Percy Lodge

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Percy Lodge
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Percy Lodge
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General information
Location East Sheen, London, England
Coordinates 51°27′37″N0°16′15″W / 51.4603°N 0.2708°W / 51.4603; -0.2708
Completedc. 1740
Listed Building – Grade II
Official namePercy Lodge
Designated25 October 1951
Reference no. 1358081

Percy Lodge is a Grade II listed [1] house in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, dating from around 1740, [2] in Christchurch Road, East Sheen, near Richmond Park. It was originally used as a hunting lodge [2] and is listed along with West Lodge, a house made from its former stables. [1]

The house is rendered in a Georgian style, built in brickwork with Venetian windows. [3] Other than Atkinson, notable owners of the property are said to include David Jacobs, Julia Margaret Cameron, and the Marquess of Hartington. [4]

The name of the house points to it being built for Hugh Percy, the Duke of Northumberland. It is considered the only house in East Sheen that remains from the 18th century, a notable pre-Victorian survivor. [2] [5] It lies opposite The Plough public house as well as some older cottages, also designated, that are said to collectively represent the historically bucolic character of East Sheen. [3] In the 1920s, restoration was carried out by Robert Atkinson who had bought the house and saved it from demolition. The house is listed along with West Lodge, a house made from its former stables. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England (25 October 1951). "Percy Lodge (1358081)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Deaton, David; Deaton, Helen. "Percy Lodge". Mortlake History. Retrieved 20 February 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 Hibbert, Christopher; Keay, John; Keay, Julia (1983). The London Encyclopaedia . p. 528. ISBN   9780333576885.
  4. Hewitson, Jessie (31 January 2014). "Percy Lodge, a country home near Central London". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  5. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (11 March 1983). The Buildings of England London 2: South. p. 471. ISBN   9780300096514.