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Plaque

Richmond Palace

Inscription

{Round plaque:}
Upon this site formerly stood the Palace of Richmond, built by Henry VII in 1501. A royal residence first occupied this site in 1126.

{Rectangular plaque:}
In the 1740s the 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley built a house on this site.
In 1780, the house was bought and enlarged by the 4th Duke of Queensberry who entertained here in grand style. The Prince Regent was a frequent visitor.
In 1830 Sir William Dundas built the next Queensberry House which survived until 1933 when the present flats replaced it.
This history was researched by Roy Price CB (1916 - 2005) a resident here.

Site: Richmond Palace (1 memorial)

TW9, Friar's Lane, Queensbury House

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Queensberry House 1797

Built in the 1740s by the 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley. 1780 it was bought and en...

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Queensberry House - 1830

Built in 1830 by Sir William Dundas. Demolished in 1933 to make way for the f...

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Richmond Palace

The manor house of Sheen had stood on the site since at least the early 12th ...

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3rd Earl of Cholmondeley

Peer and politician. Born George Cholmondeley. He was elected to parliament i...

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Sir William Dundas

A landowner in Richmond, Surrey, who built Queensberry House. His father, th...

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Roy Price, CB

Resident of Queensberry House flats, who researched history for a plaque at t...

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