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| 1986 |
| | | A terrible fire destroys much of the King's State Appartments, third floor and roof of the South Front of Hampton Court | |
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| 1992 |
| | | After years of restoration and re-interpretation the King's State Apartments at Hampton Court reopen in July 1992 | |
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| 1995 |
| | | The restored Privy Garden at Hampton Court is opened following extensive archaeological excavations and meticulous investigation beneath the hugely overgrown predecessor garden, matching in with the newly restored South Front after the fire | |
|  | Part of the newly restored Privy Garden, 1995
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| 1998 |
| | | Garrick's Temple is restored and opens to the public and houses an exhibition on David Garrick's life | |
|  | Garrick's Temple under snow in 1986
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| 1999 |
| | | The lawn and gardens surrounding Garrick's Temple are re-landscaped and replanted to replicate something of its appearance in Garrick's day | |
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| 2000 |
| | | Kingston Bridge is again widened to include two bicycle lanes, a bus lane and wider pavements | |
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| 2004 |
| | | The National Physical Laboratory develops a new system of measuring time by bombarding a single strontium atom, frozen to -273C, with tiny packages of light | |
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| 2008 October 26 |
| | | A huge fire at Garrick's Villa does enormous damage to building and several flats are gutted | |
|  | Damage to Garrick's Villa in 2008
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