devonshire villa Chiswick House Burlington Lane London Borough Hounslow William Kent
Chiswick House is a neo-Palladian villa in Burlington Lane, Chiswick, in the London Borough of Hounslow, England. The house belonged to Lord Burlington, whose taste and skill as an architect have been frequently recorded. The "architect earl" designed it with William Kent and built it in 1726-9. Kent also designed the gardens which according to the Chiswick House and Gardens Trust Web site[1] were the inspiration for the "English Landscape Movement". Burlington's daughter Charlotte married William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, and the house and gardens passed to that family after her early death in the 1750s. The house was used occasionally by the Devonshires, who had many other residences, and they added two small wings to the villa to increase the amount of accommodation. Built in 1788 these were designed by James Wyatt in a sympathetic style, but inimical to the concept of the house as a compact perfectly formed villa, and were removed in 1952. The 9th Duke of Devonshire sold Chiswick House to Middlesex County Council (with contributions from public subscription including King George V) in 1929. The grounds are now in the care of the London Borough of Hounslow the House is in the care of English Heritage. The garden is open to the public without charge. Hounslow and English Heritage formed the Chiswick House and Gardens Trust in 2005 to unify the running of the House and Grounds. The Trust will take over administration once the works are complete following an approx GBP Heritage Lottery Fund Grant complemented by approx GBP 4M from other sources, for restoration of the Grounds.
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