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Denham Place is a 17th-century house at Denham, Buckinghamshire. The house was constructed in 1688–1701 for Sir Roger Hill, and the architect was probably William Stanton. It was surrounded on three sides by elaborate formal gardens inspired by Versailles, which contained a canal and sculptures. In 1773, most of the gardens were removed and replaced by a landscape park enclosed by a 10ft wall and encompassing a meadow, orchard, ornamental trees, formal sunken garden, flowerbeds, walled garden and a lake. Capability Brown created the layout. The estate also includes a lake and a Grade II listed coach house. Notable residents included members of the Bonaparte family, the American banker J. P. Morgan, the politician and movie financier Robert Vansittart and the producer Harry Saltzman. Saltzman and later owners claimed the filmmakers used the house's library as M's office in the films 'Live and Let Die' and 'The Man with the Golden Gun'. Notable visitors of the estate included producer Albert Broccoli, Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Michael Caine, Rudolf Nureyev and Gregory Peck. After an eight-year, artisan-led restoration, the mansion was returned to its former glory. It is within the council area of Buckinghamshire.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1124467.

Place Type: 17th-century House
Historic County: Buckinghamshire
Lat, Long: 51.573683,-0.50166171
Grid Reference: TQ 0393 8715
Civil Parish: Denham CP
Council Area: Buckinghamshire CA
Police Area: Thames Valley PA

GBPN ID: 301300
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Denham_Place,_Buckinghamshire_301300

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