Historic houses · London
Painshill House
Painshill House — house in Elmbridge, Surrey, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon · 3.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Painshill House 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: "house in Elmbridge, Surrey, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3317°, -0.4264°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Painshill House is a Grade II*-listed house in Cobham, Surrey, England. It was designed by Richard Jupp in the late 1770s for Benjamin Bond Hopkins. Subsequent alterations were undertaken by Decimus Burton and Norman Shaw. Until the Second World War, Painshill House was the residence for the owner of the adjacent Painshill landscape gardens, created in the 18th century by Charles Hamilton. In the late 1940s, the estate was split into lots and sold to separate owners. The house was also divided into five individual dwellings.
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Background
History
At the start of the 18th century, the future Painshill estate was divided between land leased from the Crown by Robert Gavell and a freehold property owned by the Smyther family. Gabriel, Marquis du Quesne, bought the Smythers' land in around 1717, by which time it consisted of two or three farms. Du Quesne is thought to have built the first mansion house, designed in the style of John Vanbrugh and laid out a small formal park. In 1720, Du Quesne was ruined as a result of the collapse of the South Sea Company and he sold Painshill to William Bellamy in 1725. Bellamy, a barrister at the Inner Temple, also started to lease the land owned by the Crown, which had become available following the…
Description
The two-storey Painshill House was built in the late 1770s for Benjamin Bond Hopkins. The external walls of the house are rendered and painted white, and the roof is covered in slate. The lodges, either side of the entrance driveway, were built around 1800 and are Grade II listed.
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- Coordinates
- 51.3317, -0.4264
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Elmbridge
- Parish
- Elmbridge, unparished area
- Postcode
- KT11 1DL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Established
- 1778
- Nearest railway station
- Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon — 3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17547180 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Painshill House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Painshill House?
- Painshill House is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode KT11 1DL), in the parish of Elmbridge, unparished area.
- When was Painshill House built?
- Built or established in 1778.
- Is Painshill House a listed building?
- Painshill House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Painshill House?
- The nearest railway station is Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon, about 3.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KT11 1DL.