London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom

Asgill House

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Richmond Place, now known as Asgill House, is an 18th-century Palladian villa designed by Robert Taylor and completed in 1757–58 on Old Palace Lane in Richmond, overlooking the River Thames. Built as a summer and weekend retreat for the merchant banker Sir Charles Asgill, Lord Mayor of London in 1757–58, the house stands on the former site of a brewhouse connected to the medieval and Tudor Richmond Palace. Described as "among the last villas of importance to be erected on the banks of the Thames," it remains a Grade I listed building. The structure was restored to its original appearance in 1969–70 by Fred Hauptfuhrer and Donald Insall Associates, which involved removing Victorian extensions. Since 1983, Asgill House has been leased from the Crown Estate by the Asgill House Trust, which maintains the house as a heritage asset.