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
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Charles Bridgeman
Greater London Council Charles Bridgeman, landscape gardener, lived here, 17...
Ha-ha in Hyde Park
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Burnham Beeches
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Victoria Park
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