In the Fountain court of Hampton Court Palace (Huwwill)
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Hampton Court Palace
1514 - Thomas Wolsey lease Hampton Court from Henry Daubeney
1514-22 - Wolsey's first phase of work at Hampton Court adds a whole new courtyard of accomodation, Base Court, and an imposing Great Gatehouse
1522-28 - The second phase of Wolsey's work at Hampton Court includes the creation of three suites fit for Royal occupation, a suite of rooms for himself and a magnificant Chapel
1528 - Henry VIII orders Wolsey to vacate Hampton Court after Wolsey had opposed the King's divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon
1529 - Henry's first phase of building at Hampton Court includes the construction of all the rooms required for operations of the kitchens, a Council Chamber and private rooms for himself
1532 - Henry rebuilds the Great Hall at Hampton Court, the first in a sequence of rooms leading towards his private lodgings
1535 - Henry modernises the Chapel at Hampton Court and adds the magnificent ceiling
1689-94 - William III and Mary II embark on extensive work at Hampton Court including demolition of the old Royal lodgings and building of new South and East Fronts around a new quadrangle, Fountain Court
1694 - Mary II dies of smallpox and building work at Hampton Court is suspended for 3 years due to William's grief and also for financial reasons due to the enormous expenditure
1699 - Grinling Gibbons begins work on carving decorative features and architectural mouldings in the King's Appartments at Hampton Court
1700 - The Banqueting House at Hampton Court is built with carving by Grinling Gibbons and a painted interior which is painted, at least in part, by Antonio Verrio
1760 - Hampton Court is effectively abandoned by George III as a Royal dwelling and gradually becomes occupied by "Grace and Favour" residents
1838 - Queen Victoria opens Hampton Court Palace to the public
1986 - A terrible fire destroys much of the King's State Appartments, third floor and roof of the South Front of Hampton Court
1992 - After years of restoration and re-interpretation the King's State Appartments at Hampton Court reopen in July 1992
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Hampton and Teddington timeline
Sources for this page Worsley Souden, 24 (1514, 1514-22, 1522-28): 29 (1528); 30 (1529); 33 (1532); 38 (1535); 63 (1689-94); 66 (1694); 68 (1699); 191 (1700); 95 (1760): 107 (1838); 120 (1986); 122 (1992)
Contributors to this page JS (BOTLHS)
External links
Hampton Court Palace Twickenham Museum
Photographs Flickr
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