Bushy House [SEP] architect
Bushy House in its first form was built in 1663 by William Samwell for Edward Proger, at a cost of £4000 (), as the lodge of the Keeper/Ranger of Bushy Park in what was at the time the North Park part. Proger had been made Ranger of Bushy Park to reward him for his loyalty to King Charles II during his exile.
It was rebuilt by Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (also spelt Montague) 1714 to 1715 after he had bought the three parks from the Duchess
naturalist, poet and writer, lived in Coleshill Road in Teddington from 1898 to 1902
- Frederick North, Lord North (1732–1792), British statesman, Prime Minister from 1770 to 1782, lived at Bushy House as his London suburban residence when Ranger of Bushy Park, from 1771 to 1792
- Gertrude Minnie Robins (1861-1939), novelist, born in Teddington
- Norman Selfe (1839–1911), engineer, naval architect, inventor, urban planner and advocate of technical education, was born in Teddington