1. Ham House: landscaped by the Duke of Lauderdale.


2. Richmond Park: enclosed by Charles I.


3. Orleans House: built by James Johnston; designed by James Gibbs.


4. Sudbrook House: built by the 2^nd Duke of Argyll; designed by James Gibbs.


5. Old Deer Park: enclosed by James I; Kew Observatory designed by William Chambers.


6. Royal Botanic Gardens - Pagoda Tree: planted in Whitton by the 3^rd Duke of Argyll, brought to Kew by the Earl of Bute, Kew’s first unofficial director, tended by William Aiton, Kew’s first botanical gardener.

For the full story of how these – and other equally famous Scotsmen – changed the landscape and history of our borough read Scotland-upon-Thames: Scotland's Legacy to Richmond and Kew by Ron McEwen. 

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