1358 Edward III builds first Richmond palace
Edward III begins to transform a royal manor by the Thames at Richmond into a building that can for the first time be called a palace

1394 Richard II's wife dies at Richmond
Anne of Bohemia, the wife of Richard II, dies of plague at Richmond and in his distress the king orders the palace to be demolished

1413 Henry V begins new palace at Richmond
Soon after his accession Henry V begins construction of a new royal palace at Richmond

1603   March 23 Elizabeth I dies in Richmond palace
Queen Elizabeth I dies at the age of 69 in Richmond Palace

1774   April Richmond tontine launched
A tontine is launched in Richmond to raise money for the construction of a bridge across the Thames

1777   January Richmond Bridge opens to traffic
Richmond Bridge, designed by James Paine and Kenton Couse, opens to traffic (and is now the oldest bridge in London)

1835 St Helena Terrace is built beside Thames
St Helena Terrace is built beside the Thames, on land sold by the Crown in 1833

1840 Boathouses by Richmond Bridge
Four new boathouses are built by Richmond Bridge, to be occupied chiefly by the watermen families of the Chittys, the Peasleys and the Wheelers, for boat-hiring and boatbuilding.

1848 First railway bridge across the Thames
Richmond's railway bridge, the first to cross the Thames, is built to continue the line on towards Windsor

1937 Richmond Bridge widened
Richmond Bridge is widened, to accommodate modern traffic, with the original stones used to clad the extension