Montrose House

Montrose House
Interactive map of the Montrose House area
General information
TypeResidential
LocationPetersham, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England
Construction started
late 17th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name
Montrose House
Designated25 June 1983
Reference no.1065342

Montrose House is a late 17th-century Grade II* listed building[1] at 186 Petersham Road, Petersham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.[1]

Sir Thomas Jenner was the first resident.[2][3] In the 1870s it was occupied by John Master, a retired magistrate from the Indian Colonial Service, his wife Gertrude, and his children.[4] One of his daughters, Hilda Master, went on to become the mother of Sir Anthony Blunt.[5] Tommy Steele was also an owner;[2][3] he then sold the house in about 2004.[6]

Montrose House in art

A drawing of the rear of Montrose House was made by Wilfred Fairclough in July 1941 as part of "Recording Britain". It is held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England (25 June 1983). "Montrose House, 186, Petersham Road (Grade II*) (1065342)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 Cloake, John (1998). "New Light on Old Petersham Houses – 2". Richmond History: Journal of the Richmond Local History Society. 19: 17. ISSN 0263-0958.
  3. 1 2 Hibbert, Christopher; Keay, John; Keay, Julia (2010). The London Encyclopaedia. Pan Macmillan. p. 559. ISBN 9781405049252.
  4. ↑ Fison, Vanessa. "Characters from bygone days: The Masters of Petersham". Ham & Petersham Community Magazine: 20–21.
  5. ↑ "Anthony Blunt: His Lives by Miranda Carter". The Guardian. 15 November 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Douglas, Rachel (5 April 2012). "Celebs on the move". Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Montrose House, Petersham (Back); Recording Britain". Search the Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

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