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1680
 
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A private estate on the West Field corner of Hounslow Heath comprising 12 acres of land and a substantial house becomes known as Whitton Park. See in Google maps   
1689-1694
 
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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 See in Google maps   
Hampton Court Palace, South and East fronts, c.1910

1689
 
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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 See in Google maps   
1689
 
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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 See in Google maps   
Hampton Court Palace, the Fountain Court, c.1910

1694
 
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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 See in Google maps   
1694
 
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Barn Elms is demolished by Thomas Cartwright, who replaces it with a country house in a contemporary style See in Google maps   
1695
 
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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 See in Google maps   
1698
 
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On the death of Elizabeth, Duchess of Lauderdale, Ham House is inherited by her Tollemache descendants who manage the estate for the next 250 years See in Google maps   
1699
 
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Grinling Gibbons begins work on carving decorative features and architectural mouldings in the King's Appartments at Hampton Court See in Google maps   
1699
 
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The Chestnut Avenue through Bushy Park is laid out for William III to a design by Sir Christopher Wren See in Google maps