Whitton Park

[3] In 1735, architect and builder Roger Morris designed and built a Palladian villa there; and it was later leased by Sir William Chambers.

[4][5][6] Whitton Park was known for its gardens, with winding paths and groves leading past allegorical urns and temples.

The Duke was an enthusiastic gardener and he imported large numbers of exotic species of plants and trees for his estate.

On his death, many of these, including mature trees, were moved by his nephew, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, to the Princess of Wales' new garden at Kew.

[8] Gibbs's 1728 Book of Architecture included designs for three further buildings proposed for Whitton Park, but never executed.