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 for the merchant banker Sir Charles Asgill,[2] who was Lord Mayor of London in 1757–58.[3] It has been described as "among the last villas of importance to be erected on the banks of the Thames".[4]
| Asgill House | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location within London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | |
| General information | |
| Type | Villa |
| Architectural style | Palladian |
| Location | Old Palace Lane, Richmond, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°27′37″N 0°18′44″W / 51.46028°N 0.31222°W |
| Construction started | 1757–58 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Sir Robert Taylor |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Asgill House |
| Designated | 10 January 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1180412 |
It was returned to its original appearance in a restoration of 1969–70 by the then-leaseholder Fred Hauptfuhrer, aided by Donald Insall Associates. This included removing the Victorian extensions.[2][4]
Asgill House has been leased from the Crown Estate since 1983 by the Asgill House Trust.[nb 1] The trust preserves and maintains this historic house as a heritage asset.
The rear garden contained a 200-year-old copper beech tree, one of the Great Trees of London;[5] the tree died in the winter of 2013/14.
Gallery
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Asgill House's garden -
Richmond Railway Bridge (1846) and Asgill House (1757) viewed from the River Thames -
Plaque on the exterior wall commemorating Henry I, Edward III, Henry VII and Elizabeth I as residents of Richmond Palace -
1831 lithograph as The Villa of Mrs Palmer
Notes
edit- ^ Asgill House Trust is a company (no. 01701275) limited by guarantee and a registered charity (no. 286270).
References
edit- ^ Historic England (10 January 1950). "Asgill House (1180412)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nikolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 524. ISBN 0-14-0710-47-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bolton, Augustus Samuel (1885). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 02. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ a b "Asgill House" (PDF). Local History Notes. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ The Great Trees of London. Time Out Guides Ltd. 2010. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-84670-154-2.
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