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unusual facts about Hampton Court



Canadian Museum of Nature

Ewart was sent to Britain to study the architecture of Hampton Court and Windsor Castle, which greatly influenced his design of this building.

Charles Bridgeman

As Royal Gardener, Bridgeman tended – and in many cases, redesigned – the royal gardens at Windsor, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, St. James's Park and Hyde Park.

Claude Du Bosc

In 1712, he came to England with Claude Dupuis to assist Nicholas Dorigny in engraving the cartoons of Raphael at Hampton Court, where he resided for some time, until the engravings were nearly completed.

Earl Coningsby

The character of Lady Jane Coningsby in the children's mystery novels, the Lady Grace Mysteries, is probably based on Jane, the daughter of Humphrey Coningsby (1516-1559) of Hampton Court in Herefordshire and his wife, Anne, sister of Sir Francis Englefield of Englefield House in Berkshire; and eventual wife of William Boughton (1543-1596) of Little Lawford at Newbold-on-Avon in Warwickshire.

Gerard van Honthorst

There he painted several portraits, and a vast allegory, now at Hampton Court, of Charles and his queen as Diana and Apollo in the clouds receiving the Duke of Buckingham as Mercury and guardian of the King of Bohemia's children.

Hampton Hill

Distinguished from Hampton on all street signs, it is that part across the Charles I-commissioned Longford River, an artificial watercourse built to supply Hampton Court, which forms the boundary between Hampton Hill and Hampton.

Hounslow Heath

Various armies used the heath due to its nearness to London, Windsor and Hampton Court.

Joe Swift

Swift is a regular presenter and designer on the BBC's Gardeners' World, co-presenter on the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show, Gardeners' World Live, Hampton Court, RHS Tatton Park Flower Show, BBC's Small Town Gardens, and design judge on BBC's Gardener of the Year.

Johann Philipp von Hattorf

Unlike his predecessor, Hattorf lacked political confidence during the reigns of George I and George II and died quietly in 1837 at Hampton Court, being succeeded in his role by Ernst von Steinberg.

Royal Choral Society

In addition to its traditional repertoire, singers have had a chance to take part in new and unusual events, from open air concerts in Hampton Court and Glastonbury, to singing at the launch of the Queen Mary 2, participating in the 25th anniversary ceremony for the Falklands, to performing at performances for the reopening of the Royal Festival Hall.

Summerset Fox

In May 1654 Fox, Peter Vowell, and John Gerard were arrested for plotting to overwhelm Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell's bodyguard, with a party of 30 mounted men, and to assassinate him as he travelled to Hampton Court.

The Cloisters, Perth

The architectural style of the building was derived from St. James's Palace, Hampton Court, parts of Eton College, and Fulham Palace.


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A308 road

The largely straight road from Hampton Court was surfaced and tolled in the 1780s by the Hampton and Staines Turnpike Trust.

Antonio Verrio

Verrio influenced younger artists such as Louis Laguerre and James Thornhill, and his Hampton Court Palace frescoes (now under the care of Historic Royal Palaces) constitute a priceless legacy.

Hampton Court House

George Montagu Dunk, the 2nd Earl of Halifax, Ranger of Bushy Park and Chief Steward of the Honor and Manor of Hampton Court built the house in 1757.

Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

Boyd's idea was that Network Southeast should sponsor a flower show at Hampton Court, and provide the public transport to Hampton Court railway station.

Hampton Court railway station

The line is also used for the yearly Hampton Court Palace Flower Show in July and other event such as the Hampton Court Music Festival and a "Country affair"(2006)

John Stanhope Arkwright

In 1910 he sold Hampton Court, near Leominster and purchased Kinsham Court

Molesey Lock

The lock's proximity to Hampton Court and easy access made it a popular venue for spectators in the Victorian era, and the tree-lined lock still attracts large numbers of visitors.

Raphael Cartoons

In 1763, when George III moved them to the newly bought Buckingham House (now Buckingham Palace) there were protests in Parliament by John Wilkes and others, as they would no longer be accessible to the public (Hampton Court had long been open to visitors).