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From the former collection of United States Ambassador John Hay (Jock) Whitney and Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, the US Ambassador's English Country Estate, Cherry Hill, Wentworth. Whitney was one of the most successful American Ambassadors to Great Britain and the scion of one of Boston’s oldest and wealthiest families. Ambassador Whitney was not only an heir to a large fortune but a pioneer in the concept of venture capital, as well as an influential philanthropist. Forbes ranked him among the seven richest men in the world in the 1970s. With their wealth, exquisite taste, and refined aesthetic, the Whitneys created a style that was the envy of post-war British society. This home was the perfect setting for their fabulous art collection, which included both Old Masters and Impressionists, and for their extensive entertaining. The property, a stone’s throw from London, is located at the heart of the Wentworth Estate, Surrey. The estate is home to the Wentworth Club, regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious golf clubs and host of the PGA championship. Whilst most of the properties on the Wentworth Estate are either Arts and Crafts inspired ‘Tarrant’ houses, or newly built mock neo-classical homes, Cherry Hill stands apart as a surprising and unique example of British modernist architecture. Cherry Hill was built in the 1930s for businesswoman, Katherine Hannah Newton, by the architect Oliver Hill - an eccentric and self-made man who was mentored by Sir Edwin Lutyens. At first sight, Cherry Hill appears to be a resolutely ‘modern’ house, directly inspired by the architectural theories of the German teaching of Bauhaus, founded by Walter Gropius. Hill, however, was a non-conformist and incorporated his own style into the creation of Cherry Hill, with a focus on integrating the new building within its natural surroundings.