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Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace 1

Hampton Court Palace 2

Hampton Court Palace Secret Garden

Hampton Court Palace 3

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Photos taken on my one and only trip to Hampton Court Palace (a few years ago now!) πŸ˜€

Hampton Court PalaceΒ is a royal palace in theΒ London Borough of Richmond upon Thames,Β Greater London, and theΒ historic countyΒ ofΒ Middlesex; it has not been inhabited by theΒ British Royal FamilyΒ since the 18th century. The palace is located 11.7Β miles (18.8 kilometres) south west ofΒ Charing CrossΒ and upstream ofΒ central LondonΒ on theΒ River Thames. It was originally built for CardinalΒ Thomas Wolsey, aΒ favouriteΒ ofΒ King Henry VIII, circa 1514; in 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the palace was passed to the King, who enlarged it……read more

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Camera usedFuji F10

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Epsom Clock Tower

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Epsom Clock Tower

Epsom Clock Twoer 2

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Description

I took this photo whilst walking around the market place in Epsom, Surrey.

Epsom Clock Tower was built in 1847, replacing the watchhouse which stood from the 17th century, and was built to 70 feet of red and suffolk brick, withΒ heraldic lionsΒ ofΒ Caen StoneΒ at the four corners of the tower base. A bell was added in 1867. By 1902 the lions had been replaced by lanterns, (which were replaced by the current globe lights in 1920) and the toilet buildings added either side of the tower…..read more…

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Camera usedSONY Alpha a100