Ham House is a 17th century stately home near the Thames in Richmond, Surrey, England.
Its ornately carved wooden front door includes the words "VIVAT REX" ("Long live the King"), visible towards the bottom of this picture on the left and right of the centre (see notes). This reflects the Royalist ieanings of its owners in the time of the English Civil War.
The house was built in 1610 and significantly remodelled in 1670 by the Duke of Lauderdale and his wife, the Countess of Dysart. Today the house is largely unchanged from that time and so it's a great example of 17th century Stuart architecture and design.
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