Orleans House Grounds Trail

The history of Orleans House is a story of change. Over the years it has altered dramatically to meet 3 4 5 6 8 10 the needs of politicians, royalty and collectors Eighteenth Century Eighteenth Century Eighteenth Century Nineteenth Century Nineteenth Century Twentieth Century (to name but a few)! Use this map to reveal their stories and discover how they transformed the site. One of Johnston’s famous Johnston was a renowned The North Wing was The Duc d’Aumale, who The nineteenth century In 1926, the main guests was Queen Caroline gardener and had an made up of service rooms lived here from 1848– Coach House and Stables, house was purchased 1 2 (1683–1737), wife of George orangery in the West designed to help with the 1871, built an impressive now our Education Centre by a gravel merchant II (1683–1760). A menu Wing, where he housed running of the Octagon library on this spot which, and contemporary art gallery, and sadly demolished. Eighteenth Century Eighteenth Century from when she dined exotic plants such as Room. These included a sadly, was destroyed used to look very different. Our neighbour, Nellie In 1710, Scottish architect Johnston was a frequent here in 1729 reveals that orange trees and pineapple kitchen, wash house and a in 1926. However, in The Duc d’Aumale would Ionides thankfully saved John James (1672–1746) entertainer and loved to she brought her own plants. In the eighteenth Housekeepers office. The 2006 builders found the have kept his coaches and the Octagon Room, designed and built a host parties. He had the confectioner, chef and century, these fruits were Housekeeper managed original stone blocks from horses in the space. It West Wing, North Wing large brick house for the famous architect, James even her own gold plates! expensive and owning an the household and it was the library staircase. would have been two storeys and Stables Block. You retired politician James Gibbs (1682–1754), build orangery was a symbol here that orders were high with a slanted roof can find interpretation Johnston (1643–1737) and the Octagon Room c.1720 Can you find the of wealth and status. made and important As you stroll through known as a mansard roof. markers in the grounds his wife, Catherine Vere. as the perfect entertaining menu hanging up keys locked away. the woodlands look showing where the house space. Gibbs studied in at the entrance of out for them and the and library once stood. Can you find their Rome and was inspired the Octagon Room? interpretation markers. 9 portraits hanging by the city’s classical Which of the dishes Can you imagine what Twentieth Century inside the North Wing? architecture. This typically would you have tried? the library looked like? 11 included geometric This is a statue of Diana, Twenty first Century designs and symmetry goddess of the hunt. Her which is likely why the hand is upturned as she Between 2016–2018, the room is Octagonal. Step is reaching for her now North Wing was restored inside and enjoy “his little 7 missing bow and arrows. in a style more sympathetic baroque masterpiece”. Nineteenth Century to the original eighteenth- 8 This is a copy of the Diane century design. This was Can you spot the Carved into the centre of de Gabies from the Louvre thanks to the support of the ‘Putti’ – the small the original Coach House in Paris. The original is an Heritage Lottery Fund and boyish plaster statues? roof was the symbol of ancient Roman copy of a other generous funders. the French royal family, Greek sculpture. Replicas 4 the fleur-de-lys (a three of statues, such as this one, 7 petaled flower). The were very popular in the carved block was found 1700s. We believe Nellie Key years later during some Ionides purchased the 5 restoration work and statue between 1930–1950. Toilets can now be seen on the Over the years our Diana 2 pathway into the courtyard has lost her hand and then Car park 11 next to the car park. had it replaced again! Interpretation markers Can you find it? – discover secrets of 3 the former buildings 9 Pedestrian entrance Building colour guide 1 Eighteenth Century Twickenham 10 6 Nineteenth Century Twentieth Century Twenty first Century Riverside Orleans Road Main Entrance Richmond.

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