William KentEnglish
Drawing
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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- 7 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
Design for an asymmetrical Gothick wing to Waynflete's Tower, showing ground floor plan, front, rear and side elevations at Esher Place, Surrey. Designs for Esher Place, Surrey, show plans and exterior elevations of the house, designs for the interiors and plans and elevations for the garden, park and outbuildings, ca. 1730-1735. By the time Henry Pelham purchased Esher Place in 1729 all that remained of the original structure was Waynflete's Tower, built ca. 1475 by Bishop Waynflete as the gatehouse to the Episcopal Palace. When William Kent was commissioned to enlarge the house and redesign the grounds, it seems that Pelham originally considered a classical villa overlooking the Tower in the Park. However this scheme was abandoned in favour of altering and adding to the Tower itself.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- E.357-1986
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- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
