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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Norland Square Garden Committee

Norland Square Garden Committee

The managing committee of Norland Square Garden in London, W11.

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Harold Ainsworth Peto

Harold Ainsworth Peto

Born in Suffolk, son of Sir Samuel.

Person, Architecture, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Angus McGill

Angus McGill

Initiated the Evening Standard's appeal to replace London's lost trees. For 42 years McGill was a columnist with the Evening Standard and was co-creator, with the illustrator Dominic Poelsma, of th...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Journalism / Publishing

1 memorial
Queen's Park

Queen's Park

An information board in the Park gives "The area that is now Queen's Park was part of the site of the 1879 Royal Kilburn Agricultural Show, which had been attended by Queen Victoria, after which th...

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Friends of Lordship Recreation Ground

Friends of Lordship Recreation Ground

From their website: "The Friends of Lordship Recreation Ground are a group of local people dedicated to organising events and activities to encourage local people to use the park.  In addition to s...

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture, History

1 memorial

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3 memorials
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Professor of natural philosophy to the Royal Institution.

Person, Science

2 memorials