Dorchester House
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Dorchester House was a mansion in Park Lane, Westminster, London, which had many different forms over time. The last version used as a private residence was that built in 1853 by Robert Stayner Holford. It was demolished in 1929 to make way for the present Dorchester Hotel.
Dorchester House, Park Lane, London 1905
The grand central staircase of Dorchester House
Illustration from "The Magazine of Art" 1883 showing details of the central staircase of Dorchester House
The dining room in Dorchester House with the chimneypiece by Alfred Stevens on the left side of the room
George Holford
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir George Lindsay Holford was a British Army officer and courtier. The son of Robert Stayner Holford, he inherited his father's considerable fortune, which included the Westonbirt House in Gloucestershire and Dorchester House on Park Lane, London. He continued his father's work in developing the Westonbirt Arboretum, which still exists today and is open to the public.
Holford c.1910
Sir George Holford (far left) with Royal Party of King Edward and Queen Alexandra in 1908
Caricature of Sir George Holford in "Vanity Fair" 1899.
The Italian Garden at Westonbirt House, 1905