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| 1884 |
| | Barn Elms becomes the home of the Ranelagh Club and is soon famous for its polo matches | |
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| 1889 |
| | The Phillips family sells the Mortlake brewery to Watney’s | |
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| 1890 October 20 |
| | The explorer and Arabist Richard Burton dies in the British consulate in Trieste | |
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| 1891   June 15 |
| | Sir Richard Burton is buried in the graveyard of St Mary Magdalen in Mortlake, in a mausoleum resembling an Arab tent, designed by his wife | |
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| 1895 |
| | The Limes becomes the seat of local government in Mortlake, and remains so until 1940 | |
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| 1903 |
| | An eight-storey riverside brick building, for use in the process of malting, is added to the ever-expanding Mortlake brewery | |
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| 1904-8 |
| | A new nave, chancel and north aisle, designed by Charles Innes, are added to St Mary's | |
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| 1940 |
| | The Limes is damaged by enemy bombing. Its exterior is subsequently restored to its original appearance, with its interior rebuilt for commercial use | |
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| 1947 |
| | Parliament Mews is built on the site of Cromwell House, with the original high boundary walls still in place around the Mews | |
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| 1952 |
| | The Queen’s Head pub in Mortlake closes | |
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