The front elevation of Ham House, with Father Thames sculpture in the foreground, Ham, Richmond upon Thames, Greater London

Situated beside the River Thames, Ham House, a Jacobean Mansion, was constructed in 1610 and enlarged in 1672-5. It was built for Thomas Vavasour, Knight Marshal to King James I. Its location enabled him to move easily between the courts at Richmond, London and Windsor. The forecourt includes a Coade stone sculpture of Father Thames reclining on a rock and holding a vessel pouring water. It was designed by the sculptor John Bacon in 1775.
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