Park Place, Berkshire
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Park Place is a historic house in the civil parish of Remenham in Berkshire, England, set in large grounds above the River Thames.
Lord Archibald Hamilton bought the estate in 1719 from Mrs Elizabeth Baker and built a new villa on the site. His Royal Highness Frederick, Prince of Wales and the father of King George III, bought the house from Lord Hamilton. His mistress was Hamilton’s third wife.
The estate was purchased by Henry Seymour Conway in 1752 and he made extensive improvements. Humphrey Gainsborough, brother of the artist Thomas Gainsborough, designed Conway's Bridge, built in 1763 at Park Place. This is an interesting rustic arched stone structure close to the River Thames that still carries traffic on the road between Wargrave and Henley-on-Thames.
Much later, until 1988, the house became a boarding school.
[edit] See also
- Anne Seymour Damer, Conway's daughter
[edit] External links
- Park Place Estate including a historical overview (PDF)
- Park Place Boarding School
