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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28EN_site-of-the-toy-inn_Molesey-England.html
The Site of the Toy Inn An ancient Hostelry of Note Built for Oliver Cromwell's Troops c.1650 rebuilt c.1700, demolished c.1840; wherein Pope wrote the Rape of the Lock; the Duke of Clarence, afterwards William IV, formed & presided over his Toy…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28EM_the-great-fountain-garden_Molesey-England.html
The Great Fountain Garden was a magnificent baroque formal garden, created by Daniel Marot for William III (r 1689-1702) and Mary II (r 1689-1694) to frame Henry VIII's hunting park. Thirteen fountains The French architect Daniel Marot desi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28EL_home-park-and-the-long-water_Molesey-England.html
Henry VIII's hunting park and Charles II's formal canal. Hunting at Hampton Court Hampton Court's great attraction for Henry VIII (r 1509-1547) and later monarchs was its hunting. Henry enclosed this 750 acre (300 hectare) park to keep his d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28EK_golden-jubilee-fountain_Molesey-England.html
The Golden Jubilee Fountain was inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen on 11 November 2002 to mark 50 Years of Her Majesty's reign This Golden Jubilee project was generously donated by Captain Sir Donald Gosling RNR
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28EJ_the-broad-walk_Molesey-England.html
These gardens have been famous for their displays of massed bedding plants since they were opened to the public by Queen Victoria (r1837-1901). Queen Caroline's flower border Queen Caroline, the wife of George II (r1727-1760), was an enthusia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28EI_the-privy-garden_Molesey-England.html
The baroque Privy Garden you see today was originally completed by William III in 1702, then reconstructed by Historic Royal Palaces in 1995. William III's baroque masterpiece William III (r1689-1702) swept away the old Tudor Privy Garden to c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28EH_barge-walk_Molesey-England.html
Part of the Hampton Court Palace Estate Managed by Historic Royal Palaces Discover the sights and stories along Barge Walk History Barge Walk runs for 5 km alongside the River Thames from Hampton Court Bridge to Kingston Bridge. This …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28EG_the-family-coat-of-arms-of-thomas-newland-allen_Molesey-England.html
The Family Coat of Arms of Thomas Newland Allen Hampton Court Bridge was opened in 1866, at the expense of Thomas Newland Allen a local man who lived at Hampton on the Middlesex Bank. Originally a toll bridge allowing Mr Allen to recoup his…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28EF_molesey-riverbank_Molesey-England.html
Historic Molesey Molesey was first mentioned in the mid 7th Century record books when it was transferred to the monastery at Chertsey Abbey. It was referred to as Mulesei or Mul's Island. In the Domesday Book, it became Mulesey when the survey of…
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