Richmond Place, now known as Asgill House, is an 18th century riverside Palladian villa in Richmond, Surrey

Surrey

Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...

, on the former site of the brewhouse for the medieval and Tudor Richmond Palace

Richmond Palace

Richmond Palace was a Thameside royal residence on the right bank of the river, upstream of the Palace of Westminster, to which it lay 9 miles SW of as the crow flies. It it was erected c. 1501 within the royal manor of Sheen, by Henry VII of England, formerly known by his title Earl of Richmond,...

. It was built as a summer and weekend country villa beside the River Thames

River Thames

The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...

 for Sir Charles Asgill

Sir Charles Asgill, 1st Baronet

Sir Charles Asgill, 1st Baronet , merchant banker, was the third son of Henry Asgill, silkman, of St Clement Danes, Middlesex and was educated at Westminster School....

 in 1757–58 by Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor (architect)

Sir Robert Taylor was a notable English architect of the mid-late 18th century.Born at Woodford, Essex, Taylor followed in his father's footsteps and started working as a stonemason and sculptor, spending time as a pupil of Sir Henry Cheere...

 and is among the last villas of importance to be erected on banks of the Thames. It was returned to its original appearance in a restoration of 1969–70 and is now a Crown Estate

Crown Estate

In the United Kingdom, the Crown Estate is a property portfolio owned by the Crown. Although still belonging to the monarch and inherent with the accession of the throne, it is no longer the private property of the reigning monarch and cannot be sold by him/her, nor do the revenues from it belong...

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Sources

• http://www.richmond.gov.uk/local_history_asgill_house.pdf
• http://www.astoft.co.uk/richmond.htm