Pope's Villa
Cross Deep, Twickenham
1718 | Thomas Vernon (cottages) |
1719 | Alexander Pope (1688-1744) |
1720 | Villa built |
1733 | Portico added |
1745 | Sir William Stanhope (1702-1772) |
1758 | House remodelled & extended |
1772 | Welbore Ellis (1713-1802), son-in-law |
1802 | Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, reversion |
1804 | Sir John Briscoe (d1805) |
1805 | Lady Briscoe |
1807 | Baroness Howe of Langar (1762-1835) |
1808 | Villa demolished |
New Villa built next door | |
1812 | Sir Wathen Waller (1769-1853), 2nd husband |
1840 | Partial demolition of new villa; (see Ryan House & River Deep) |
1842 | Thomas Young, Tea Merchant (d1851); new Villa built |
1852 | William Horsley |
1860 | *George Smith Esq; |
*Joseph Stearns Esq | |
1864 | *Henry Balfour |
1865 | *Mrs Balfour |
Charles Aird | |
1873 | Henry Labouchère (1831-1912) |
1905 | ?Aero engine manufacturer in railway arch |
1919 | The Sisters of Mercy, St Catherine's School |
1996 | St James Independent School for Boys |
2011 | Radnor House School Independent School |
Note: * signifies tenant or lessee of property, where known. Many of the dates noted are "spot" dates taken from rate books, directories, Enclosure Award, maps, or other sources and may not indicate arrival or departure of an occupier. Occupation is shown chronologically although some exact dates have not yet been ascertained.