Hubert Flesher on Richmond

In late 2020, somebody delivered a sheaf of papers to Avebury House, for the history collection.
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It is a shame that nobody managed to get their name as we have been unable to say “Thank you”. One of the items is a new addition to our collection of material about the history of Richmond; an 11-page typewritten record of “An address given by Mr H. de Rie Flesher to the PTA on 16th October 1956”. The first seven pages consist of Mr Flesher’s talk; the other four pages are memories of Richmond School and the surrounding suburb, in response, by other long-term residents. The material is entertaining reading and offers many personal insights and stories as well as information about Richmond in days gone by. 

Hubert Flesher (1901—1989) was the son of James and Margaret Flesher and the third generation of the Flesher family to live at Avebury, and so was a long-time Richmond resident.

In the document below, I have transcribed the material. In doing so I have applied some light editing: correcting obvious spelling and typing errors and regularising punctuation, but otherwise have tried to keep the look and feel of the typewritten original. l have provided some notes to expand on items and to correct some errors.

In his 1973 book “Richmond a Regional History”, George Walsh refers to “some notes by Mr H. de R. Flesher”. This typescript appears to be a copy of those notes; in a number of places, the wording is identical or similar, and some of the factual errors in the document are repeated in Mr Walsh’s book. The document is a valuable addition to the limited material available about Richmond’s history, and above all, it is an informative and sometimes amusing read. The original typescript is now housed in the Richmond History Group collection at Avebury House.

David Hollander
June 2021

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