After you with the salt, Dr Johnson!
A glimpse into the gastronomic delights of Garrick’s closest acquaintances.
The People’s Collection: The Story Behind Richmond Borough’s Art Collections
In 2022 Orleans House Gallery, the home of Richmond Borough’s art collection, turned 50. This significant anniversary provided an excuse to explore the formation of the collection. Many local authorities in the UK own an art collection. Richmond’s Art Collection includes a wide range of artworks which together tell a fascinating story about the borough and its people.
Nellie Ionides and Orleans House
Orleans House was a home and meeting place for royalty, politicians and gentry in the two centuries it stood on the Twickenham riverside. It was demolished in 1926. Without the foresight of local resident The Honourable Nellie Ionides, reputed to be the richest woman in England in the 1950s, it is likely that the glorious Octagon Room would have suffered the same fate.
Siblings, Spies and Civil War: How Family Ties Led to Conspiracy and Betrayal at Syon
Learn about the parts played by the Percy siblings, Algernon, Henry and Lucy, in the intrigue and betrayal of both the Royalists and Parliamentarians during the English Civil War.
London Luminaries Live: Contemporary Arts & Cultural Heritage
Join us for our second London Luminaries Live event at Orleans House Gallery on Twickenham’s historic riverside for a panel
discussion on ways in which our partners bring contemporary art into dialogue with cultural
heritage. There will be speakers from Pope’s Grotto, Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery, Orleans House Gallery
and Boston Manor House. There’ll be free guided tours of Orleans House Gallery before the discussion.