Scheduled MonumentsEnglandKew Palace (remains of)

Kew Palace (remains of)

England
List entry 1002019
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002019
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 18483 77475
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Kew Palace is a brick-built royal residence located within the grounds of the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, in Surrey. The structure dates from 1631 and was constructed as a private house before being acquired by the royal family in the late eighteenth century. The palace served as a residence for members of the royal household, most notably George III, and represents an important example of early Stuart domestic architecture in the Home Counties. The building survives largely intact and is now managed as part of the historic estate, functioning both as a monument to royal occupation and as a record of seventeenth-century building practices and domestic arrangement.

Kew Palace (remains of) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002019. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Kew Palace (remains of)?

Kew Palace is a brick-built royal residence located within the grounds of the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, in Surrey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002019.

Who is responsible for protecting Kew Palace (remains of)?

Kew Palace (remains of) is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002019.

What other scheduled monuments are near Kew Palace (remains of)?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Shene Charterhouse (2.3 km), London's Early Porcelain Industries: The Isleworth Pottery (2.7 km), King Henry VIII's Mound, Richmond Park (4.3 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Kew Palace (remains of)

Kew Palace (remains of) stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.