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| 1529 |
| | | Henry's first phase of building at Hampton Court includes the construction of all the rooms required for operations of the kitchens, a Council Chamber and private rooms for himself | |
|  | Part of the Great Kitchens, c.1910
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| 1529 |
| | | Plans are laid for the King's new gardens at Hampton Court including the Privy Garden, Pond Yard and Mount Garden | |
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| 1532 |
| | | Henry rebuilds the Great Hall at Hampton Court, the first in a sequence of rooms leading towards his private lodgings | |
|  | The Great Hall, c.1910
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| 1532 |
| | | The Privy Garden at Hampton Court is completed and is divided up into squares by 180 posts topped with heraldic beasts and is said to resemble a chess board in red, white and green | |
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| 1535 |
| | | Henry modernises the Chapel at Hampton Court and adds the magnificent ceiling | |
|  | Interior of the Chapel Royal, c.1905
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| 1536 |
| | | A Water Gallery, over 170ft long, is constructed and incorporates a landing stage for the King's Barge at Hampton Court with a Pleasure Gallery above | |
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| 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 | |
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| 1540 |
| | | Nicolas Oursian creates an astronomical clock for Henry VIII at Hampton Court | |
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| 1604 |
| | | Bushy Park has by now acquired its familiar name, from the thorn bushes planted to protect the sapling oaks from the deer | |
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| 16381639 |
| | | The Longford River is constructed to take water from the River Colne over Hounslow Heath to the Hampton Court Parks to supply water to the gardens. | |
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