Sutton Place, Woking near Guildford
Sutton Place is an ancient manor-house on the banks of the River Wey in Surrey.  It lies just within the ancient parish boundary of Woking, about 4 miles from Guildford, and was built between 1520 and 1530 by Sir Richard Weston.  Prior to this time, most grand country houses were built as castles or fortified houses.  Sutton Place was one of the first in the country to be built without fortifications.

In 1893, Macmillan & Co. published a history of Sutton Place - Annals of an Old Manor House - by Frederic Harrison.  Harrison was encouraged to produce the work by Francis Henry Salvin, then owner of the house and estate.  The book contains about 60 plates which are reproduced here. Later (in the 1910s?), a six page summary of Harrison's work was produced, along with 12 new illustrations.  These are also reproduced here. View pictures   Owners 1520s-1542   Sir Richard Weston 1550-1592 Sir Henry Weston 1592-1613 Sir Richard Weston 1613-1652 Sir Richard Weston 1652-1690 John Weston 1690-1701 Richard Weston 1701-1730 John Weston 1730-1782 Melior Mary Weston 1782-1823 John Webbe-Weston 1823-1840 John Joseph Webbe-Weston 1840-1849 John Joseph Webbe-Weston junior 1849-1854 Lady Horatia Weston (widow) 1854-1857 Thomas Monington Webbe-Weston 1857-1904 Francis Henry Salvin 1904-1918 Philip Witham 1918-1959 George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland 1959-1976 Paul Getty 1980-1990 Stanley J Seeger 1990-1999 Frederick R Koch 1999-2004 2004- A discretionary irrevocable family trust created by Alisher Usmanov