnes, London, Barnes, London. It is best known for its recordings of many artists throughout the late 1960s to the first decade of the 21st ...

were located in the street, notable for the records that

Jimi Hendrix James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. Inducted ...

made there.Saunders p.61 Along with Barnes High Street, it is the historic centre of

. It is a suburb of London, but it was historically a village located several miles away from

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. With the High Street, it now forms part of the A3003 road. Many of the current buildings date back to the

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and

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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. * Saunders, William. ''Jimi Hendrix: London''. Roaring Forties Press, 2010. {{Coord, 51.47429, -0.24348, region:GB_type:landmark, display=title Streets in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Barnes, London