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Walpole Collection

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Background imageWalpole Collection: Raynham Hall Ghost (Cl)

Raynham Hall Ghost (Cl)
Raynham Hall, Norfolk; This figure is not seen but is unknowingly photographed on the staircase; it may be the ghost of Dorothy Walpole, known as The Brown Lady. Date: 1936

Background imageWalpole Collection: Walpole / Strawberry Hill

Walpole / Strawberry Hill
HORACE (HORATIO) WALPOLE FOURTH EARL OF OXFORD Grounds of Strawberry Hill, near Twickenham, home of the English gothic novelist and man of letters Date: 1717 - 1797

Background imageWalpole Collection: Walpole / Strawberry 1795

Walpole / Strawberry 1795
HORACE (HORATIO) WALPOLE FOURTH EARL OF OXFORD The Gallery at Strawberry Hill, near Twickenham, home of the English gothic novelist and man of letters

Background imageWalpole Collection: Hugh Walpole / Postcard

Hugh Walpole / Postcard
SIR HUGH SEYMOUR WALPOLE English novelist with his wire-hired fox terrier Bingo, in the garden of their home at Keswick, Cumbria

Background imageWalpole Collection: Sir Robert Walpole / Mini

Sir Robert Walpole / Mini
SIR ROBERT WALPOLE 1st Earl of Orford English statesman - Whig MP in the House of Commons

Background imageWalpole Collection: Horace Walpole / Smith 10

Horace Walpole / Smith 10
HORACE (HORATIO) WALPOLE 4TH EARL OF ORFORD English man of letters at the age of ten

Background imageWalpole Collection: Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, SW London

Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, SW London - showing part of Horace Walpoles villa in Gothic Revival style. circa 1800

Background imageWalpole Collection: Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving)

Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving)
XJF863053 Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prime Minister Robert Walpole)

Background imageWalpole Collection: Walpole / Strawberry 1788

Walpole / Strawberry 1788
HORACE (HORATIO) WALPOLE FOURTH EARL OF OXFORD Grounds of Strawberry Hill, near Twickenham, home of the English gothic novelist and man of letters Date: 1717 - 1797

Background imageWalpole Collection: The Earl of Derbys Cabinet, 1867

The Earl of Derbys Cabinet, 1867
Engraving showing the Cabinet of then Prime Minister, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869)

Background imageWalpole Collection: Hugh Walpole / Cig Card

Hugh Walpole / Cig Card
SIR HUGH SEYMOUR WALPOLE English novelist born in New Zealand

Background imageWalpole Collection: Robert Walpole / Robinson

Robert Walpole / Robinson
SIR ROBERT WALPOLE 1st Earl of Orford English statesman - Whig MP

Background imageWalpole Collection: Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, 1676 - 1745. British statesman generally regarded as the first

Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, 1676 - 1745. British statesman generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of
3058521 Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, 1676 - 1745. British statesman generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain

Background imageWalpole Collection: WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745). English politician. Etching

WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745). English politician. Etching
CUL4866510 WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745). English politician. Etching.; (add.info.: WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745). English politician. Etching.); Photo © Esteban/AIC.

Background imageWalpole Collection: Thomas Holles Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, K. G. c1740, (c1884). Creator: Unknown

Thomas Holles Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, K. G. c1740, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Thomas Holles Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, K.G. c1884. Thomas Pelham-Holles (1693-1768), British Whig, educated at Westminster School and Clare College, Cambridge

Background imageWalpole Collection: Portrait of Sir Edward Walpole, Kt. 18th century, (1915). Artist: Edward Edwards

Portrait of Sir Edward Walpole, Kt. 18th century, (1915). Artist: Edward Edwards
Portrait of Sir Edward Walpole, Kt, 18th century. Sir Edward Walpole (1706-1784) was a British politician, and a younger son of Sir Robert Walpole, Prime Minister from 1721 to 1742

Background imageWalpole Collection: Elegy, written in a Country Churchyard, 18th December 1750. Artist: Thomas Gray

Elegy, written in a Country Churchyard, 18th December 1750. Artist: Thomas Gray
Elegy, written in a Country Churchyard, 18th December 1750. Copy, in Grays own hand, of his Elegy, enclosed in a letter written from Cambridge to Dr Thomas Wharton

Background imageWalpole Collection: Beach impression at Conspicuous Beach - Australia, Western Australia, Southwest

Beach impression at Conspicuous Beach - Australia, Western Australia, Southwest, Walpole Nornalup National Park, Conspicuous Beach - Walpole

Background imageWalpole Collection: Treetop Walk in Valley of the Giants, Walpole, Western Australia, Australia

Treetop Walk in Valley of the Giants, Walpole, Western Australia, Australia

Background imageWalpole Collection: Conspicuous Cliffs beach, Walpole, Western Australia, Australia

Conspicuous Cliffs beach, Walpole, Western Australia, Australia

Background imageWalpole Collection: The Lawns, Walpole Bay, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent

The Lawns, Walpole Bay, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageWalpole Collection: Bathing Station, Walpole Bay, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent

Bathing Station, Walpole Bay, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageWalpole Collection: IN PLACE 1738 satire on the prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole, for feathering his own nest

IN PLACE 1738 satire on the prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole, for feathering his own nest and those of his friends and relations Date: 1676 - 1745

Background imageWalpole Collection: Mr Walpole Greenwell (colour litho)

Mr Walpole Greenwell (colour litho)
612960 Mr Walpole Greenwell (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Walpole Greenwell, Walpole, 8 December 1898, Vanity Fair)

Background imageWalpole Collection: Photograph of Walpole Arms, Woolwich, London

Photograph of Walpole Arms, Woolwich, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageWalpole Collection: Photograph of Walpole Arms, New Cross, London

Photograph of Walpole Arms, New Cross, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageWalpole Collection: This Superbly Elegant Frontispiece (engraving)

This Superbly Elegant Frontispiece (engraving)
816321 This Superbly Elegant Frontispiece (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: This Superbly Elegant Frontispiece Represents Britannia (attended by Prudence)

Background imageWalpole Collection: Pitzhanger Manor House, Ealing, West London

Pitzhanger Manor House, Ealing, West London
Pitzhanger Manor House, Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing, West London, parts of which date back to the 18th century. Date: 2015

Background imageWalpole Collection: Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford

Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
Horace Walpole (1717-1797), 4th Earl of Orford, English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. circa 1750s

Background imageWalpole Collection: Unitarian Church, Walpole, New Hampshire, USA

Unitarian Church, Walpole, New Hampshire, USA. Date: circa 1906

Background imageWalpole Collection: Walpole House, Chiswick Mall

Walpole House, Chiswick Mall, originally the home of Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland, mistress of Charles II, and the inspiration for Miss Pinkertons Academy in Thackerays Vanity Fair

Background imageWalpole Collection: Walpoles quarrel with Townsend AD 1729

Walpoles quarrel with Townsend AD 1729
1192428 Walpoles quarrel with Townsend AD 1729 by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England published by Cassell and Company circa 1920 s); British

Background imageWalpole Collection: Strawberry Hill: North Front, 1784 (engraving)

Strawberry Hill: North Front, 1784 (engraving)
GHL12207 Strawberry Hill: North Front, 1784 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; eLondon Metropolitan Archives; English, out of copyright

Background imageWalpole Collection: Robert Walpole 1st Earl

Robert Walpole 1st Earl
3773645 Robert Walpole 1st Earl by Zincke, Christian Friedrich (1685-1767) (after); (add.info.: Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford. Portrait of the British statesman)

Background imageWalpole Collection: MA Norfolk Norwood Vector Road Map

MA Norfolk Norwood Vector Road Map. All source data is in the public domain. U.S. Census Bureau Census Tiger. Used Layers: areawater, linearwater, roads, rails, cousub, pointlm, uac10

Background imageWalpole Collection: MA Norfolk Sharon Vector Road Map

MA Norfolk Sharon Vector Road Map. All source data is in the public domain. U.S. Census Bureau Census Tiger. Used Layers: areawater, linearwater, roads, rails, cousub, pointlm, uac10

Background imageWalpole Collection: MA Norfolk Walpole Vector Road Map

MA Norfolk Walpole Vector Road Map. All source data is in the public domain. U.S. Census Bureau Census Tiger. Used Layers: areawater, linearwater, roads, rails, cousub, pointlm, uac10

Background imageWalpole Collection: House of Commons - Sir Robert Walpoles Administration, November 1, 1803

House of Commons - Sir Robert Walpoles Administration, November 1, 1803. After William Hogarth. After Sir James Thornhill

Background imageWalpole Collection: HORACE WALPOLE

HORACE WALPOLE writer and diarist, author of The Castle of Otranto etc. Date: 1717 - 1797

Background imageWalpole Collection: ROBERT WALPOLE & WIFE 1 ROBERT WALPOLE & WIFE 1

ROBERT WALPOLE & WIFE 1 ROBERT WALPOLE & WIFE 1
Sir Robert Walpole, prime minister, with Catherine Shorter, his first wife Date: 1676 - 1745

Background imageWalpole Collection: HUGH WALPOLE / POSTCARD

HUGH WALPOLE / POSTCARD
SIR HUGH SEYMOUR WALPOLE English novelist with his wire-hired fox terrier Bingo, in the garden of their home at Keswick, Cumbria. Date: 1884 - 1941

Background imageWalpole Collection: Sir Robert Walpole - House of Commons

Sir Robert Walpole - House of Commons
SIR ROBERT WALPOLE 1st Earl of Orford English statesman - Whig MP in the House of Commons Date: 1676 - 1745

Background imageWalpole Collection: RAYNHAM HALL GHOST 1936

RAYNHAM HALL GHOST 1936
Raynham Hall, Norfolk; figure not seen but unwittingly photographed on the staircase possibly Dorothy Walpole, aka The Brown Lady Date: 1936

Background imageWalpole Collection: Walpole New Hampshire USA cow cows pasture

Walpole New Hampshire USA cow cows pasture
USA, New Hampshire, Walpole, cows in pasture

Background imageWalpole Collection: King Theodores monument

King Theodores monument
Theodore I of Corsica (born Theodor Stephan Freiherr von Neuhoff) was buried in the graveyard of St Annes Church, Soho in central London

Background imageWalpole Collection: Bedford Head tavern

Bedford Head tavern
The old Bedford Head Tavern, a once celebrated eating house in Southampton Street, London, frequented by Horace Walpole

Background imageWalpole Collection: Sedgemoor TA6 4 Map

Sedgemoor TA6 4 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Sedgemoor TA6 4



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"Walpole: A Journey through Time and Legacy" Step into the enchanting world of Walpole, where history intertwines with artistry. Explore the captivating Strawberry Hill, a Gothic Revival masterpiece that stands as a testament to Sir Horace Walpole's visionary imagination. Delve into the mysteries surrounding Raynham Hall Ghost, an ethereal presence said to haunt its halls. Let your curiosity guide you as you unravel the secrets hidden within its walls. In 1795, Walpole's influence extended beyond architecture when he published his seminal work "Walpole/Strawberry. " This literary gem continues to inspire generations with its eloquent prose and profound insights. Hugh Walpole immortalized his family name on a postcard, capturing a moment in time that echoes with nostalgia. The image transports us back to an era filled with elegance and grace. Sir Robert Walpole takes center stage in a miniature portrait that showcases his political prowess and leadership. His impact on British politics is undeniable, leaving an indelible mark on history. Horace Walpole's legacy extends even further through Smith 10 engraving titled "Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment" from 1740. This thought-provoking artwork challenges societal norms while highlighting the pursuit of power and recognition. The year 1788 witnessed another significant milestone for Walpole at Strawberry Hill. It was during this time that he expanded his beloved estate, adding new layers of grandeur and charm for all who visited. "The Earl of Derby's Cabinet" unveiled in 1867 pays homage to both Robert and Hugh Walpole by showcasing their contributions across various fields - literature, politics, and more. Their collective achievements are celebrated within these hallowed walls. A cigarette card featuring Hugh Walpole serves as a reminder of his literary genius that captivated readers worldwide. His words continue to resonate long after they were first penned.