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Person    | Male  Born 1690  Died 19/7/1738

Charles Bridgeman

Categories: Gardens / Agriculture

Charles Bridgeman

Landscape gardener. As Royal Gardener 1726-38, he laid out Kensington Gardens for Queen Caroline. Apart from when he was staying away on the job, he lived from 1723 to his death at what is now 54 Broadwick Street. Died at his official house in Kensington.

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Charles Bridgeman

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Buck Hill bastion

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Charles Bridgeman

Greater London Council Charles Bridgeman, landscape gardener, lived here, 17...

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Ha-ha in Hyde Park

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Battersea Park re-opened, 2004

Battersea Park re-opened, 2004

Battersea Park was re-opened to the public after extensive restoration.

Event, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
John Bennet Lawes

John Bennet Lawes

Entrepreneur and agricultural scientist. Born at Rothamsted, Hertfordshire. He founded an experimental farm that eventually became the Rothamsted Experimental Station, and developed a superphosphat...

Person, Commerce, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Groundwork

Groundwork

An environmental agency based in Birmingham. It works with communities across the United Kingdom, to help them create places in which to live and work in a greener, more sustainable way and to impr...

Group, Gardens / Agriculture

4 memorials
Epping Forest Act 1878

Epping Forest Act 1878

The Epping Forest Act placed all the commons and forest in the parish of Epping, except Rye Hill, under the protection and management of the City of London, thus ensuring their preservation. We le...

Event, Gardens / Agriculture, Law

1 memorial