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Richmond House, Twickenham
Richmond House was a large mansion in Twickenham, Surrey, England. History The house was built in about 1640 for Edward Birkhead, who was Serjeant at Arms of the British House of Commons. The house was acquired by Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford in 1682: he built up an important art collection which is now at Weston Park in Staffordshire. It then passed to one of his sons, Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington, in 1708 and to Anthony Browne, 6th Viscount Montagu in 1736. From 1744 to 1766 it was owned and occupied by Anthony Keck (Woodstock MP), Anthony Keck. The house was then bought by John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne, Mary, Dowager Countess of Shelburne (mother of the William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister) in 1766. It then passed to Martha Bruce, Countess of Elgin and Kincardine (mother of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, who installed the Elgin Marbles in the Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond House, Twickenham
Richmond House was a large mansion in Twickenham, Surrey, England. History The house was built in about 1640 for Edward Birkhead, who was Serjeant at Arms of the British House of Commons. The house was acquired by Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford in 1682: he built up an important art collection which is now at Weston Park in Staffordshire. It then passed to one of his sons, Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington, in 1708 and to Anthony Browne, 6th Viscount Montagu in 1736. From 1744 to 1766 it was owned and occupied by Anthony Keck (Woodstock MP), Anthony Keck. The house was then bought by John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne, Mary, Dowager Countess of Shelburne (mother of the William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister) in 1766. It then passed to Martha Bruce, Countess of Elgin and Kincardine (mother of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, who installed the Elgin Marbles in the Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |