The Kings Observatory
The Kings Observatory in Old Deer Park at Richmond stands hidden. Unless you have visited the Royal Mid-Surrey golf course, you may not even know it exists. George III was fascinated by science, conducting many experiments himself. His passion for astronomy developed in childhood when tutored by the scientist and astronomer Dr Stephen Demainbray. In […]
The Shining Palace
If you walk towards the river from Richmond Green, you can find small corners of a Tudor Palace built around the same time the town received its current name in 1501. It was known as the Manor of Shene, a name derived from an Anglo-Saxon word for shining (or shelter). Though nothing survives of the […]