People would only have washed once a month on average! www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list Ham House, Ham St, Richmond-upon-Thames TW10 7RS. Three flights of C19 steps lead south down to eight grass plats divided with gravel paths; these were reinstated during the 1975 restoration. White wooden tubs with plants are set in the central area along with white wooden seats made to match the ones shown in a painting of the Wilderness executed by Henry Dankarts c 1675 (Mees 1993). His grandson, the fourth Earl of Dysart, inherited in 1727 and repaired the neglected House and is thought to have also refurbished the gardens. To the east of the forecourt on the north side of the House lies the Cherry Garden; it is not known why this name has been attached to the area. In front of the House, to the north, the avenue is intersected by a north/south avenue consisting mainly of limes which provides a view and access northwards, across the grass to the Thames and beyond to the grounds of Orleans House to the north, and Marble Hill (qv) to the north-east. Field archaeology (see Mees 1993) and parchmarks reflect the buried remains of circular beds, and the sites of trees and paths recorded on the OS 1st edition map (1868). On the east, entrance facade, above the archway, is a large coat of arms of the Tollemache/Dysart family. By about 1800 the forecourt had been opened up but the remainder of the garden appears to have remained unaltered from about 1770. Ham House is approached from the west along an avenue of mixed trees including limes, chestnuts, and planes. Attr John Slezer and Jan Wyke, Plan of House and Grounds, 1671 (reproduced in Mees 1993) In 1975 a large private donation enabled the National Trust to undertake a restoration of the gardens. A small doorway in the south wall gives access on to the south terrace and another in the north wall gives access to what is now (1997) called the orchard. Gardens and pleasure grounds attached to a 17th century house. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The house was repaired after 1727, and it is thought that the gardens were refurbished. LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING J Rocque, Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark and the country near ten miles around, surveyed 1741-1745, published 1746 It is also possible to try cider in the cellars; the same type that would have been brewed and drunk in Elizabethan times. All Rights Reserved. The space between the western tunnel arbour and the rear of the eastern curved wall of the forecourt is made up as an herbaceous border. This is a mix of history of Ham Woods and other interesting features.,The history of Ham House is relatively well documented but the woods have some hidden secrets of their own.

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