Marble Hill House from the river
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Twickenham – Marble Hill House
1724 - The building of Marble Hill House begins on land acquired for Henrietta Howard (1688-1767) by Archibald Campbell, Earl of Ilay (later 3rd Duke of Argyll). Henrietta Howard had been mistress of George II and was later Countess of Suffolk.
c. 1729 - Building of Marble Hill House completed. The house is designed in the Palladian style and built under the supervision of Roger Morris. The grounds are laid out by Charles Bridgeman.
1767 - Lady Suffolk dies and the Marble Hill estate passes to her nephew the Earl of Buckinghamshire. He lives occasionally in the house but also rents it out.
1793 - Lord Buckingham dies and the Marble Hill estate passes to Lady Suffolk's great niece Henrietta Hotham. She lives in the house briefly and then rents it out, living some of the time in Little Marble Hill, a house built in the grounds.
1816 - Henrietta Hotham dies and the Marble Hill estate is sold to Timothy Brent then living at Little Marble Hill. The house subsequently has a number of owners.
1825 - Jonathan Peel, younger brother of Sir Robert Peel, buys the house. He lives here until his death in 1879 and his widow stays on until her death in 1887.
1898 - The Cunard family, then living close by at Orleans House, buy the Marble Hill estate for £36,000 with the intention of creating a housing estate.
1902 - After opposition to the development, the Marble Hill estate is bought for £70,000 by funds from local authorities and individuals. The property is held by the London County Council, subsequently the Greater London Council.
1986 - The estate transfers to English Heritage.
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Sources — for this page Twickenham Museum
Contributors — to this page MC (BOTLHS)
External links
Marble Hill House Twickenham Museum
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