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
The Queen's Cottage, built around 1772, is a notable structure in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and is said to have been designed by Queen Charlotte. The cottage features timber framing filled with brick and has a gabled thatched roof. It is two storeys tall, with a full-height projecting central wing and single-storey porches on either side, each topped with hipped, thatched roofs. The windows are timber and include both mullions and transoms. This cottage was used by Queen Charlotte and her daughters as a summer house, and Queen Victoria maintained it for her own use until 1897. An interesting feature is the central room upstairs, which was painted by Princess Elizabeth in the early 19th century to resemble the interior of a bower.
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