Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, London: detail of the 16th century stained glass in the library window showing Elizabeth I's coat of arms

NOTES: Horace Walpole purchased Strawberry Hill, a follly, in 1747 and spent until 1776 expanding and redecorating it to his own specifications. He was assisted by two friends, the amateur architect, John Chute, and the draughtsman, Richard Bentley. William Robinson of the Royal Office of Works oversaw the construction. The stained glass seen here was orignally in the window of the closet in the Great North Bedchamber.