Cliveden House

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country house historic house stately home

Cliveden House is a grand Italianate country mansion in Buckinghamshire, England, famed for its riverside gardens, aristocratic residents, and role in 20th-century political scandals such as the Profumo affair.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Cliveden 2
Cliveden, Buckinghamshire 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country house ⓘ
historic house ⓘ
stately home ⓘ
architect Charles Barry ⓘ
architecturalStyle Italianate ⓘ
associatedWith Christine Keeler ⓘ
John Profumo ⓘ
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor ⓘ
Profumo affair ⓘ
Stephen Ward ⓘ
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor ⓘ
builtFor George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
constructionEnd 1660s ⓘ
constructionStart 1660s ⓘ
country England ⓘ
donatedTo National Trust ⓘ
donationYear 1942 ⓘ
hasFeature boathouse ⓘ
cliff-top terrace ⓘ
formal gardens ⓘ
fountain of Love ⓘ
parterre ⓘ
riverside gardens ⓘ
woodland estate ⓘ
hasGardenDesigner Geoffrey Jellicoe ⓘ
Norah Lindsay ⓘ
hasGardenFeature Long Garden ⓘ
Rose Garden ⓘ
Water Garden ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus Grade I listed building ⓘ
hasReconstruction after 1795 fire ⓘ
after 1849 fire ⓘ
hasViewOf Cliveden Reach ⓘ
locatedIn Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taplow ⓘ
locatedNear Thames ⓘ
surface form: River Thames
near Maidenhead ⓘ
Windsor ⓘ
notableEvent Profumo affair meetings ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operatedAs luxury hotel ⓘ
operatedBy National Trust ⓘ
overlooks Thames ⓘ
surface form: River Thames
ownedBy Astor family ⓘ
National Trust ⓘ
purchasedBy William Waldorf Astor ⓘ
purchaseYear 1893 ⓘ
rebuiltBy Charles Barry ⓘ
rebuiltFor Duke of Sutherland ⓘ
surface form: George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland
rebuiltIn 1850s ⓘ
usedAs meeting place for politicians and aristocracy ⓘ
venue for political house parties ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Astor family → associatedWithPlace → Cliveden House ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cliveden
this entity surface form: Cliveden, Buckinghamshire
Charles Barry → notableWork → Cliveden House ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cliveden