Description

TQ 16 SW
5/147
7.2.75

BOROUGH OF ELMBRIDGE, Esher
ESHER PLACE AVENUE,
No. 30 (Esher Place)

GV
II

House, now conference centre. South wing 1805, the remains of a house by Lapidge,
extended in 1895-8 by G.T. Robinson and Duchene for the first Viscount D'Abernon,
in C18 French Style. Red brick with stone dressings, hipped slate roofs with
irregularly placed stone panelled stacks. Centre block with two wings projecting
forward at c 45 degrees to form polygonal courtyard to front. 2 storeys to wings,
3 storeys with 3 bay attic to centre and "bulls eye" window in stone, segmental
surround above, oval dormer windows under projecting hoods to either side. Stone
plinth and cornice over ground floor , deep bracket cornice over first floor centre,
dentilled to first floor right. Wing to left of 8 bays, stone dressed casement
windows under cambered heads with scroll keystone, rusticated end bay projecting,
first floor set back under moulded eaves. Wing to right- 4 bays end bay projecting.
Casement windows in stone strip surrounds, angle bay window rising through 2 floors
with balustrade top to junction of wing and main block.
Main block: brick bay to right containing arched window in roll moulded surround
behind oval stone balcony with wrought iron hand rail on 2 moulded brackets to first
floor. Circular window below. 3 bay centre to left on stone rusticated plinth, end
bays projecting. Articulated with paired Ionic pilasters across the first floor.
Arched casement windows with stone surrounds breaking into cornice on first floor,
camber head windows with block keystones to outer ground floor bays. Centre bay
recessed behind stone balustrade on first floor with central coved cartouche. Triple
arched and glazed casement doors below.
Garden front: 3 bay centre with quoined edges, 2 circular bays to outer ends. C20
extensions in similar style to left end, further C20 extensions to right.
PEVSNER: BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND, SURREY (1971) p223.

Listing NGR: TQ1337264910

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Esher Place at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5397821

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