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Winchester Close, ESHER, KT10 8QH

This is the view from the gardens of Image the body of water in the distance is Island Barn Reservoir if you have good eyes you might just be able to make out the arch of the New Wembley Stadium on the Horizon.

This is the rear elevation of Image, the training college of Unite the union. See http://www.amicustheunion.org/PDF/Esher%20History2.pdf for a full history.

This is Esher Place the training college of Unite the union see http://www.amicustheunion.org/Default.aspx?page=111. Unite was formed by the merger of amicus and the T&GWU in 2007. The present building was built in the early 19th Century in the style of a French chateaux. In the 1930’s it was converted for use as a Girls School, in 1953 it became the U.K’s first residential training establishment for trades union reps. The Electricians Union paid £23,000 for it. The view is looking along the recently constructed residential block towards the main house. You can read a full history at http://www.amicustheunion.org/PDF/Esher%20History2.pdf

This plaque is at the base of the Image in the grounds of Image

A close up of the bark of the Image in the grounds of Image see another at Image

A close up of the bark of the Image in the grounds of Image see another at Image

The large tree is the oldest example of a Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera in the country it stands in the grounds of Image it was planted in 1685 see Image Its bark has fantastic shapes see Image

This statue of a Kneeling Venus is in the gardens of Image near the Image

This is the Edwin Lutyens designed amphitheatre in the grounds of Image

Wayneflete's Tower was originally an 11th century manorial complex, sited on the banks of the River Mole. In 1462, Bishop William Waynflete of Winchester, founded the brick Palace of Esher and incorporated the medieval stone fortified manor house. The four storey gatehouse, with semi-octagonal turrets to the fore, was linked by a high curtain wall to a huge brick keep, which had octagonal turrets on the angles. Sadly in 17th century, the keep, the great hall, the curtain wall and associated building ranges were all demolished, down to the foundations. In the 18th century, Henry Pelham added a pair of wings and a porch, when integrating the tower into a Gothic mansion house.