Marble Hill Park is an area of of parkland in

Twickenham Twickenham is a suburban district in London, England. It is situated on the River Thames southwest of Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965, and the boroug ...

, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is an

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site that surrounds

Marble Hill House Marble Hill House is a Neo-Palladian villa, now Grade I listed, in Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was built between 1724 and 1729 as the home of Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk, who lived there until her ...

, a

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villa originally built for

Henrietta Howard Henrietta Howard (born Henrietta Hobart; 168926 July 1767) was a mistress of King George II of Great Britain and the sister of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire. Biography Henrietta was one of three daughters of Sir Henry Hobart, 4th B ...

, the mistress of King George II in 1724–29. From 2004 to 2006 the park was a venue for open-air music events organised by the Jazz Cafe. On 26 August 2006, Irish vocal pop band

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held a concert for their

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supporting their album ''Face to Face''. The park is Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. In 2015–16

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carried out a programme of research into the development of the park, including examining the early and mid 18th-century garden designs.

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* Alexander Magnus
"Reconstructing the Parkland at Marble Hill House", '' Historic Research''
{{Parks and open spaces in London 1720s establishments in England English Heritage sites in London Grade II* listed parks and gardens in London Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Twickenham

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