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Water Lily House

A Grade II Listed Building in Kew, London

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Latitude: 51.48 / 51°28'47"N

Longitude: -0.2933 / 0°17'35"W

OS Eastings: 518616

OS Northings: 177051

OS Grid: TQ186770

Mapcode National: GBR 7Z.GQG

Mapcode Global: VHGR2.V2T8

Plus Code: 9C3XFPH4+XM

Entry Name: Water Lily House

Listing Date: 25 May 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1251633

English Heritage Legacy ID: 434360

ID on this website: 101251633

Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond upon Thames, London, TW9

County: London

District: Richmond upon Thames

Electoral Ward/Division: Kew

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Richmond upon Thames

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Kew St Anne

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

Tagged with: Greenhouse

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 04/10/2017

TQ 1877
9/50

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW
Water Lily House

(Formerly listed as Water Lily House, ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS)


II
1852. Probably by Burton. Built to house the recently introduced Victoria Regina,water lily. Pitched roofed cast-iron and glass rectangular building with lower porch. Scrolled ironwork spanning the roof supported by slender cast-iron columns.

Listing NGR: TQ1861677051

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