Bushy House

Bushy House is a former royal residence in Teddington in South West London, on the site of the National Physical Laboratory, overlooking Bushy Park. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1323x995, 967 KB)Bushy Park The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1323x995, 967 KB)Bushy Park The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... Teddington is a suburb of south west London, England and part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the national measurement standards laboratory for the United Kingdom, based at Bushy Park in Teddington, near London. ... Bushy Park Bushy Park is the second-largest of the Royal Parks of London. ...

Bushy House was originally built in 1663 by Edward Proger, at a cost of £4000, as a keeper's lodge in what was at the time North Park. Proger had been made ranger of Bushy Park to reward him for his loyalty to King Charles II during his exile. Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ...

It was rebuilt and repaired by Charles Montagu from 1713-1715 after he had bought the 3 parks from the Duchess of Cleveland. The house then passed to Charles' cousin George Montague (1715-1737) and then to George's son George Montague-Dunk (1737-1771). From 1771-1797 it was occupied by Lord North the Prime Minister. Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (April 16, 1661 - May 19, 1715) was Chancellor of the Exchequer, poet, statesman, and Earl of Halifax. ... Barbara Villiers, by Sir Peter Lely. ... George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (6 October 1716 - 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era. ... Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, KG , PC (April 13, 1732–August 5, 1792), more often known by his earlier title, Lord North, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782, and a major actor in the American Revolution. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ...

In 1797, after the death of both Lord North and his wife, Bushy House was offered to William, Duke of Clarence and his mistress Dora Jordan by King George III and they lived there together with their 10 children until William and Dora's relationship came to an end in 1812. William continued living in Bushy House with the FitzClarence children and later his wife Princess Adelaide after they married in 1818. When at 6am on the 26th June 1830 a messenger from London arrived at Bushy House with the news that the King was dead and that William was now king, William is said to have replied that he had 'always wished to sleep with a queen' and gone back to bed. After William's death in 1837 Bushy House became Adelaide's official residence until her death in 1849. William IV (William Henry) (21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. ... Mrs Jordan ( November 21, 1761 – July 5, 1816), actress, was the mistress of King William IV of the United Kingdom. ... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Louise Theresa Caroline Amelia) ( 13 August 1792 - 2 December 1849 ) as Queen Adelaide was the Queen consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death. ...

Prince William

In 1865 Queen Victoria offered Bushy House to the Duc de Nemours and other members of the exiled French royal family as they tried to restore the House of Bourbon. After his return to France in 1871 he kept Bushy House until 1897 in case he was forced to leave France again. Download high resolution version (1488x1433, 93 KB)Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews - Project Gutenberg etext 13899 - - This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (1488x1433, 93 KB)Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews - Project Gutenberg etext 13899 - - This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Louis, Duke of Nemours Louis Charles Philippe Raphael, duc de Nemours (October 25, 1814 – June 26, 1896) was the second son of the duke of Orleans, afterwards King Louis-Philippe of France, and his wife Marie Amalie of Bourbon-Sicilies. ... Also see:  Early Modern France The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house. ...

Bushy House and 30 acres of surrounding Bushy Park land were proposed as a site for the National Physical Laboratory in 1900 after concerns about flooding of the previously proposed site in the Old Deer Park. The ground floor and basement levels Bushy House were converted to laboratory space and Richard Glazebrook, the first director of NPL, and later other directors, used part of the building as private accommodation. Old Deer Park is an area of open space to the north of Richmond upon Thames, bordered by the River Thames. ... Sir Richard Glazebrook, Physicist, born 1854 in Liverpool, died 1935. ...

Today Bushy House still contains a number of laboratories, two small museums that mainly contain old scientific equipment and several rooms used for meetings and conferences.

References

• Eileen Magnello (2000). A Century of Measurement. Canopus. ISBN 0-9537868-1-1.
• Story of Bushy House