Orleans House
Proposals for improvement by Lord Kilmorey as designed by Henry Kendall Jr, not executed (by courtesy of Orleans House Gallery).
Orleans House
Orleans House
A vast esteat to entertain soe many
A vast esteat to entertain soe many
1710
1710
"he has an aboandenc of men at work in the grownd before his hous"
Who lived here?
Over the years many families had lived in the house. Louis Philippe, Duc d’Orleans, later the French King lived here for 2 years in the 19th century.
The Octagon, designed by James Gibbs for Mr Secretary Johnston in about 1718
New uses for the Octagon
The Octagon was used in a television version of Great Expectations by Dickens.
Today the Octagon and remaining buildings of the Orleans House Estate, including the stables have become an art gallery. The Gallery shows work by local artists and exhibitions of prints and original paintings of the area. The gardens are allowed to grow wild as a peaceful haven.
Mr Secretary Johnston’s house as pictured in Vitruvius Britannicus published by Colen Campbell in 1715
Proposals for improvement by Lord Kilmorey as designed by Henry Kendall Jr, not executed (by courtesy of Orleans House Gallery).
