Douglas House, Petersham
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| Former names |
Hall Place Petersham Place |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Location | Petersham, London |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°26′42.6″N 0°18′18.9″W / 51.445167°N 0.305250°WCoordinates: 51°26′42.6″N 0°18′18.9″W / 51.445167°N 0.305250°W |
| Current tenants | Deutsche Schule |
| Completed | c. 1717 |
| Client | Nathaniel Halhead |
| Owner | Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Roof | slate |
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| Floor count | 2 |
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Listed Building – Grade II*
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| Designated | 25 June 1983 |
| Reference no. | 1285296 |
Douglas House is a Grade II* listed early 18th-century Queen Anne style house in Petersham, London. It is now the site of the German School London.
Douglas House is located on the north side of Petersham Avenue leading west from the A307, Petersham Road to Ham House. The grounds of the house front the River Thames to the north. Ham Polo Club is situated to the west.
The house was originally known as Hall Place or Petersham Place until acquiring its present name in the 1890s. Some sources state that the house was built in about 1680 but the manorial rolls that record of sale of the plot of land on which it stands during the late 17th century do not mention a building until 2 May 1717 when they record the sale of land and "brick messuage etc. built by Nathaniel Halhead" to Lord Carlton.
After his death in 1725, Carlton's nephew, Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry inherited the house and, with his wife, Catherine "Kitty" Hyde, the couple played host to literary and artistic figures of the time including John Gay who is reputed to have written and rehearsed the Beggar's Opera in 1728 whilst at the riverside summerhouse in the grounds. Their children having predeceased them, the house passed to their niece, Lady Jane Scott, following the death of the Duchess in 1777 and Duke in 1778.
The house subsequently passed to Lady Jane's niece, Lady Frances Scott, daughter of Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith who became the second wife of Archibald Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas. The house then passed in 1817 to their daughter, Lady Caroline Lucy and her husband Vice Admiral Sir George Scott. Although the couple lived at the house, Caroline made her brother, Rev. James Douglas, 4th Baron Douglas, part owner in 1827. Following both their deaths in April 1857, it was their younger sister, Mary Sidney Douglas, who inherited. The house then passed through her to the Drummond-Moray family.
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