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| 1662 |
| | | The Long Water at Hampton Court (3800 ft long), supplied by the Longford River, is constructed flanked by avenues of Dutch limes aligned on the Quen's Drawing Room and a semi-circular canal at the East Front | |
|  | The Long Water and Grand Avenues
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| 1663 |
| | | Bushy House is built by Edward Proger, in the royal enclosure now known as Bushy Park, by order of Charles II | |
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| 1679 |
| | | The tower of St Mary's Church is rebuilt in red brick, replacing one of flint and stone | |
|  | View of old St Mary's Church, c.1800
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| 1689-1694 |
| | | William III and Mary II embark on extensive work at Hampton Court including demolition of the old Royal lodgings and building of new South and East Fronts around a new quadrangle, the Fountain Court | |
|  | Hampton Court Palace, South and East fronts, c.1910
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| 1689 |
| | | The Great Fountain Garden at Hampton Court, occupying the semi-circle of land between the East Front and the park, is designed with 13 fountains powered by the Longford River | |
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| 1689 |
| | | The Great Fountain Garden at Hampton Court, occupying the semi-circle of land between the East Front and the park, is designed with 13 fountains powered by the Longford River | |
|  | Hampton Court Palace, the Fountain Court, c.1910
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| 1694 |
| | | Mary II dies of smallpox and building work at Hampton Court is suspended for 3 years due to William's grief and also for financial reasons due to the enormous expenditure | |
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| 1695 |
| | | The new Privy Garden at Hampton Court is built (the Mount had previously been levelled) including a new elm bower and a new Great Parterre of complex design and an Orangery | |
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| 1699 |
| | | Grinling Gibbons begins work on carving decorative features and architectural mouldings in the King's Appartments at Hampton Court | |
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| 1699 |
| | | The Chestnut Avenue through Bushy Park is laid out for William III to a design by Sir Christopher Wren | |
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