Described in 1386 as an estate of 160 acres in the Mortlake Manor, at the end of the 15th century this area split off as the subsidiary Manor of East Sheen and West Hall with a manor house in East Sheen. The house was built, probably by the then lord of the manor, Thomas Juxon at the end of the 16th century and he is also likely to have built the adjacent Brick Farm. West Hall is today little changed from that original building. These houses and their land was let out by the Juxon family very profitably. From 1500 to 1700 Kew could supply the produce of market gardening and fatten beasts brought from the shires. These could then easily be transported to the expanding London town. A somewhat later resident was Sir Wiliam Jackson Hooker who was the first director appointed for the Royal Botanical Gardens following their transfer to public ownership 11/03/1840. He took up his appointment 01/04/1841.

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Kew Past