Building    From 1740  To 1830

Queensberry House 1797

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Built in the 1740s by the 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley. 1780 it was bought and enlarged by the 4th Duke of Queensberry. Demolished 1830.

At source this image is captioned "Print of the Seat of the Duke of Queensberry in Richmond from 1797."

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Queensberry House 1797

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Professor Banister Fletcher

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