Kew Gardens is a botanic garden in southwest London founded in 1759 that houses the "largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world". Its living collections include some o
The gardens in front of the Palm House
The Temperate House from the Pagoda
The flagpole stood from 1959 until 2007
The Tea House at Kew Gardens after the arson attack in 1913 by suffragettes Olive Wharry and Lilian Lenton
Kew Palace is a British royal palace within the grounds of Kew Gardens on the banks of the River Thames. Originally a large complex, few elements of it survive. Dating to 1631 but built atop the under
Kew Gardens
…1802. The adjoining "Dutch House" was purchased by George III in 1781 as a nursery for the royal children. It is a plain brick structure now known as Kew Palace. The Epicure's Almanack reports an anecdote of the garden wall as of 1815: "In going up Dreary Lane that leads to Richmond you pass along the east…
The Dutch House, one of the few surviving parts of the Kew Palace complex
Frederick's new kitchens at Kew
The Music Party by Philippe Mercier. The National Portrait Gallery version of the musical portrait
An engraving after a 1771–72 watercolour by Paul Sandby, showing a view of the Dutch House from the riverside and Lady Charlotte Finch with some of the royal children