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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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| 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. | |
| | Kew Green
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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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| 1781 |
| | George III makes the 'Dutch house' in Kew Gardens the private home for his family. | |
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| 1788 |
| | Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) is buried in St Anne's churchyard in Kew. | |
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| 1789 |
| | Robert Tunstall builds a replacement stone bridge at Kew, designed by James Paine. It is opened by King George III driving over ‘with a great concourse of carriages’ | |
| | The second Kew Bridge under construction Chiswick Local Studies Library
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| 1791 |
| | After centuries as a chapel of Kingston, and 22 years in which it shared a parish with Kew, St Peter’s is established as a parish in its own right. | |
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| 1802 |
| | King George III has the White House at Kew demolished and instructs James Wyatt to build a castellated palace by the river, which was never completed. | |
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| 1810 |
| | Johann Zoffany (1733-1810) is buried in St Anne's churchyard in Kew. | |
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| 1818 |
| | Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, dies and the 'Dutch house' in Kew Gardens is closed. | |
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