Mount Clare

MINSTEAD GARDENS SW15 1. 5033 Mount Clare TQ 27SW 3/11 14.7.55 I 2. 1772 probably by Sir Robert Taylor, enlarged with portico and other enrichments. 1780 by Columbani, 2-storeys and basement. Five-bays. Stucco, with rusticated stone basement. Three-bay projecting centre with pediment and wood Doric tetrastyle balustraded portico with modelled plaster ceiling and WI railings raised above arched basement and approached by 2 curved flights of stone steps with WI railings. Dentil cornice. Rear elevation of 2-storeys with semi-octagonal projection in centre. Entrance hall has vaulted and shallow coffered ceiling. Geometrical stone staircase with WI balustrade. Octagon drawing room with good delicately-modelled ceiling and niches. Marble fireplaces and other good interior features. In the grounds are the dismantled remains of a circular Composite temple, the columns of which are stored in the basement. The marble capitals of 2 columns are Roman. Built by George Clive, cousin to Lord Clive. The gardens were laid out by Capability Brown.

Listing NGR: TQ2162374004