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Marble Hill House

Marble Hill House is a Palladian villa on the River Thames in Twickenham, southwest London situated halfway between Richmond and Twickenham.

It was built 1724-1729 for Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk, and mistress of King George II. It set in 66 acres (267,000 m²) of parkland, the Marble Hill park. The Great Room has architectural paintings by Panini and lavishly gilded decoration. The Marble Hill house also hosts a collection of early Georgian furniture and paintings as well as the Lazenby Bequest Chinoiserie collection.


The house is now owned by English Heritage which acquired it upon the abolishment of the GLC in 1986. The house along with its extensive gardens are known as Marble Hill Park and provide many facilities including a cricket pitch and nets, tennis courts, putting green and a childrens play area.

Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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