Theobalds House

Theobalds House , located in what is now Cedars Park in the parish of Cheshunt in the English county of Hertfordshire, was a significant stately home and royal palace of the 16th and early 17th centuries. Set in extensive parkland, it was a residence of statesmen Lord Burghley and his son, both leading royal advisers. James I enjoyed staying so much he acquired it from the Cecil family, further extending house and park. It was a notable example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, but was demolished as a result of the English Civil War.

A new mansion was built in the Georgian era farther to the West: house and park were then acquired and the house extended by millionaire brewers the Meux family. London's Temple Bar Gate was preserved and stood in the park from 1880 to 2003, when it was moved back to London. The mansion is now part of a hotel and members club known as Birch; the house is a Grade II* listed building.

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