Old Friars
| Old Friars | |
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General information | |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°27′37″N 0°18′28″W / 51.460268°N 0.307823°W |
Completed | 1687 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Gate and Railings to Old Friars Old Friars |
| Designated | 10 January 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1065315 |
Old Friars is a building overlooking Richmond Green in Richmond, London. The building, its gates and its railings are Grade II* listed.[1][2]
History and description
[edit]The house was built in 1687 with surviving cellars from around 1500.[3] In the 1730s an extension was added on the right side, now known as Beaver Lodge, which was used for assemblies and concerts. Before this however, the house was already used for entertainment with an 1722 advertisement in The Daily Courant describing the events held there.[4]
In the late 19th century, the house was used by the Richmond Liberal and Radical Club. The house has been Grade II* listed along with its gates and railings since 1950 and is part of the Richmond Green Conservation Area.[5] Richard Attenborough is among the former residents of the house who lived there from 1949 until moving to Denville Hall in 2012 after which the house was sold.[4][6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Historic England (10 January 1950). "Gate and Railings to Old Friars Old Friars (1065315)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
- ↑ Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher, eds. (1995). The London Encyclopaedia. London: Macmillan. p. 647. ISBN 978-0-333-57688-5.
- ↑ Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus, eds. (2002), London. 2: South (1 ed.), Harmondsworth: Yale University Press, pp. 521–522, ISBN 978-0-300-09651-4
- 1 2 "King Street to Friars Lane". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ "Richmond Green Conservation Area Appraisal: Conservation Area No. 3". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 2 July 2026. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ "Remembering Richard Attenborough". BFI. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ York, Melissa (13 November 2014). "Old Friars in Richmond Green: Richard Attenborough's former home in south west London is a movie star mansion". City AM. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
