Old records mostly wrote about men: kings, lords and abbots. That doesn't mean women weren't here! These are women connected to Staines that we know about. Can you find out about more?
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Queen Elizabeth II
1926–2022
Visited
The Queen opened the Elmsleigh Shopping Centre in Staines on 22 February 1980.
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Dame Sarah Goad
Local event
As Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, the Queen's representative in the county, she led the ceremony when Staines became Staines-upon-Thames in 2012.
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Diana Thomson
Made something here
A sculptor who made The Swanmaster, a statue for Staines from 1983. It now stands in the Memorial Gardens by the river.
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Eleanor Sproull
1867–1958
Died in Staines
One of the first women to become a doctor in Victorian times. She was from Ireland and later became a nun.
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Maria Brooks
1837–1913
Born in Staines
A painter who was born in Britain and later worked in America.
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Stella Langdale
1880–1976
Born in Staines
An artist who worked in England and Canada.
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Mary Stella Edwards
died 1989
Died in Staines
A painter and poet who also made dioramas: little 3D model scenes.
Staines Hockey Club's first ladies' team was formed in 1979.