Strawberry Hill House — often called simply Strawberry Hill — is a Gothic Revival villa that was built in Twickenham by Horace Walpole from 1749 onward.
Walpole rebuilt an existing house in stages starting in 1749, 1760, 1772 and 1776. These added Gothic features such as towers and battlements outside and elaborate decoration inside to create ’gloomth’ to suit Walpole’s collection of antiquarian objects, contrasting with the more cheerful garden.
The interior included a Robert Adam fireplace; parts of the exterior were designed by James Essex.
