The museum has a rolling programme of special exhibitions which cover topical issues and offer an opportunity to display some of the obscurer items in the collection. Since the mid-1950s it has also hosted the Jehovah's Witnesses annual convention for the London area. In 1736, the noted pharmacist and quack doctor Joshua Ward set up the Great Vitriol Works to produce sulphuric acid, using a process discovered in the seventeenth century by Johann Glauber in which sulphur is burned together with saltpetre ( potassium nitrate), in the presence of steam. Walter de la Mare (1873–1956), poet, lived at South End House in Montpelier Row from 1940 until his death.

It is the home of the English rugby union team, who play nearly all their home games at the stadium. In terms of ethnicity (as of 2011 census), the majority of people in all four wards identified themselves as White British, ranging between 71% of the population in Twickenham Riverside to 78% in South Twickenham. Twickenham is the home of the Rugby Football Union, with hundreds of thousands of spectators visiting Twickenham Stadium each year.Twickenham has a university and several schools in Twickenham including secondary schools, primary schools and kindergartens. Enjoying a central position on the Twickenham riverside, the sculpture was commissioned to celebrate the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and was opened in a ceremony in September 2015.

Our London Teddington hotel is another smart option and close to some of the region's best cultural attractions as well as the home of England Rugby, Twickenham Stadium. Originally Twickenham railway station was situated on the western side of the A310 London Road bridge before the new station was opened on the eastern side.saw the first mention of the Twickenham Ferry, although ferrymen had already been operating in the area for many generations. Due to train works taking place near to the hotel, some external noise may be heard at night and early in the morning until late 2021. It was occupied by Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester in 1656 and later by Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon. On 11 March 1758, one of two explosions was felt in Reading, Berkshire, and in April 1774 another explosion terrified people at church in Isleworth.

William Goode (1907-1986), a colonial administrator and 1st Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore, was born in Twickenham in 1907. Apart from its relationship with the national team, Twickenham is the venue for a number of other domestic and international rugby union matches. Designed with you in mind, our SuperRooms offer a choice of firm or soft hypoallergenic pillows, blackout curtains and mood lighting for a restful nights sleep.In 1986 the Greater London Council was abolished and most powers devolved to local boroughs and others to the Government and joint boards. Lady Gaga performed two sold-out shows at the stadium during her Born This Way Ball Tour on the 8th and 9 September 2012 with 101,250 people attending for both shows. In 1965 Middlesex County Council was abolished and replaced with the Greater London Council, and the boroughs of Twickenham, Richmond and Barnes were combined to form the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.