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Winchester House, Putney
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Winchester House is a Grade II listed building in Putney in the London Borough of Wandsworth, it is home to the Winchester House Club.[1]
Location
The house is at number 10 on the north side of Lower Richmond road.[2]
History
The club reports that the house was built in the early 17th Century and a mulberry tree in the garden was planted by Oliver Cromwell, at the time of the Putney Debates in 1647.[3] Other sources suggest the building dates back to circa 1730,[4] being built or rebuilt by the Huguenot refugee Jacques Badouin[5][6] from Nîmes, France.[7] A west wing was added in 1760.[8]
An image from 1915 shows landscaped gardens[9] and there is memorial in the building to those lost in World War I.[10] The building was Grade II listed in 1955.[11] In 2016 it was refurbished and reopened as a venue,[12] it is approved for wedding ceremonies.[13]
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The club
In 1892 the 'Putney Constitutional Club Company Limited' was incorporated as a club,[14][15] in 1997 the club changed its name to 'The Winchester House Club Limited'.[16] The club is described as 'a traditional and thriving private members club offering a range of facilities within a serene setting'.[17]
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