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Les Kirkin Memorial Photograph Competition

Supported by the "Friends of Kingston Museum and Heritage Service" together with Kingston Rotary, this community photographic competition honours the memory of one of Kingston's finest photographers and enriches the Royal Borough's pictorial archives.

Les Kirkin, a member of the Friends and photographer for the Museum and Local History Room for many years, died in 2001. He contributed many of his photographs to the collections as a lifelong resident of the Borough.

This annual competition is open to:

• Adults
• Children
• Schools
• Community Groups

Generous prizes include:

• First Prize - Voucher for £100 for photographic equipment
• Second Prize - Voucher for £75.
• Third Prize - Voucher for £50
• Fourth Prize - Voucher for £25
• Photographic entries will become part of Kingston's permanent Local History Collection.

Entry forms  are available at Kingston Museum, Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PS and at The Local History Room, Room 46, North Kingston Centre, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE or may be downloaded here

Download the 2011 Entry Form here      For more information phone the Local History Room 020 8547 6738

The Friends are grateful to Kingston Adult Education and Kingston Rotary for their support.

We are proud to announce the winners of the Les Kirkin Photographic Competition 2010-2011.

The theme of the competition was "Architectural Gems" The prize giving ceremony was held at Kingston Museum on the 21st February 2011.

First Prize - Verna Evans

                    

LK8_12 Alleyway, Canbury Park Road,          LK8_13 House about that then? (KT2)

study of brickwork 13-Nov-10                               The house that didn't grow up  and

                                                                            the house about to swallow a car! 27-No v-10

Second Prize - Keith Hathaway

LK7-12 "Resplendent",

County Hall, Penrhyn Road, Kingston  25-Sep-10

Third Prize - Heather Mathew

LK1-3  Early morning looking towards the Bentalls Centre.

January 2010

Fourth Prize - Margaret Ciano

LK3_11Guildhall viewed from walkway over the Hogsmill,

flanked by Charter Quay flats - "Old and New"