richmond case study

Question 1

background info of Richmond

Answer 1

• southwest london
• london borough of Richmond upon thames

Question 2

demographics of richmond

Answer 2

• 20,000 inhabitants
• age profile - lack of 15-25 = too expensive \
• mainly white
• 55% Christian

Question 3

socio-economics of richmond

Answer 3

• 70% of inhabitants have level 4 qualifications and above
• average week salary is approx £835 which is 69% above the rest of uk
• influx of tech companies and rising entrepreneurs - brought investments to the area eg PayPal and eBay

Question 4

culture of richmond

Answer 4

• in 1960s was a music - rolling stones had residency at the Crawdaddy club
• White lodge in richmond park - royal ballet school
• Twickenham stadium rugby - close by
• Kew Gardens

Question 5

politics of richmond

Answer 5

• Richmond is in and government by the Richmond Upon Thames Borough Royal Council
• lib dems control since election in may 2022 (most recent)

Question 6

built characteristics of richmond

Answer 6

• 18th century was mostly agricultural with white lodge in the middle
• then Richmond bridge was built and connected the two sides
• then houses and shops were built - buildings protected by English Heritage / National trust eg Ham House

Question 7

natural characteristics of richmond

Answer 7

• the thames
• Petersham Meadows - 24 acre water meadow with cows
• act of parliament protects the Richmond views over the Thames
• old deer park - owned by crown estate - royal importance
• kew gardens
• Richmond park - created by Charles 1 in 1637, 2000 deer, SSSI (site of special scientific interest)

Question 8

past connections of richmond

Answer 8

• rock music
• founded by king henry VII after building richmond palace in 16th century

Question 9

present connections of richmond

Answer 9

• tube to west london - district line
• overland train goes to waterloo
• roads to south west england - M3 and A316
• Twickenham stadium - english rugby use richmond hotels

Question 10

present flows of people in richmond

Answer 10

• commuter flows show most inhabitants work within the borough but next largest flow is to Westminster
• eBay opened its large office in Richmond Riverside in 2008
• PayPal chose Richmond as the location for its UK headquarters
• identity as a tech hub

Question 11

past flows of people in richmond

Answer 11

• 6000 Belgian refugees came over in WW1 and worked in munition factories
• known as the ‘belgium village upon the thames’ in a book