Cliveden House

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Cliveden House is a grand Italianate country mansion in Buckinghamshire, England, famed for its riverside gardens, aristocratic residents, and role in 20th-century political scandals such as the Profumo affair.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic house
stately home
architect Charles Barry
architecturalStyle Italianate
associatedWith Christine Keeler
John Profumo
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
Profumo affair
Stephen Ward
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
builtFor George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
constructionEnd 1660s
constructionStart 1660s
country England
donatedTo National Trust
donationYear 1942
hasFeature boathouse
cliff-top terrace
formal gardens
fountain of Love
parterre
riverside gardens
woodland estate
hasGardenDesigner Geoffrey Jellicoe
Norah Lindsay
hasGardenFeature Long Garden
Rose Garden
Water Garden
hasHeritageStatus Grade I listed building
hasReconstruction after 1795 fire
after 1849 fire
hasViewOf Cliveden Reach
locatedIn Buckinghamshire
Taplow
locatedNear River Thames
linked to: Thames
near Maidenhead
Windsor
notableEvent Profumo affair meetings
openToPublic yes
operatedAs luxury hotel
operatedBy National Trust
overlooks River Thames
linked to: Thames
ownedBy Astor family
National Trust
purchasedBy William Waldorf Astor
purchaseYear 1893
rebuiltBy Charles Barry
rebuiltFor George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland
linked to: Duke of Sutherland
rebuiltIn 1850s
usedAs meeting place for politicians and aristocracy
venue for political house parties

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Charles Barry notableWork Cliveden House
Astor family associatedWithPlace Cliveden
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Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor deathPlace Cliveden, Buckinghamshire
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Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor residence Cliveden
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Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor residence Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England
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Profumo affair location Cliveden
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John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever residence Cliveden
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William Winde notableWork Cliveden House
William Winde designed Cliveden House
Rule, Britannia! firstPerformancePlace Cliveden
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National Trust Historic Sites hasPart Cliveden
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Sylvia McCordle residesAt Gosford Park estate
subject linked to: Sylvia McCordle in Gosford Park
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Taplow locatedNear Cliveden
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Taplow hasHistoricEstate Cliveden House
Long Garden locatedIn Cliveden
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Long Garden partOf Cliveden estate
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Long Garden partOf gardens of Cliveden
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Long Garden adjacentTo Cliveden House
Rose Garden at Cliveden locatedIn Cliveden House
subject linked to: Rose Garden
Rose Garden at Cliveden locatedIn Cliveden estate
subject linked to: Rose Garden
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Rose Garden at Cliveden associatedWith Cliveden House
subject linked to: Rose Garden
Rose Garden at Cliveden associatedWith Cliveden gardens
subject linked to: Rose Garden
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Cliveden Reach locatedNear Cliveden
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Cliveden Reach adjacentTo Cliveden House
Cliveden Reach adjacentTo Cliveden estate
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Cliveden Reach hasViewOf Cliveden House
Cliveden Reach hasViewOf Cliveden woodlands
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Cliveden Reach near National Trust Cliveden
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Stanley Spencer placeOfDeath Cliveden
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William Waldorf Astor residence Cliveden
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William Waldorf Astor burialPlace Cliveden
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National Trust properties in Buckinghamshire hasPart Cliveden
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Norah Lindsay designedGardenAt Cliveden
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