Bushy Park (Peter Denton)
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Teddington - Bushy Park
1536 - Henry VIII encloses land to the north of Hampton Court Palace as a deer park, and plants it with acorns to provide oak for the navy
1604 - Bushy Park has by now acquired its familiar name, from the thorn bushes planted to protect the sapling oaks from the deer
1699 - he Chestnut Avenue through Bushy Park is laid out for William III to a design by Sir Christopher Wren
1713 - The Diana, or Arethusa, fountain, decorated with bronze sculptures by Hubert Le Sueur, is placed in the centre of the round pond in Bushy Park
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Hampton and Teddington timeline
Sources for this page Twickenham Museum, London Gardens Trust
Contributors to this page BG
External links
Bushy Park Twickenham Museum
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