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Its turrets and gables lacked the elegance of London’s newer, Palladian town homes. Its “relics and curios” were dusty books and historic English papers. Its location was staid Kensington, not fashionable Mayfair. Its mistress was not even received at court. But this Regency seat of influence was nontheless a formidable rival to glittering Lansdowne House:
Yet great things were done at Holland House–reforms planned and accomplished, literary lions fed with appreciation and encouragement. All the great names of that period may be found on the lists of the Holland House entertainments.
— Charles Dickens, “Holland House,” All the Year Round, A Weekly Journal, Vol. 66, 1890
With the Regency barely on the horizon, the house was known as Cope Castle and practically a ruin when it came into the possession of Lord Henry Richard Fox, third Baron Holland. He was a mere baby and presumably not ready to take on any renovations even though the house had an illustrious history. Its…
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Wow what a pretty place. Would make a fun place to write a historical from.
Absolutely.