Person    | Male  Born 1690  Died 19/7/1738

Charles Bridgeman

Categories: Gardens / Agriculture

Landscape gardener. As Royal Gardener 1726-38, he laid out Kensington Gardens for Queen Caroline. Apart from when he was staying away on the job, he lived from 1723 to his death at what is now 54 Broadwick Street. Died at his official house in Kensington.

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Charles Bridgeman

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Buck Hill bastion

This is really an information board rather than a plaque and has a number of ...

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Charles Bridgeman

Greater London Council Charles Bridgeman, landscape gardener, lived here, 17...

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Ha-ha in Hyde Park

We find the terminology used on the information board confusing; 'bastion' is...

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Kai Leslie

Kai Leslie

We are not certain that these dates are for her life or for the time that she was associated with Ennismore Gardens.

Person, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Queens Wood, Highgate

Queens Wood, Highgate

50 acres. Prompted by a campaign led by Henry Reader Williams Hornsey Council purchased Queen's Wood (then called Churchyard Bottom Wood) in 1898 for "the free use of the public forever". The cha...

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
The Crown Estate

The Crown Estate

Their plaques have an 'R' representing Regent Street which is a Crown Estate website for promoting Regent Street as a shopping destination. 

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3 memorials
The Royal Parks

The Royal Parks

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Group, Gardens / Agriculture, Royalty

9 memorials
St James's Square Trust

St James's Square Trust

From the Picture source website: "... the St James’s Square Trust is intent on preserving tranquility and avoiding the incursion of large, disruptive commercial ventures in the Square. The gardens ...

Group, Gardens / Agriculture

2 memorials