The Queen'S Cottage is a Grade II* listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1950. A Georgian Cottage.

The Queen'S Cottage

WRENN ID: ancient-trefoil-ash
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Richmond upon Thames
Country: England
Date first listed: 10 January 1950
Type: Cottage
Period: Georgian
Source: Historic England listing

Description

TQ 17 NE 1/3

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW The Queen's Cottage

(Formerly listed as The Queen's Cottage, ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS)

10.1.50

II* Circa 1772. Said to have been designed by Queen Charlotte. Timber framing filled with brick. Gabled thatched roof. Two storeys with full-height projecting central wing flanked by single storey porches, with hipped, thatched roofs. Windows mullioned and transomed in timber. Used by Queen Charlotte and the Princesses as a Summer house and kept by Queen Victoria for her own use until 1897. Central room upstairs painted by Princess Elizabeth in early C19 to represent interior of a bower.

Listing NGR: TQ1885277464

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