The Castle Inn, Hill Street.
The Castle Inn is not a name you would associate with Richmond today but it was a leading hotel and event location during much of the 18th and 19th centuries. Originally it was located in George Street, the building had two Jacobean Gables, one of which still survives from the late 17 century at 37 […]
Tower House, Bridge Street
The Grade II listed building, constructed in 1856 according to the designs of Henry Laxton, showcases the elegant Italian Campanile architectural style. This five-story tower originally served as a residential structure in its early years, but by the beginning of the 1930s, it had undergone a transformation into Nuthall’s Restaurant, becoming a beloved and sought-after […]
Syon House
Residence of the Duke of Northumberland. This house was built in 1547 on the site of the Carthusian monastery of St Bridget, Syon Abbey, of which elements still exist. Syon is said to be a corruption of Zion – the City of David. During the dissolution of the monasteries In 1539, the abbey was closed […]
Asgill House, Old Palace Lane
Built on the site of the Brewhouse for the old Richmond Palace. It was a Summer Residence of Sir Charles Asgill 1st Baronet, a self-made banker who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1761. The same year work began on Richmond Place as it was then known.
Cholmondeley Walk
Cholmondeley Walk gets its name from the Cholmondeley family. They had been important to the crown from 1686 when the 2nd Earl, George gave up his legal career to join the Queen’s Regiment of Horse. The oldest regiment in existence today and named after Queen Mary, James II’s wife. George must have been a protestant sympathiser […]