- Richmond Hill, London
Richmond Hill in
Richmond, London , has the only view inEngland to be protected by anAct of Parliament - the Richmond, Ham and Petersham Open Spaces Act passed in 1902 - to protect the land on and below Richmond Hill and preserve the view from the hill. Immortalised in paintings bySir Joshua Reynolds and J.M.W. Turner, it was described bySir Walter Scott as "an unrivalled landscape".It may be viewed from the Terrace Walk, laid out in the 1700s - which is
Grade II * listed in the "English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England " - and is close toRichmond Park .Cquote2|The view from Richmond Hill is, by universal consent, the finest within a few miles ofLondon . Indeed, of its kind, it is difficult to surpass anywhere.| from The Queen’s LondonReferences
* Lange, D. "The Queen's London: A Pictorial and Descriptive Record of the Streets, Buildings, Parks and Scenery of the Great Metropolis in the 59th year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria". Cassell and Company, London, 1896.
External links
* [http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999947&workid=44548&searchid=8155&tabview=image Turner at The Tate]
* [http://www.icons.org.uk/nom/nominations/the-view-from-richmond-hill Iconic view]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5079602.stm View from Richmond Hill]
* [http://www.londons-arcadia.org.uk/projects/phase_1/richmond_hill_terrace.htm Arcadia Project]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/panoramas/richmond_hill_360.shtml Panoramic view]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/image_galleries/richmondhill_gallery.shtml?1 Photos]
* http://www.visitrichmond.co.uk/thedms.asp?dms=13&venue=3500739
* [http://www.richmond.gov.uk/press_office/filmrichmond/information_for_location_managers/filming_locations/parks_film_locations/terrace_gardens_film_location.htm The Terrace Gardens]
* [http://heritageguidesrut.users.btopenworld.com/richw.htm Heritage walks]
* [http://www.thealbertsgroup.com/area/alberts.shtml 'The Alberts'] [http://www.thealberts.org.uk/ community]
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