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| 1734-1735 |
| | | Prince Frederick spends nearly £1000 on trees and shrubs, acquired from the local nurseryman Richard Butt for his estate in Kew | |
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| 1737 |
| | | Prince Frederick marries Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and together they develop an increasing interest in botany and their gardens in Kew | |
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| 1742 |
| | | Charity schools, one for boys and one for girls, are opened briefly on Kew Green, supported by local subscribers led by Prince Frederick | |
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| 1757 |
| | | After the death of Prince Frederick in 1751, his widow Princess Augusta establishes the botanical gardens at Kew. | |
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| 1759 |
| | | The first (wooden) toll bridge at Kew, built by Robert Tunstall, is inaugurated by the Prince of Wales (later George III).. At this time it is the only bridge between Fulham and Kingston | |
|  | The first Kew Bridge
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| 1761 |
| | | Designed by Sir William Chambers, the Orangery in Kew Gardens is completed. It bears the arms of Princess Augusta, for whom it was built, and her husband Prince Frederick. | |
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| 1762 |
| | | The Pagoda, designed by Sir William Chambers, is completed in Kew Gardens. The roofs are covered with varnished iron plates and there are 80 carved golden dragons on the corners of the roofs | |
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| 1763 |
| | | Some of Whitton Park's finest specimen trees and shrubs are transferred to the newly created botanical gardens at Kew. | |
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| 1770 |
| | | King George III pays for the church on Kew Green to be greatly enlarged. It is expanded again in 1810 and further additions are made in later years. | |
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| 1780 |
| | | The Taylor family inherit the manor of East Sheen and West Hall, and move into Brick Farm | |
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