Marble Hill House Twickenham

Ricky pound is the current house director and a trustee of turner s house.

Marble hill house twickenham.

Previously he was the house manager of chiswick house and marble hill house and gardens both managed by english heritage. Marble hill park is open but the house and cafe will remain closed for planned renovations. Marble hill is the last complete survivor of the elegant villas and gardens which bordered the thames between richmond and hampton court in the 18th century. St margarets 0 6 miles twickenham 0 59 miles richmond 1 4miles.

Marble hill house twickenham. The park toilets and car park will be open 7am 7 30pm. The house and gardens were planned by a coterie of fashionable connoisseurs including mrs howard s neighbour the poet alexander pope. See 88 reviews articles and 26 photos of marble hill house ranked no 12 on tripadvisor among 27 attractions in twickenham.

The house and gardens were intended as an arcadian retreat from crowded 18th century london. Prices and opening times. In 2016 he curated a major exhibition on the georgian landscape designer lancelot capability brown at orleans house gallery. We hope to reopen almost all of them in august with a few exceptions.

In 1902 the marble hill estate was purchased by lcc richmond corporation surrey county council and twickenham district council and in the following year the park was opened to the public. Marble hill house twickenham. Many of our historic sites are now open and we re delighted to be welcoming you back. Marble hill park richmond road twickenham tw1 2nl bus.

Hours address marble hill house reviews. Marble hill house more pages. In 1965 ownership passed to the greater london council and since 1986 the house and park have been in the care of english heritage. Twickenham london tw1 2nl see park opening times.

Marble hill was built for the remarkable henrietta howard mistress of king george ii when he was prince of wales and friend and confidante of some of the cleverest men in england.