Basic Site Details Name: | Hampton Court Palace | Town, district or village: | Hampton Court | City or county: | London/Surrey | Country: | England | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Castle | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1881 | 1882 | | Restoration of gatehouse | | May 1881 | | | Drawings dated (restoration of gatehouse) | | 1883 | 1884 | | Boiler house, Round Kitchen Court | | 1884 | | | Master Carpenter's Court, south side as Mrs Boyd's apartment | | c. 1884 | | | Restoration of Horn Room and ceiling of Great Watching Chamber | | 1890 | 1893 | | Chapel: new traceried windows replacing the Queen Anne casements: retired before completion | | 1891 | | | Base Court: laid with grass and recobbled | | 1991 | 1992 | | Sewing of base court partly reversed as base court was not originally sown. |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | John Lessels (junior) | | A | 1881 | 1882 | Restoration of gatehouse (drawings dated May 1881) | | John Lessels (junior) | | B | 1883 | 1884 | Boiler house, Round Kitchen Court | | John Lessels (junior) | | D | 1884 | | Master Carpenter's Court, south side as Mrs Boyd's apartment | | John Lessels (junior) | | C | c. 1884 | | Restoration of Horn Room and ceiling of Great Watching Chamber | | John Lessels (junior) | | E | 1890 | 1893 | Chapel: new traceried windows replacing the Queen Anne casements: retired before completion | | John Lessels (junior) | | F | 1891 | | Base Court: laid with grass and recobbled; work partly reversed in 1991-92 as Base Court not originally sown. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Thurley, Simon | 2003 | Hampton Court: a social and architectural history | | | pp306-308 |
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