An 1853 illustration of the House from "Burke's Visitation of Seats"
Collections: Sir Joshua Reynolds painted a set of portraits of leading literary and academic figures for Henry Thrale to hang in his Library at Streatham. Sitters included Dr. Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, David Garrick, Edmund Burke, and the young lawyer Robert Chambers, the latter of whose portrait was auctioned by Sotheby's in November of 2004.
John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. II, p. 37, 1853.
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: Henry Thrale, 18th century. L. Jordan, 19th century. Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, 19th century; Bowes-Lyon family here until 1922.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No