In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Osterley like this:
OSTERLEY HOUSE, the seat of the Earl of Jerseyin Hanwell parish, Middlesex; 2 miles W N W of Brentford. The estate belonged to Sheen priory; went to Sir T. Gresham, Coke, General Waller, and others; and passed, through the Childs, to the Earl of Jersey. The present mansion superseded a previous one, in which Sir T. ...
Gresham gave entertainment to Queen Elizabeth; was built in 1760-3; is a brick pile, 140 feet by 117, with aportico, and with restored old corner turrets; and contains a staircase by Rubens, a large library, and a gallery130 feet long, with some valuable portraits and paintings.
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Osterley through time
Osterley is now part of Hounslow district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hounslow has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Osterley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Osterley, in Hounslow and Middlesex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26552
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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