Editing Barnes, London

{{Short description|Area of south-west London, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
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'''Barnes''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ɑːr|n|z}}) is a district in [[south London|South West London]], England, part of the [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]]. It takes up the extreme north-east of the borough, and as such is the closest part of the borough to central London. It is centred {{convert|5.8|mi|km|1}} west south-west of [[Charing Cross]] in a bend of the [[River Thames]].

Its built environment includes a wide variety of convenience and arts shopping on its [[high street]] and a high proportion of 18th- and 19th-century buildings in the streets near Barnes Pond. Together they make up the Barnes Village [[Conservation Area (United Kingdom)|conservation area]] where, along with its west riverside, pictured, most of the mid-19th-century properties are concentrated. On the east riverside is the [[WWT London Wetland Centre]] adjoining [[Barn Elms#Barn Elms Sports Centre|Barn Elms playing fields]].

Barnes has retained woodland on the "Barnes Trail", a short circular walk taking in the riverside, commercial streets and conservation area, including the [[Olympic Studios]]. The trail is marked by silver discs set in the ground and with [[QR code|QR-coded]] information on distinctive oar signs. The [[Thames Path National Trail]] provides a public [[Esplanade|promenade]] along the entire bend of the river which is on the [[Championship Course]] in [[rowing (sport)|rowing]].

Barnes has two railway stations (Barnes and Barnes Bridge) and is served by bus routes towards central London and [[Richmond, London|Richmond]].

==Geography and transport==
[[File:Hammersmith Bridge 2008 06 19.jpg|thumb|[[Hammersmith Bridge]]]]Barnes is in [[West (London sub region)|west London]], bounded to the west, north, and east by a [[meander]] in the [[River Thames]].

=== Rail ===

==== National Rail ====
Barnes is not on the [[London Underground]] network. However, it is served directly by two [[National Rail]] stations, both of which are in [[Travelcard Zone 3|London's Travelcard Zone 3]]:

* [[Barnes railway station]]
* [[Barnes Bridge railway station]]

Both stations are served exclusively by trains operated by [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway (SWR)]], with trains terminating in [[Central London]] at [[London Waterloo station|Waterloo]] via [[Clapham Junction railway station|Clapham Junction]]. Trains from Barnes and Barnes Bridge both run eastwards, providing Barnes with a direct connection to [[Chiswick railway station|Chiswick]], [[Brentford railway station|Brentford]] and [[Hounslow railway station|Hounslow]]. Barnes railway station is also served by trains running southwest towards [[Teddington railway station|Teddington]] and [[Kingston railway station (England)|Kingston]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf|title=London's Rail and Tube services|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410113009/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf|archive-date=10 April 2019}}</ref>

Barnes railway station saw 2,548 million passenger entries or exits in 2018. Barnes Bridge was significantly quieter, with only 0.863 million passengers beginning or ending their journey at the station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates|title=Estimates of station usage|website=[[Office of Rail and Road]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327134425/https://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref>

The nearest other railway stations are at [[Putney railway station|Putney]] and [[Mortlake railway station|Mortlake]].<ref name=":0" />

==== London Underground ====
There are London Underground connections in neighbouring [[Hammersmith]], where two stations serve four lines: the [[Hammersmith tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines)|Circle and Hammersmith & City lines]] and the [[Hammersmith tube station (District and Piccadilly lines)|District and Piccadilly lines]]. From Hammersmith, there are direct connections to [[City of London|the City]] and [[West End of London|the West End]]. There are also direct connections to [[Heathrow Airport]], [[Ealing]], [[East End of London|the East End]] and [[Rayners Lane tube station|Rayners Lane]].<ref name=":0" />

=== Road ===
Barnes has two [[Thames crossings|River Thames crossings]], neither of which is a working road bridge. [[Barnes Railway Bridge]] is a railway bridge with an adjacent footpath. [[Hammersmith Bridge]] is a [[suspension bridge]] to the north of Barnes, built in 1887. Since 2019, it has been closed indefinitely to all motor traffic due to structural faults. This affects residents of Barnes who previously relied on the crossing.

Many of the roads in Barnes are residential, but several [[Arterial road|arterial routes]] pass through the district, carrying traffic across London and [[South East England]].

The [[South Circular Road, London|South Circular Road]] (A205) passes through the southern end of Barnes. It carries traffic eastbound towards [[Wandsworth]], [[Clapham]], [[City of London|the City of London]] and [[South East (London sub region)|south east London]]. Westbound, the road carries traffic away from Central London, either towards [[Richmond, London|Richmond]] and [[M3 motorway (Great Britain)|the M3]], or directly to [[M4 motorway|the M4]] and the [[North Circular Road, London|North Circular Road (A406)]]. [[Kew]] and [[Chiswick]] are ''en route'' to the M4. The [[A306 road|A306]] runs north–south through Barnes, carried by [[Castelnau, London|Castelnau]] and Rocks Lane. Leaving Barnes to the north, the A306 crosses Hammersmith Bridge towards [[Hammersmith]], where traffic meets the [[Great West Road, London, England|Great West Road (A4)]], which links to [[Earl's Court]] and [[West End of London|the West End]]. Southbound, the A306 eventually meets [[A3 road|the A3]] towards [[Guildford]] and [[Portsmouth]]. [[Transport for London|Transport for London (TfL)]] manages the South Circular Road and the A306 (south of Barnes only).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-base-map-master.pdf|title=TfL Base Map|website=[[Transport for London]] (TfL)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407204454/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-base-map-master.pdf|archive-date=7 April 2019}}</ref>

[[Barnes High Street]] and [[Church Road, Barnes|Church Road]] carry the [[A roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|A3003]], which runs between Barnes and nearby [[Mortlake]].

Other roads which cross the Thames nearby are [[Chiswick Bridge]] ([[A316 road|A316]]) to the west and [[Putney Bridge]] ([[A219 road|A219]]) to the east.

==== Air pollution ====
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames carries out air pollution monitoring in Barnes, both kerbside and in the [[London Wetlands Centre]]. There are several sites in Barnes which measure the concentration of [[nitrogen dioxide]] ({{chem|NO|2}}) and [[Particulate Matter|particulate matter PM<sub>10</sub>]] in the air.

A kerbsite site along Castelnau (a main road whose traffic level has greatly reduced due to the bridge closure) recorded an annual mean concentration of {{chem|NO|2}} at 31 μg.m<sup>−3</sup> (micrograms per cubic metre) in 2017. The annual mean concentration of PM<sub>10</sub> was 18 μg.m<sup>−3</sup> at the same site in the same year. Both results show that Barnes' air is the cleanest it has been since 2011, at least. The Wetlands monitoring site recorded far lower (i.e. cleaner) results than Castelnau did in 2017, with an annual mean {{chem|NO|2}} concentration at 21 μg.m<sup>−3</sup>, and a mean reading of 15 μg.m<sup>−3</sup> for PM<sub>10</sub>. A monitoring site on Barnes High Street recorded more polluted air than the other, with {{chem|NO|2}} levels at 43.0 μg.m<sup>−3</sup> (annual mean, 2017). This site therefore failed to meet the UK National Air Quality Objective of 40 μg m<sup>−3</sup> (annual mean) for {{chem|NO|2}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richmond.gov.uk/media/15932/air_quality_annual_status_report_2018.pdf|title=London Borough of Richmond upon Thames: Air Quality Annual Status Report for 2017|date=30 May 2018|website=[[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413014052/https://www.richmond.gov.uk/media/15932/air_quality_annual_status_report_2018.pdf|archive-date=13 April 2019}}</ref>

=== Buses ===
Barnes is served by [[London Buses]] 33, 209, 265, 378, 419, 485, 533 and N22.

The closure of [[Hammersmith Bridge]] since 2019 has severely impacted connections to [[Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hammersmith Bridge bus route changes – Transport for London – Citizen Space|url=https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/hammersmith-bridge/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=consultations.tfl.gov.uk}}</ref>

=== Cycling ===
Two key cycling routes pass through Barnes:

* [[National Cycle Route 4|National Cycle Route 4 (NCR 4)]] – this signed cycle route from [[Greenwich]] to [[Fishguard]], [[West Wales]], runs mainly on shared-use paths or residential streets but, in Barnes, it follows Rocks Lane (A306) for a short distance. For cyclists in Barnes, the route provides an unbroken, albeit indirect, route towards [[Waterloo, London|Waterloo]] via [[Putney]] and [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]]. To the west, NCR 4 passes through [[Roehampton]], [[Richmond Park]] and [[Kingston upon Thames]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/route-4|title=Route 4|website=[[Sustrans]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230080907/https://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/route-4|archive-date=30 December 2018}}</ref>
* [[London Cycle Network|London Cycle Network 37]] –  Many signs in Barnes still remain along this route, which is part of the discontinued London Cycle Network. The route runs eastbound towards [[Wandsworth]], [[Vauxhall]] and [[City of London|the City]], or westbound towards [[Mortlake]] and Richmond.

Cycles can cross the Thames in Barnes using either Hammersmith Bridge or [[Barnes Railway Bridge|Barnes Bridge]] (dismounting to use the footpath). Cycling is permitted along the [[Shared use path|shared-use path]] on the southern bank of the Thames between Hammersmith Bridge and Putney Bridge.

=== River Thames ===
The river follows Barnes' northern border. The [[Thames Path]] passes through Barnes, following the banks of the river.

[[Transport for London]] (TfL), in conjunction with [[Thames Clippers]] (branded as Uber Boat),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lekach|first=Sasha|title=Uber Boat takes over London commuter ferry for water rides|url=https://mashable.com/article/uber-boat-thames-clippers-london/|access-date=1 April 2025|website=Mashable|date=9 July 2020|language=en}}</ref> run riverboat services from nearby [[Putney Pier]] to [[Blackfriars, London|Blackfriars]], weekday morning and evenings only. This connects the Barnes area to [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], [[Battersea]], [[Westminster]], [[Embankment Pier|Embankment]] and [[City of London|the City]]. A summer river tour, operated by Thames River Boats, runs from [[Kew Pier]] to Westminster, or Richmond and [[Hampton Court Palace|Hampton Court]]. None of these services stops in Barnes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/river-services-map.pdf|title=London's River Services map|website=[[Transport for London]] (TfL)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808061042/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/river-services-map.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2018}}</ref>

Because of the closure of Hammersmith Bridge, a temporary ferry between Barnes and [[Hammersmith]] was proposed in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Home Page|url=https://www.shepherdsbushw12.com/#!pages/shared:common:ldrshambridge026|access-date=2021-07-08|website=www.shepherdsbushw12.com}}</ref>
This plan was never implemented.

===Nearest places===
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|title = '''Destinations from Barnes'''
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|North     = [[Hammersmith]]
|Northeast = [[Hammersmith]]
|West      = [[Mortlake]]<br>[[Chiswick]]
|Centre    = Barnes
|East      = [[Fulham]]<br>[[Putney]]
|Southwest = [[East Sheen]], [[Mortlake]]
|South     = [[Roehampton]]
|Southeast = [[Putney]]
}}

==History==
[[File:14 The Terrace, Barnes, London 02.jpg|thumb|175px|[[14 The Terrace, Barnes]]]]
[[File:18 Station Road, Barnes, London 07.jpg|thumb|175px|[[Milbourne House]] (18 Station Road), Barnes]]
[[File:Barnes Railway Bridge, London 03.jpg|thumb|175px|[[Barnes Railway Bridge]]]]
Barnes appears in ''[[Domesday Book]]'' (which was completed in 1086) as "Berne". It was held by the [[St Paul's Cathedral|Canons of St Paul of London]] when its assets were: eight [[hide (unit)|hides]], paying tax with [[Mortlake]]; six [[ploughland]]s, {{convert|20|acre|m2}} of [[meadow]]. It rendered (in total) to its [[feudal system]] overlords £7 per year.<ref name="Domesday">{{cite web | url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TQ2176/barnes/ | title=Place: Barnes | work=Open Domesday | access-date=3 September 2014 | author=Palmer, J J N | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133619/http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TQ2176/barnes/ | archive-date=3 January 2018 |url-status = dead}}</ref>

In 1889, Barnes became part of the [[Municipal Borough of Barnes]]. In 1965, that borough was abolished and Barnes became part of the [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]].

===Notable buildings===
The original [[Norman architecture|Norman]] chapel of [[St Mary's Church, Barnes|St Mary's, Barnes' village church]], was built at some point between 1100 and 1150,<ref name="Church history">{{cite web | url=https://www.stmarybarnes.org/history-architecture/?doing_wp_cron=1594991466.7370409965515136718750| title=History and Architecture | website=St Mary Barnes |access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref> and was subsequently extended in the early 13th century. In 1215, immediately after confirming the sealing of [[Magna Carta]], [[Stephen Langton]], the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], stopped on the river at Barnes to dedicate St Mary's church.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://magnacarta800th.com/events/st-marys-barnes/|title=Magna Carta 800th Anniversary, St Mary's Barnes|publisher=Magna Carta 800|date=6 May 2015|access-date = 12 September 2023}}</ref> The church was added to in 1485 and in 1786. After a major fire in 1978 destroyed the Victorian and Edwardian additions to the building, restoration work was completed in 1984.<ref name="St Mary's">{{cite web | url=http://www.stmarybarnes.org/pdfs/Short%20History%20of%20St%20Mary's.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820230720/http://www.stmarybarnes.org/pdfs/Short%20History%20of%20St%20Mary's.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-20 |url-status=live | title=Short history of the parish church of St Mary Barnes | publisher=[[St Mary's Church, Barnes|St Mary Barnes]] | access-date=3 September 2014}}</ref>

Some of the oldest riverside housing in London is to be found on [[The Terrace, Barnes|The Terrace]], a road lined with [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] mansions which runs along the west bend of the river. Construction of these mansions began as early as 1720.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://barnes-history.org.uk/history/timeline/|title=Timeline |publisher=Barnes and Mortlake History Society |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref> [[Gustav Holst]] and [[Ninette de Valois]] lived in houses on this stretch, both of which have corresponding [[blue plaque]]s. The Terrace also has an original [[red brick]] police station, built in 1891. It has been remodelled as flats but still preserves the original features.

The pink-fronted Rose House at [[70 Barnes High Street]], facing the area's pond, dates to the 17th century, while [[Milbourne House]] facing the Green, the oldest in the area with parts dating to the 16th century, once belonged to [[Henry Fielding]].<ref name="Blue Plaques">{{cite web|title=Blue Plaques |url= https://www.visitrichmond.co.uk/inspire-me/blue-plaques|publisher=Visitrichmond.co.uk |access-date=13 April 2023}}</ref> The park of [[Barn Elms]], formerly the manor house of Barnes,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/surrey/vol4/pp3-8 |title=Parishes: Barnes|work=A History of the County of Surrey: vol. 4 |editor= [[Henry Elliot Malden|Malden, H E]]  |publisher=[[British History Online]]|date=1912 |pages= 3–8|access-date=12 September 2023}}</ref> for long the parish's chief property and now an open space and playing field, is home to one of the oldest and largest plane trees in London, one of the [[Great Trees of London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestfields.co.uk/one-of-londons-greatest-trees-here-at-best/#PrettyPhoto|title=One of London's BEST kept secrets…|publisher=Barn Elms Sports Trust|date = 27 April 2014|access-date=1 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="TimeOut">{{cite book |title=The Great Trees of London |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2010 |publisher=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] Guides Ltd |isbn=978-1-84670-154-2}}</ref>{{rp|59}}

The [[Listed building|Grade II listed]] [[Barnes Railway Bridge]], originally constructed in 1849 by [[Joseph Locke]],<ref name="ListedH">{{National Heritage List for England |num= 1376777 |desc=Barnes Railway Bridge|access-date=1 August 2015}}</ref> dominates the view of the river from the Terrace.

[[Castelnau, London|Castelnau]], in north Barnes and on the banks of the river, has a small church, [[Holy Trinity Barnes|Holy Trinity]]. The area between Castelnau and Lonsdale Road contains a 1930s [[council estate]] (including roads such as Nowell Road, Stillingfleet Road and Washington Road), mostly consisting of "[[Boot house]]s", constructed by the [[Henry Boot PLC|Henry Boot company]].

==Economy==
A 2014 survey found that Barnes had the highest proportion of independent shops of any area in Britain, at 96.6%.<ref>"Towns with the greatest percentage of independents are Barnes, where they account for 96.6% of retailers..."{{cite news|url=http://www.diyweek.net/news/news.asp?id=17525|title=Barnes leads in independent shops|work=[[DIY Week]]|date=25 March 2014|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503014256/http://www.diyweek.net/news/news.asp?id=17525|archive-date=3 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Barnes Common and the London Wetland Centre==
{{Main|Barnes Common|WWT London Wetland Centre}}

[[Barnes Common]] is an important open space and a local nature reserve.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richmond.gov.uk/conarea32_a3_rgb.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608205245/http://www.richmond.gov.uk/conarea32_a3_rgb.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-08 |url-status=live |title=Barnes Common Conservation area|publisher =[[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]]|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> Its {{convert|120|acre|km2}} dominate the south of Barnes, providing a rural setting to the village and a wealth of habitats including [[acid grassland]], scrub, woodland and [[wetland]]. [[Beverley Brook]] passes through part of the common before meeting the Thames at [[Putney]].

In April 2001, Barnes Pond dramatically emptied overnight. Although a broken drain was suspected, no definite cause could be found.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cabnet.richmond.gov.uk/Published/C00000163/M00000541/AI00001697/$CAB171201item12BarnesPond.doc.pdf|title=Report on Barnes Pond |publisher =[[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]]|date= 17 December 2001|access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> The pond was redeveloped and landscaped with funding from [[Richmond upon Thames Council|Richmond Council]] and the local community.

[[Barn Elms]] reservoirs were turned into a wetland habitat and bird sanctuary in 1995. The majority of the [[WWT London Wetland Centre]] comprises areas of standing open water, [[grazing marsh]] and [[reed bed]]. It is designated as a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] as it supports nationally important wintering populations of [[Northern shoveler|shoveller]] (''Anas clypeata'') and [[Common teal|teal]] (''Anas crecca'').

==Landmarks, trails and events==
[[File:Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine - 1 - 2023-01-21.jpg|thumb|[[Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine]]]]
[[File: 70 Barnes High Street, March 2014 02.jpg|thumb|Rose House, [[70 Barnes High Street]]]]
The Barnes Trail, a 2.3-mile circular walk funded by the [[Mayor of London]] and [[Richmond upon Thames Council]], was opened in June 2013.<ref name="Trail RTT">{{cite news | url=http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/10514981.Dozens_of_people_turn_out_for_trail_launch/ | title=Dozens of people turn out for Barnes trail launch | work=[[Richmond and Twickenham Times]] | date=30 June 2013 | access-date=7 July 2013 | author=Dyduch, Amy}}</ref> It gained in 2014 a further [[QR code]]-marked extension, along its riverside, which equates to the Thames Path National Trail; part of this is wide, pavemented embankments with Victorian townhouses and the rest is tree-lined green space.<ref name="Trail">{{cite web | url=https://www.barnesvillage.com/barnes-village-trail.html| title=The Barnes Trail | publisher=Barnes Community Association| website=www.barnesvillage.com | access-date=12 September 2023}}</ref>

The site of rock musician [[Marc Bolan]]'s fatal car crash on Queen's Ride in 1977 is now [[Bolan's Rock Shrine]]. The memorial receives frequent visits from his fans, and in 1997 a bronze bust of Bolan was installed to mark the twentieth anniversary of his death. In 2007, the site was recognised by the [[English Tourist Board]] as a "Site of Rock 'n' Roll Importance" in its guide ''England Rocks''.<ref name="TR1">{{cite web|author=uk2.net |url=http://www.marc-bolan.org |title=TAG's Marc Bolan & T-Rex Web Site&nbsp;– Legal Guardians of Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine |publisher=Marc-bolan.org |access-date=23 July 2012}}</ref>

Facing the Thames, and on the main commercial street's junction, the [[The Bull's Head, Barnes|Bull's Head]] pub was also one of the first [[jazz]] venues in Britain, and now hosts live music in an attached music room with capacity for 80 people.<ref name="50th LJN">{{cite news|url=http://www.londonjazznews.com/2009/11/bulls-head-barnes-happy-50th-birthday.html|title=Bulls Head, Barnes: Happy 50th Birthday| work = London Jazz News|date = 12 November 2009|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>

The [[OSO Arts Centre]], which opened in 2002, is a venue for art and [[fringe theatre]], hosting numerous exhibitions and theatre productions,<ref name = "Visit">{{cite web|title=OSO Community Arts Centre|url=https://www.visitrichmond.co.uk/outdoor-activities/oso-community-arts-centre-p1581351|website=VisitRichmond|access-date = 1 April 2025}}</ref> as well as a regular auction. The building was previously the postal sorting office, but was redeveloped into a mixture of residential and commercial space with the first residents moving there in 1999.

The area around Barnes Pond is host to several open-air and covered markets each month. Barnes Green is the site of the Barnes [[Fair]], held each year on the second Saturday of July and organised by the Barnes Community Association (BCA), whose headquarters are at [[70 Barnes High Street|Rose House]], a distinctive 17th-century pink-painted building on Barnes High Street.

In 2015, Barnes Pond became home to London's largest dedicated children's book event, the Barnes Children's Literature Festival, which is now the second largest in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Barnes Children's Literature Festival|url=https://www.barneskidslitfest.org/|publisher=Silent Deer|date=2014|access-date = 18 April 2020}}</ref>

===Olympic Studios===
{{Main|Olympic Studios}}
[[Olympic Studios]] on Church Road is an [[Independent cinema in the United Kingdom|independent cinema]], showing a mixture of films on general release and art films. Originally a local cinema and for many years a leading recording studio, down the decades Olympic played host to some of the greatest stars in the history of popular music.

In 1967's [[Summer of Love]], it was at Olympic in Barnes that  [[the Beatles]] conceived the first parts and ideas of "[[All You Need Is Love]]", one of the most influential popular songs in modern history, which debuted a fortnight later in ''[[Our World (1967 TV program)|Our World]]'', the first ever global satellite broadcast to millions worldwide.<ref name="The Beatles on Our World">{{cite web|website=The Beatles Bible|url=https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/all-you-need-is-love|title=All You Need is Love|date = 12 January 2021|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="All You Need Is Love">{{cite web|website=The Beatles Bible|url=https://www.beatlesbible.com/1967/06/25/the-beatles-on-our-world-all-you-need-is-love/|title=The Beatles on Our World: All You Need Is Love|date = 27 June 2018|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>

[[The Rolling Stones]] later went on to become such frequent visitors that [[Mick Jagger]]  gradually designed part of the studio's features himself,<ref name="Olympic Studios' History">{{cite web|author=Frost, Matt|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/people/keith-grant-story-olympic-studios|title=Keith Grant:The Story of Olympic Studios|publisher=SoundonSound|accessdate=22 October 2021}}</ref> while [[Jimi Hendrix]] also spent a significant proportion of his entire recording career in the quiet surroundings of Barnes, recording tracks for all three of his studio albums there. [[Led Zeppelin]] recorded their debut album and much other material at the studio, from the late 1960s into the mid-1970s. [[The Who]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[David Bowie]], [[Ray Charles]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Shirley Bassey]], [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Harry Nilsson]], [[the Verve]], [[Massive Attack]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Coldplay]], [[Prince (singer)|Prince]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Adele]], and [[Björk]] were among the many other visitors.

==Places of worship==
[[File:St Mary's Church, Barnes 14.JPG|thumb|122px|Clock at [[St Mary's Church, Barnes|St Mary's Church]]]]
Barnes has seven churches, of which six are members of Churches Together in Barnes:<ref name="Barnes in Common">{{cite web | url=http://www.thebic.org.uk/about.htm | title=Barnes in Common: About Churches Together in Barnes | publisher=Churches Together in Barnes | access-date=6 April 2013 |url-status = usurped| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213132058/http://www.thebic.org.uk/about.htm | archive-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>
*[https://barnesbaptistchurch.com/ Barnes Baptist Church]
*[[Barnes Healing Church]] (''Christian Spiritualist'')
*[[Barnes Methodist Church]]
*[[Catholic Church of St Osmund, Barnes]]
*[[Holy Trinity Barnes]] (''Church of England'')
*[[St Mary's Church, Barnes]] (''Church of England'')
*[[St Michael and All Angels Church, Barnes]] (''Church of England'')

==Societies==
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| membership               = 400<ref name="Newsletter 233"/><ref name="Barnes Village">{{Cite web |url=https://www.barnesvillage.com/join-a-club/grown-ups/barnes-and-mortlake-history-society.html |title=Barnes and Mortlake History Society |website=Barnes Village |publisher = Barnes Community Association|access-date=12 September 2023}}</ref>
| language                 = 
| leader_title             = Chairman
| leader_name              = Paul Rawkins<ref name="CC"/>
| main_organ               = ''Barnes and Mortlake History Society Newsletter'' (four times a year)<ref name="Barnes Village"/>
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| affiliations             = 
| num_staff                = none
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| budget                   = £5.6k<ref name="CC">{{Cite web |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/292918|title=Barnes And Mortlake History Society |date=31 December 2019 |publisher=[[Charity Commission for England and Wales]] |access-date=12 September 2023}}</ref>
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The Barnes and Mortlake History Society, founded in 1955 by local resident Maurice Cockin as the Borough of Barnes History Society,<ref name="Newsletter 233">{{Cite magazine |last=Rawkins |first=Paul |date=September 2020 |title=A Proud Heritage |magazine=Barnes and Mortlake History Society newsletter |page=3}}</ref> promotes interest in the local history of Barnes, [[Mortlake]] and [[East Sheen]]. It organises a programme of lectures and other activities on historical topics and publishes a quarterly newsletter.<ref name="Barnes Village"/>

==Sport==
;Association football
[[File:Ebenezer Cobb Morley grave Barnes.jpg|thumb|200px|Grave of [[Ebenezer Cobb Morley]] in [[Barnes Cemetery]], with a [[wreath]] commemorating 150 years of [[the Football Association]]]]
Barnes has a place in the history of [[football]]. First, a former High Master of [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School]], [[Richard Mulcaster]], is credited with taking [[mob football]] and turning it into an organised, [[referee]]d team sport that was considered beneficial for schoolboys. St Paul's School is currently sited on Lonsdale Road, although in Mulcaster's time it was at [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in the [[City of London]].

Barnes was also home to [[Ebenezer Cobb Morley]], who in 1862 was a founding member of [[the Football Association]]. In 1863, he wrote to the weekly sporting newspaper ''[[Bell's Life in London|Bell's Life]]''  proposing a governing body for football, and this led to the first meeting at the [[Freemasons' Tavern]] where the FA was created. He was the FA's first secretary (1863–66) and at his home in Barnes he set out the first set of rules for modern football; these were adopted by the FA and subsequently spread throughout the world. As a player, he took part in the first match played according to today's rules. Morley may be considered the father of football for his key role in establishing modern [[association football]].
;Rugby
[[Barnes Rugby Football Club]]'s ground, known as [[Barn Elms]], is next to the WWT London Wetlands Centre.
;Rowing
In [[rowing (sport)|rowing]], the loop of the Thames surrounding Barnes forms part of [[the Championship Course]] used for the [[Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race]] and the main national [[head race]]s, the [[Head of the River Race]]s, for each category of Olympic boat. Three rowing clubs are across Barnes Bridge, which can be crossed by foot and [[St Paul's School, London|St Paul's School]] boat from Barnes. A statue of [[Steve Fairbairn]], who revolutionised technique and equipment in the sport, is by the river close to the London Wetlands Centre in the district.

==Education==
{{Main|List of schools in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames}}

==Notable residents==
{{Main|List of residents of Barnes, London}}

==Demography and housing==
To give an equal councillor number and electorate, the [[wards of the United Kingdom|wards]] in the [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]] are multi-councillor but aim to be equally sized. To achieve this, approximately half of one of the two wards covering modern Barnes also falls within the boundaries of neighbouring [[Mortlake]].<ref>{{cite book|title=''"The hundred of Brixton: Introduction and map" in'' A History of the County of Surrey|volume= 4| editor= [[Henry Elliot Malden|Malden, H E]] |location= London|year= 1912|pages= 1–2|publisher=[[British History Online]]|url= http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/surrey/vol4/pp1-2|access-date = 10 December 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2011 Census homes
!Ward !!Detached  !!Semi-detached!!Terraced!!Flats and apartments!!Caravans/temporary/<br>mobile homes/houseboats!!Shared between<br>households<ref name=ons/>
|-
|Barnes||	277	||	1,198	||	996	||	1,784	||	0	||	41
|-
|Mortlake and Barnes Common||	167	||	547	||	1,765	||	2,453	||	1	||	8
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2011 Census households
!Ward !!Population !!Households !!% Owned outright !!% Owned with a loan!!Hectares<ref name=ons/>
|-
|Barnes||10,299	||	4,151	||	32	||	26	||	265	
|-
|Mortlake and Barnes Common||10,919	||	4,771	||	27	||	32	||	185	
|-
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="">
File:London Wetland Centre Building, Barnes, UK - Diliff.jpg|Entrance to the visitors centre at the [[WWT London Wetland Centre]]; on the left is the statue of [[Peter Scott]] by Nicola Godden
File:Bolan Bust.jpg|[[Bolan's Rock Shrine|Marc Bolan's shrine]], on what would have been his 60th birthday, 30&nbsp;September 2007
File:Bulls Head Barnes.jpg|Pub and jazz venue [[The Bull's Head, Barnes|The Bull's Head]]
File:BarnesPond693-4.JPG|Barnes Pond with the [[Sun Inn (Barnes)|Sun Inn]] in the background
File:Barnes Methodist Church - geograph.org.uk - 1309196.jpg|[[Barnes Methodist Church]]
File:Barney - Barn Elmes Plane MG 4859 sm.jpg|The [[Barn Elms]] [[London Plane]] tree known as "Barney", thought to be the oldest example of the species in London and officially designated a "[[Great Trees of London|Great Tree of London]]"
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Barnes Hospital, London|Barnes Hospital]]
*[[List of residents of Barnes, London]]

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist|20em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Barnes, London}}
* [https://barnes-history.org.uk/ Barnes and Mortlake History Society]
* [https://www.barnes-ca.org/ Barnes Community Association]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100819045926/http://www.barnesvillage.com/index.php Barnes Village website]
* {{OpenDomesday|TQ2176|barnes|Barnes}}

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