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| c. 1908 |
| | | The sides and ramp of Kew Pond are concreted and railings erected all round | |
|  | Kew Pond, c. 1888, by Charles Fitch
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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| 1909 |
| | | All Saints is completed, and for thirty years is used for worship as a satellite of St Peter’s, but it is not consecrated | |
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| 1909 |
| | | Stands A and B are built and the South Terrace is started at Twickenham Rugby ground . | |
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| 1910 |
| | | Whitton Park estate is bought for housing and the house is demolished. | |
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| 1911 |
| | | A ship tank, 150 metres long, is opened at the National Physical Laboratory for marine testing | |
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| 1912-1914 |
| | | Kingston Bridge is widened and the carriageway increased from 25 to 55 feet with a new facade of Portland Stone to replicate features of the original | |
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| 1912 |
| | | A footbridge, designed by François Hennibique, is built just south of Kew Gardens station with narrow deck and high walls to protect users' clothing from the smoke of trains. | |
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| 1913 |
| | | The Rugby Football Union acquires an additional 1.6 acres of land for Twickenham Rugby ground | |
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| 1914 October |
| | | Leonard and Virginia Woolf move to Richmond, taking rooms at 17 The Green (now also called Richmond House) | |
|  | 17 The Green, Richmond BG
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| 1915 |
| | | The Metropolitan Water Board Light Railway, with a two foot guage, is constructed to connect the coal wharf and pumping stations in Hampton Waterworks and the Kempton Park pumping station | |
|  | Engine on the Waterworks Light Railway, c.1920
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