Winchester House, Putney
Winchester House is a Grade II listed building at 10 Lower Richmond Road, Putney, London, overlooking the river Thames, which has been a private members club since 1892.
According to English Heritage, it was built in the 18th century. However, the Winchester House Club itself claims that it was built in the early 17th century. They also note that according to legend Oliver Cromwell used the house during the Putney Debates, and planted a mulberry tree in the garden, which still bears fruit today.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds a chimneypiece from the house in its collection, dated c.1750. The explanatory notes for this piece state that the house was built or rebuilt c.1729 by James Baudouin, a Huguenot refugee from Nîmes, France.
