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the river and house in 1762 by remodelled in 1761 by Robert
Richard Wilson, who is widely Adam and is considered one
regarded as the father of English of his masterpieces. The five
land scape painting. The café, Adam rooms house original
which is open year-round, is furnishings and a collection of
especially good. old master paintings.
The 200-acre (80-ha) park,
landscaped by Capability
Brown, includes a lovely 40-acre
(16-ha) garden with more than
200 species of rare trees. The
park’s Great Conservatory
inspired Joseph Paxton’s
designs for the Crystal Palace Drawing room, Osterley Park House
(see pp30–31).
m Osterley
Park House
n Musical Museum
Jersey Rd, Isleworth. Tel 020 8232
399 High St, Brentford. Tel 020 8560 5050. 1 Osterley. Open Mar & Oct
8108. 3 Kew Bridge. 1 Gunnersbury, noon–4pm Wed–Sun; Apr–Sep:
South Ealing then bus 237 or 267. 11am–5pm daily; first 2 weeks Dec:
Open 11am–5pm Fri–Sun & bank hol noon–4pm Sat & Sun. & - =
Mon (last adm: 4pm). & 7 9 8 Garden: Open 10am–5pm daily. Park:
- = ∑ musicalmuseum.co.uk
Open 7am–6pm (later in summer).
∑ nationaltrust.org.uk/osterley
The collection is arranged over
three floors and comprises Osterley is ranked among
A Richmond lane chiefly large self-playing Robert Adam’s finest works,
instruments, including player and its colonnaded portico and
v Richmond (automatic) pianos and organs, elegant library ceiling show
miniature and cinema pianos, why. Much of the furniture is
SW15. 1 3 Richmond.
and what is thought to be the by Adam; the garden and temple
This attractive London suburb only surviving self-playing are by William Chambers, archi-
took its name from the palace Wurlitzer organ in Europe. tect of Somerset House.
that Henry VII built here in
1500. Many early 18th-century
houses survive near the river
and off Richmond Hill, notably
Maids of Honour Row, which
was built in 1724. The beautiful
view of the river from the top
of the hill has been captured
by many artists, and remains
largely unspoiled.
b Syon House
London Rd, Brentford. Tel 020 8560
0882. 1 Gunnersbury then bus 237
or 267. House: Open mid-Mar–Oct:
11am–5pm Wed–Thu, Sun & public
hols (last adm: 4pm). Closed Nov–
mid-Mar. Gardens: Open mid-Mar–
Oct: 10:30am–5pm daily (last adm:
4pm). Closed Nov–mid-Mar. & ^
8 - = 7 gardens only.
∑ syonpark.co.uk

The Earls and Dukes of
Northumberland have lived
here for 400 years – it is the
only large mansion in the
London area still in hereditary
ownership. The interior was Robert Adam’s Red Drawing Room at Syon House

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