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DEEPDENE, a seat on the river Mole, adjacent to the south-east side of Dorking, in Surrey. The estate around it belonged once to the Fitzalans and the Warrens; was held for some centuries by the Howards; passed, in 1791, to Sir W. Burrell, and afterwards to Thomas Hope, Esq., author of "Anastasius" and the "Essay on Architecture;" and belongs now to H. T. Hope, Esq. A long steep glade, from which it takes its name, is richly picturesque; and leads up to a small Doric temple and a high terrace, commanding noble views. The house was built partly by the Duke of Norfolk, on the site of a previous one, -mainly by Thomas Hope, Esq., and his son; has a fine principal front in the Italian style; and contains a rich collection of sculpture and painting. Disraeli wrote here the greater part of his "Coningsby. "
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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