Kingston upon Thames

Thames-side town in south-west London (England). In Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome) the boat trip starts there.

At a glance

Source	Author	Role	In one line
Three Men in a Boat	Jerome K. Jerome	journey waypoint	The boat waits below the bridge; J. muses on Saxon coronations and an old shop’s panelling.

Three Men in a Boat — Jerome K. Jerome (1889)

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Our boat was waiting for us at Kingston just below the bridge, and to it we wended our way, and round it we stored our luggage, and into it we stepped.

• Role: journey waypoint
• In the book: The three board their boat at Kingston just below the bridge. The narrator muses on its Saxon coronations, Caesar’s crossing, its old houses and a market-place shop whose carved oak staircase and panelling have been papered over.
• Why it matters: The start of the river journey the whole book follows.