Rutland Lodge
house in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, UK
Rutland Lodge is a late-17th century house in Petersham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The house and its entrance gate and piers are Grade II* listed.
The house was possibly built by Sir Robert Jenner. Its first occupant was Sir John Darnall, a London lawyer. The house's current name commmemorates Lucy Manners, Duchess of Rutland who lived at the house from 1741 to 1751 while it was under the ownership of Sir William Yongue. After a fire destroyed much of the interior in 1967, the building was converted into flats.
“Rutland Lodge” enters the record as house in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, UK. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Rutland, Lodge and house can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q17553389. Authority coordinates are 51.446, -0.303. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1741, 1751 and 1967.
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