page_title: Teddington
section_title: Historical figures
hierarchical_section_title: Teddington / Notable residents / Historical figures
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait for Noël Coward's last Christmas Card
context_page_description: Teddington is a suburb in South West London, England. Historically in Middlesex, it has been part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965. Teddington is on a long meander of the Thames between Hampton Wick and Strawberry Hill, Twickenham. Mostly residential, it stretches from the river to Bushy Park with a long high street of shops, restaurants and pubs. There is a suspension bridge over the lowest non-tidal lock on the Thames, Teddington Lock. At Teddington's centre is a mid-rise urban development, containing offices and apartments.
context_section_description: The Dowager Queen Adelaide, widow of William IV, spent her last years (1837–1849) at Bushy House, Teddington
  Sir Noël Coward (1899–1973), actor, playwright and songwriter, was born at 131 Waldegrave Road, Teddington. There is a bust of Coward, sculpted by Avril Vellacott, in Teddington Library, which is only a short distance away
  Dorothy Edwards (1914–1982), children's author, was born in Teddington.
  Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours (1814–1896), lived at Bushy House
  Eugène Marais (1871–1936), South African lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer, lived in Coleshill Road in Teddington from 1898 to 1902
  Frederick North, Lord North (1732–1792), British statesman, Prime Minister from 1770 to 1782, lived at Bushy House as his London suburban residence when Ranger of Bushy Park, from 1771 to 1792
  Gertrude Minnie Robins (1861–1939), novelist, was born in Teddington
  Norman Selfe (1839–1911), engineer, naval architect, inventor, urban planner and advocate of technical education, was born in Teddington
  John Thaxter (1927–2012), theatre critic, lived in Teddington
caption: Noël Coward, 1972
  Photograph by Allan Warren
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