The Midsummer Morris
Spring Grove Morris Men's biennial celebration of Morris Dancing held in Twickenham
Dancing in the chequre’d shade: Till the live long daylight fail; Then to the spicy nut-brown ale. John Milton 1608 - 1674 From 1507 to the mid-1800s Kingston Parish, the historical patch of Kingston's Morris Men, included the minor town of Richmond and Twickenham village. With the division of the parish into two, Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames, The Spring Grove Morris Men cross the river north from the big city to their historical northern dancing grounds for the Midsummer Morris.
The next Midsummer Morris will be held in 2018 on Wednesday 13th June when we will be based in Twickenham for the full evening as part of Twickenham's summer festival. The Following sides will be attending:
 Schedule
8.00pm The White Swan, Riverside, Twickenham, TW1 3DN 9:15pm The Barmy Arms, The Embankment, Twickenham, TW1 3DU Once we finish dancing, light refreshments are served courtesy of Spring Grove, and we sing and play to round off the evening.  Twickenham Riverside
Click the picture of Twickenham Riverside for a larger view.
At the heart of Twickenham is an 18th century village where St Mary's 15th century rag-stone tower sits next to a modern town centre.  The White Swan The original deeds date the pub back to 1640 making The White Swan the oldest pub in Twickenham. It is still a simple traditional pub building that remains relatively untouched.  The Fox The Fox has been at the heart of a vibrant Twickenham community for over 300 years, it is steeped in local history and first mentioned in the Sion Manor Court Books dated October 1700, by it’s previous name The Bell. It changed it’s name to The Fox around 1749.  The Barmy Arms
The Barmy Arms is an 18th century pub that was renamed from the Queen's Head Inn in 1977 after over 250 years celebrating Queen Anne (1665-1714). The pub had became notorious for the strange behaviour of the "barmy" landlord and acquired its eponymous name. |
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