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1893
 
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After a gap of 30 years, work resumes on the Temperate House. Eventually, after the bankruptcy of one contractor, it opens in May 1899 as the world's largest plant house. See in Google maps   
Temperate House


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1896
 
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The Dutch House is acquired by Kew Gardens and a few years later is opened to the public See in Google maps   
1897
 
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To accommodate the increasing number of children, the Queen’s School is rebuilt on three storeys See in Google maps   
1901
 
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The Leyborne-Pophams start selling off the market gardens and then the farm buildings of East Sheen and West Hall for housing and cemeteries and sewage works See in Google maps   
1903
 
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The present granite Kew bridge, designed by Sir John Wolfe Barry and wider and flatter than its predecessor, is completed. The Ceremonial Opening is performed by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. See in Google maps   
The third Kew Bridge, in 1903
Chiswick Local Studies Library
c. 1908
 
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The sides and ramp of Kew Pond are concreted and railings erected all round See in Google maps   
Kew Pond, c. 1888, by Charles Fitch
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1912
 
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A footbridge, designed by François Hennibique, is built just south of Kew Gardens station with narrow deck and high walls to protect users' clothing from the smoke of trains. See in Google maps   
1929
 
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The beams and threshing stones of a seventeenth-century barn from Oxted, Surrey, are reassembled in North Sheen (now Kew) to form the first barn church in Britain See in Google maps   
The Barn Church in Kew

1934
 
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The bottom of Kew Pond is concreted See in Google maps   
1959
 
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After nearly a century as a museum, the Orangery reverts to citrus cultivation before taking on its current role as Kew Gardens' main refreshment building. See in Google maps