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Esher Place
Esher Place — Grade I listed building in Esher, Surrey, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hersham · 1.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Esher Place is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed building in Esher, Surrey, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3719°, -0.3726°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Esher Place is a Grade-II listed country house, since 1953 used as a college by the trade union Unite, in Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom. The building is at least the fourth on approximately the same site and mainly dates to the 1890s. It incorporates traces and small parts of some its earlier forebears.
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Background
History
The first recorded predecessor was acquired by or for Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester, for his bishopric, early in the 13th century. The house was torn down in the latter half of the 15th century by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor, to make way for a large brick residence (with a tall slender tower gatehouse (Waynflete's Tower, see below) that stands today). Cardinal Wolsey, who possessed Esher Place as Bishop of Winchester, was kept under house arrest here after his fall from power. The estate was then seized by Henry VIII, restored to the Bishop of Winchester by Mary I, and the lease was then re-purchased by the Crown under Elizabeth I, who granted it to…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3719, -0.3726
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Elmbridge
- Parish
- Elmbridge, unparished area
- Postcode
- KT10 8PZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Nearest railway station
- Hersham — 1.3 km
- Official site
- www.iwm.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5397821 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Esher Place (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Rear of Esher Place - geograph.org.uk - 718490.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Esher Place?
- Esher Place is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode KT10 8PZ), in the parish of Elmbridge, unparished area.
- Who owns Esher Place?
- Esher Place is owned by Unite.
- Is Esher Place a listed building?
- Esher Place is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Esher Place?
- The nearest railway station is Hersham, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KT10 8PZ.