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1841 - 1885: The expansion of the Royal Botanic GardensThese forty-five years saw the renaissance of Kew. The two now-iconic glasshouses, the Palm House and the Temperate House, were built; the National Arboretum was laid out and the Herbarium collection was founded. The Gardens were extensively restructured. Scientific research expanded and Kew became essential to the developing Empire, supplying seed, crops and horticultural advice to the colonies. Under Queen Victoria's patronage the Gardens flourished and with the arrival of the railway Kew's role as a public attraction also grew. All this took place under the first two Directors, Sir William Hooker and his son, Sir Joseph Hooker, together with the landscape designer and artist, William Nesfield, and the architectural consultant, Decimus Burton. Find out more.....
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