Residences Gallery

The Wharf, Sutton Courtney - home of Herbert Asquith

The country retreat of Prime Minister Herbert Asquith at Sutton Courtney, Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire after boundary changes in 1974). n 1912 the Prime Minister H. H. Asquith chose The Wharf (which he built in 1913) and the adjoining Walton House for his country residence. Asquith and his large family spent weekends at The Wharf where his wife Margot held court over bridge and tennis. She converted the old barn directly on the river which served for accommodation for the overflow of her many weekend parties. A painting of the period by Sir John Lavery (now in the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin) shows Elizabeth Asquith and her young friends lounging in boats by the riverside. Asquith signed the declaration that took Britain into the First World War here. Date: 1915

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Agricultural Establishment

English domestic architecture: elevations of a extensive agricultural establishment at New Arad, Hungary for Count Zelenski. From George Alfred Dean's Series of Selected Designs for Country Residences, entrance lodges, farm offices, cottages, etc Longman, 1867 Date: 1867

© Mary Evans Picture Library/Harry Price

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The Duke & Duchess of York & royal residences

A portrait of the Duke and Duchess of York, the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) surrounded by their coat of arms and three residences of significance - Glamis Castle, the childhood home of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, White Lodge, Richmond (the couple's first home after their marriage) and Buckingham Palace. Date: 1923

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