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1583
 
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John Dee sets off for six years of travel in Europe, during which his laboratory and library in Mortlake is plundered by former associates and rivals See in Google maps   
1619
 
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Dee’s house and estate are purchased by Francis Crane to establish the Mortlake Tapestry Works, with eighteen looms operated by Flemish weavers See in Google maps   
1632
 
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Charles I acquires Raphael’s cartoons for The Acts of the Apostles (now in the Victoria and Albert Museum), to be copied as tapestries in the workshops at Mortlake See in Google maps   
1694
 
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Barn Elms is demolished by Thomas Cartwright, who replaces it with a country house in a contemporary style See in Google maps   
c. 1700
 
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The original medieval Milbourne House is largely rebuilt See in Google maps   
Milbourne House, in Barnes

1703
 
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The Mortlake Tapestry workshops are closed See in Google maps   
c. 1720
 
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The Limes is built, at 123 Mortlake High Street See in Google maps   
1754
 
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Richard Hoare moves into Barn Elms, beginning a long period of close involvement of the famous banking family in the affairs of Barnes See in Google maps   
Barn Elms, Barnes

1765
 
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The first mention of brewing in Mortlake describes two small adjacent breweries, in separate ownership, occupying between them about two acres See in Google maps   
1799
 
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The Queen’s Head pub is built in the orchard of John Dee’s house See in Google maps   
The Queen's Head in Mortlake