The estate of which this is the major part was provided for the Syon House monastery but following their dissolution acquired by the Duke of Somerset. He had gardens laid out here in 1547 with the probable involvement of William Turner who has been titled the Father of English Botany and first published a herbal in 1551. The present grounds were designed by Launcelot Capability Brown. The conservatory inspired Paxton's Crystal Palace.

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Rural Walks around Richmond

Syon House - A seat of the Duke of Northumberland