This sinister Gothic castle is an exotic concoction of mysterious turrets, gilded ceilings and dazzling stained glass windows. Starting life as an unassuming cottage in Twickenham, Strawberry Hill House was bought by Horace Walpole in 1749 and was transformed from an orderly Georgian idyll into a magnificent Gothic mansion.
Walpole’s creation sparked a Gothic revival and inspired the designs for the Palace of Westminster 100 years later. Mysterious and inherently theatrical, this castle can whisk the whimsical away to a ghostly dimension only imagined in the pages of Gothic novels.
Walpole built his captivating castle for immediate effect not posterity. Today it has become a crumbling treasure, listed by World Monuments as one of the 100 most endangered houses. However, the impressive battlements are as sinister as ever, the stained glass is still spectacular, the lavish library is meticulous in its decoration, and as you wander down the ghostly long gallery you cannot help but wonder who is round the corner.
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61 - 63 Petersham Road,Richmond Upon Thames,
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1.81 miles from Strawberry Hill House
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This sinister Gothic castle is an exotic concoction of mysterious turrets, gilded ceilings and dazzling stained glass windows. Starting life as an unassuming cottage in Twickenham, Strawberry Hill House was bought by Horace Walpole in 1749 and was transformed from an orderly Georgian idyll into a magnificent Gothic mansion.
