From aircraft to art deco: Exhibition explores Kingston’s golden age

From aircraft to art deco: Exhibition explores Kingston’s golden age

Although these days probably more famous for some fallen over telephone boxes and a large shopping centre, an exhibition is shining a light on when Kingston upon Thames was more famous for its planes and crafts. Spanning the period between the building of the Kingston bypass that allowed the town to expand, and the ring road, which rather stopped all that, the exhibition focuses on how the town became famous for its high fashion and glamour away…