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| 1802 |
| | | The family of John Henry Newman (later Cardinal Newman) move to Grove House (now Grey Court House), where they stay for five years | |
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| 1839 |
| | | Charles Dickens rents Elm Cottage (later Elm Lodge) in Petersham, while working on Nicholas Nickleby | |
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| 1840 |
| | | St Peter’s, in Petersham, is almost doubled in size, with new galleries and a much enlarged south transept | |
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| 1844 |
| | | Dr Weiss, soon to be followed by Dr Ellis, establishes a hydropathy clinic at Sudbrook Park, which runs for twenty years despite accusations of manslaughter when patients die following the cold water-treatment | |
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| 1847 |
| | | Queen Victoria leases Pembroke Lodge, as a country retreat, to her Prime Minister, Lord John Russell | |
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| 1851 |
| | | Lord and Lady Russell of Pembroke Lodge found the Russell School in Petersham | |
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| 1862 |
| | | The future Cassel Hospital estate, now with a single mansion, is leased for nine years to HRH Robert Philippe, Duc de Chartres, exiled from France along with his grandfather, King Louis Philippe | |
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| 1876 |
| | | Lord and Lady Russell take their orphaned grandsons Frank and Bertrand (later a leading philosopher) to live in Pembroke Lodge | |
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| 1879 |
| | | The future Cassel Hospital buildings are occupied by West Heath School for young ladies – some of its classes being attended by Princess May (the future Queen Mary), while living at White Lodge, Richmond Park | |
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| 1898 |
| | | Richmond Golf Club is established at Sudbrook Park | |
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