Polesden Lacey

Polesden Lacey is an Edwardian house at Great Bookham, near Dorking, Surrey, England and a National Trust property. Image File history File links Polesden1. ... Image File history File links Polesden1. ... Great Bookham is a village in Surrey, between Leatherhead and Guildford. ... Dorking is a market town nestling under the North Downs approximately 25 miles south of London. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, NT or The Trust, is an organisation which works to preserve and protect coastline, countryside and buildings in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...

In an exceptional setting on the North Downs this Regency house was extensively remodelled in 1906 by the Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville, a well-known Edwardian hostess. Her collection of fine paintings, furniture, porcelain and silver is displayed in the reception rooms and galleries, as it was at the time of her celebrated house parties. The North Downs in England are a ridge of chalk hills that stretch about 100 mi (160 km) from Hampshire through Surrey and Kent. ... Regency may have several meanings: A regency may be a period of time when a regent holds power in the name of the current monarch, or in the name of the Crown itself, if the throne is vacant. ... The Edwardian period or Edwardian era in the United Kingdom is the period 1901 to 1910, the reign of King Edward VII. It is sometimes extended to include the period to the start of World War I in 1914 or even the end of the war in 1918. ...

There are extensive grounds, a walled rose garden, lawns and landscape walks through part of the 560 ha (1400-acre) estate.

The future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth spent part of their honeymoon here in 1923. George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895–6 February 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) as Queen Elizabeth was the Queen consort of George VI of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 and the mother of his successor, Queen Elizabeth II, the current British monarch. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

There were houses on this site before this Regency house, but they were demolished. Joseph Bonsor bought the estate and had the present house built. He died in 1835 and the house passed to his son. From then, there have been several owners of the property until it was bought in 1906 by Captain the Honourable Ronald Greville and his wife Margaret. Mrs Greville was responsible for the splendid house interior setting that was to impress her fashionable and famous guests of the time. 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The house was remodelled by Mrs Greville using architects Mewes & Davis — the architects who were responsible for the famous London Ritz hotel and Mrs Greville filled the house with collections of very fine furniture, pictures, porcelain and silver, much of which were supplied by the cream of London's fine arts dealers. With these purchases, she created a cosy looking retreat in the country necessary for her society hosting. The Ritz Hotel is a hotel in London. ...

External link

• Polesdon Lacey information at the National Trust
• Polesden Lacey garden design history