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Strawberry Hill House

18th century in LondonGothic Revival architecture in LondonGrade II* listed parks and gardens in LondonGrade I listed houses in LondonHistoric house museums in London
History of MiddlesexHouses completed in 1762Literary museums in LondonMiddlesexMuseums in TwickenhamSt Mary's University, TwickenhamTwickenhamUse British English from August 2015
Strawberry Hill House from garden in 2012 after restoration
Strawberry Hill House from garden in 2012 after restoration

Strawberry Hill House—often called simply Strawberry Hill—is a Gothic Revival villa that was built in Twickenham, London, by Horace Walpole (1717–1797) from 1749 onward. It is a typical example of the "Strawberry Hill Gothic" style of architecture, and it prefigured the nineteenth-century Gothic Revival. Walpole rebuilt the existing house in stages starting in 1749, 1760, 1772 and 1776. These added Gothic features such as towers and battlements outside and elaborate decoration inside to create "gloomth" to suit Walpole's collection of antiquarian objects, contrasting with the more cheerful or "riant" garden. The interior included a Robert Adam fireplace; parts of the exterior were designed by James Essex. The garden contained a large seat shaped like a Rococo sea shell, which was recreated in the 2012 restoration of the garden, one of the many examples of historic garden conservation in the UK.

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Strawberry Hill House
Waldegrave Road, London Twickenham (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)

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Strawberry Hill House

Waldegrave Road 268
TW1 4ST London, Twickenham (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)
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Strawberry Hill House from garden in 2012 after restoration
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