The talk will look at the long and varied history of the Esher Place estate, from the building of a medieval bishop’s palace by William of Waynflete in the 15th century, through a succession of different wealthy owners to its present ownership by a Trades Union. The work of distinguished landscape architect William Kent will be covered, as well as the surviving Grade I listed Waynflete’s Tower, the gatehouse of the old bishop’s palace.
Nick Pollard is Chairman of Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society and Curator of Spelthorne Museum in Staines.
Location: The Abercorn Room at Painshill
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