Inventory Site Record

Situated between Kingston Bridge and the entrance to Hampton Court's Home Park is the Hampton Wick War Memorial Garden. The Memorial commemorates casualties of both World Wars, 47 of whom fought in WWI. It was unveiled on 3 May 1921 with the Church Lads Brigade and a bugler from the East Surrey Regimental Depot at Kingston in attendance. In 1933 the Memorial was floodlit using gas from the Hampton Wick Gas Co. The Memorial Garden is not only the venue for the annual extremely well attended Remembrance Sunday service but also a tranquil place to visit all year round.

Previous / Other name:

Memorial Gardens, Hampton Wick

Site location:

Hampton Wick Roundabout, Hampton Wick

Postcode:

KT1 4AE

What 3 Words:

claims.valley.bared

Type of site:

Public Gardens

Borough:

Richmond

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Events:

Public transport:

Rail: Hampton Wick.

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Research updated:

01/05/2016

Last minor changes:

14/07/2022

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Hampton Wick dates from at least medieval times, with evidence that there has been a bridge crossing the Thames to Kingston from 1193. The present Kingston Bridge dates from 1828 but has been widened since then. The riverside village prospered and grew, benefiting from not only the river crossing but from nearby Hampton Court Palace and Bushy Park (q.q.v.), which attracted the wealthy who built substantial properties along the river from the C18th. The arrival of the railway in 1863 led to further growth of Hampton Wick. The Memorial Garden is maintained with considerable input from the Hampton Wick Association. In 2014 they were supported by the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association with a mass planting of spring bulbs. The Memorial is now the focal point for a significant piece of historical research, being catalogued by Alison Merrington at www.hwremembers.org.uk.

Sources consulted:

LB Richmond, Hampton Wick Conservation Area Study,

Grid ref:

TQ175693 (517550,169350)

Size in hectares:

Site ownership:

LB Richmond

Site management:

Richmond; Hampton Wick Association

Date(s):

1921

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

None

On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:

No

Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:

No

Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:

No

Local Authority Data

The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.

On Local List:

No

In Conservation Area:

Yes

Conservation Area name:

Hampton Wick

Tree Preservation Order:

No

Nature Conservation Area:

Yes

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

Yes

Special Policy Area:

Yes - Thames Policy Area

Other LA designation:

Public Open Space

Memorial Gardens, Hampton Wick, May 2016. Photograph Sally Williams

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