Twickenham Park
Twickenham Parkwas an estate inTwickenhamin south-westLondon.
History
[edit]The New Park of Richmond, later called Twickenham Park, passed to Edward Bacon in 1574 and to the Englishphilosopher,Francis Bacon,in 1593.[1]In 1608 the property passed toLucy Russell, Countess of Bedford.[1]The courtier and poetCecily Bulstrodedied at Twickenham Park on 4 August 1609.[2]In 1618 the Countess Bedford gave it to a relative, Sir William Harrington,Member of ParliamentforHertford.Harrington sold it toMary Home, Countess of Home,a cousin of Lady Bedford, in 1621.[1]
The property was acquired from the Countess of Home bySir Thomas Nott,a Royalist Army officer, in 1640.[3]Nott remained there until 1659 when he sold it to a Mr Henry Murray.[1]In 1668 Murray sold it toJohn Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton,another Royalist Army officer, who died in 1678.[4]
In 1685 the Berkeley family sold the property toRobert Brudenell, 2nd Earl of Cardigan.[1]The property was then bought by Sir Thomas Vernon,Member of ParliamentforWhitchurch,in 1698[5]and byAlgernon Coote, 6th Earl of Mountrathin 1743.[1]
In 1766 the property passed to theHarriet Pelham-Holles, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,who set aboutmixed farmingin the park,[6]and in 1788 it passed toLord Frederick Cavendish,a British Army officer.[7]
Following Cavendish's death in October 1803 the house passed toSir William Abdy, 7th Baronet.[8]Abdy sold the house at auction to Francis Gosling who in turn demolished it in 1809.[8]
References
[edit]- ^abcdef"Twickenham, The Environs of London: volume 3: County of Middlesex".1795. p. 558-604.Retrieved22 June2014.
- ^Foster, Donald W., and Banton, Tobian. (eds.)Women’s Works, Volume 3:1603–1625.New York: Wicked Good Books, 2013. 36–57.
- ^Porter, Stephen (2004)."Sir Thomas Nott".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20371.Retrieved22 June2014.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^Hayton, D W (2004)."Berkeley, John, first Baron Berkeley of Stratton".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2217.ISBN978-0-19-861412-8.Retrieved19 February2021.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^"Sir Thomas Vernon of Twickenham Park".Member Biographies.History of Parliament.Retrieved5 March2021.
- ^"Twickenham Park: A Brief History".Twickenham Park.Retrieved22 June2014.
- ^Massie, Alastair W. (2004)."Lord Frederick Cavendish".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4931.Retrieved22 June2014.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ab"Obituary: Lord Frederick Cavendish".The Leeds Intelligencer. 31 October 1803.Retrieved22 June2014.
Sources
[edit]- "VERNON, Thomas (1666–1726), of Twickenham Park, Mdx." in Hayton, D W; Cruickshanks, Eveline; Handley, Stuart. (eds.) (2002)The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690–1715.Boydell and Brewer.ISBN9780521772211
