The Octagon, Orleans House
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Twickenham – Orleans House
c. 1710 - James Johnston, Secretary of State for Scotland, commissions John James to design his new house, to become known later as Orleans House.
c. 1718 - The Octagon, a garden pavilion designed by James Gibbs, is added to Orleans House.
1815 - Louis Philippe, Duc D'Orléans rents the house during his exile. The house becomes known as Orleans House.
1844 - Louis Philippe, now King of France, visits Orleans House during a royal visit to Britain.
1877 - John Astley buys Orleans House and converts it to a sports and social club which is unsuccessful.
1882 - Orleans House is bought by the Cunard family who are the last private owners.
1926 - Orleans House is demolished to allow for gravel extraction. The Octagon and stables are bought by the Hon. Mrs Nellie Ionides and saved from demolition.
1962 - Mrs Ionides leaves the Octagon, stables and the site of Orleans House to the Borough of Twickenham for use as a public art gallery
1972 - The Orleans House Gallery is opened, and will mount a regular series of temporary exhibitions
1994 - The Stables Gallery opens, in the stables of Orleans House
2009 - The Orleans House Gallery reaches the final shortlist of four for the prestigious £100,000 annual prize awarded each year by the Art Fund
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Twickenham and Whitton timeline
Sources — for this page Cashmore2, Twickenham Museum and RUTLS
Contributors — to this page MC (BOTLHS), BG
External links
Orleans House Twickenham Museum
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