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Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, London: the bay window in the Round Room

RIBA Ref No RIBA49297
Architect/DesignerChute, John (1701-1776)
Walpole, Horace (1717-1797)
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryUK: England
CityLondon
Subject Date1759
Image Date1961
ViewInterior
StyleGothic Revival
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/GRV/63 (ES7767)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectCountry houses ; Decorative plasterwork ; Windows ; Decorative panels
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 in the Round Room was inserted in the 1860s.
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