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'''Fenton House''' is a 17th-century merchant's house in [[Hampstead]] in North [[London]] which belongs to the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]], bequeathed to them in 1952 by [[George Baillie-Hamilton, Lord Binning|Lady Binning]], its last owner and resident. It is a detached house with a walled garden, which is large by London standards, and features a sunken garden, an [[orchard]] and a [[kitchen garden]].{{refn|group=n|The plot is 1 acre (0.40 ha); its tree-lined is driveway one tenth and the house occupies 0.05 acres}}
==Features==
The interior houses the [[Benton Fletcher]] collection of early [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]] instruments, some of which are often played for visitors during operational hours, and collections of paintings (including the collection of [[Peter Barkworth]] and loans of Sir [[William Nicholson (artist)|William Nicholson]] paintings), Meissen, English and Chinese [[porcelain]], 17th-century [[needlework]] pictures and [[Georgian era|Georgian]] [[furniture]].
It also has fine portraits of King [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]] (when [[Duke of Clarence]]) and his mistress [[Dorothea Jordan]], as well as portraits of two of their illegitimate sons, [[Lord Frederick FitzClarence|Frederick FitzClarence]] and [[Lord Adolphus FitzClarence|Adolphus FitzClarence]], and one of William IV's brother [[George IV of the United Kingdom|George IV]].
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PI Fenton, a [[Riga]] merchant, bought the house in 1793 and in the 19th century ordered much of the remodelling. This comprised alterations to the roof, ornate portico (door frame), addition of the pediment, new window frames, glazing and interiors. The sides of the building have later than 17th century [[balustrade]]d flat areas (parapets) above the standard decorative ledge ([[cornice]]) which also dates to after the 17th century.
The building has original staircases with twisted balusters. Main rooms have original panelling, corner cupboards and decoratively carved marble fireplaces.<ref name="NHLE"/>
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[[Category:Grade I listed buildings in the London Borough of Camden]]
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