Asgill House

Asgill House
General information
Type Residential
Architectural style Palladian
Location Richmond, London, England
Coordinates 51°27′37″N 0°18′44″W / 51.46028°N 0.31222°WCoordinates: 51°27′37″N 0°18′44″W / 51.46028°N 0.31222°W
Construction started 1757–58
Design and construction
Architect Sir Robert Taylor
Awards and prizes Listed as Grade I by English Heritage[1]

Richmond Place, now known as Asgill House, is a Grade I listed[1] 18th-century Palladian villa[2] on Old Palace Lane in Richmond, London (historically in Surrey), overlooking the River Thames. The house is on the former site of the river frontage and later the brewhouse for the medieval and Tudor Richmond Palace. It is 8 miles (13 km) from Charing Cross and was built in 1757–58 by Sir Robert Taylor as a summer and weekend parkland villa beside the River Thames for Sir Charles Asgill, who was Lord Mayor of London in 1761-62.[2] It has been described as a "among the last villas of importance to be erected on the banks of the Thames".[3]

It was returned to its original appearance in a restoration of 1969–70 by Donald Insall Associates. This included removing the Victorian extensions.[2] The exterior was originally in Bath stone, but was refaced with Doulting stone in the 1950s.[2] The central room on the riverside, on the ground and first floors, is octagonal.[2]

Asgill House is now leased from the Crown Estate as a private residence.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Asgill House". National Heritage List. English Heritage. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 524. ISBN 0 14 0710 47 7.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Asgill House". Local History Notes. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Retrieved 9 January 2015.