Friar Park
Friar Park is a Victorian neo-Gothic mansion in Henley-on-Thames, England, construction began in 1889 and was completed in 1895. It was built for lawyer Sir Frank Crisp, and purchased in January 1970 by English rock musician and former Beatle George Harrison. The site covers about 30 acres, and features caves, grottoes, underground passages, a multitude of garden gnomes, and an Alpine rock garden with a scale model of the Matterhorn.
| Friar Park | |
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The Lower Lodge and entrance gates of Friar Park from Gravel Hill in 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic revival |
| Town or city | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
| Country | England |
| Completed | 1895 |
| Owner | Olivia Harrison |
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