Useful information
- Phone : +44 20 7602 3316
- Website: : http://www.rbkc.gov.uk
Description
This house was built in 1866 by the Orientalist Lord Leighton (1830-1896). He was a Victorian painter and President of the Royal Academy and a fervent defender of eclectic beauty. The house is a wonderful reflection of Victorian style in its layout and its furnishings. Note especially the exotic Arab Hall which boasts a flagstone floor with exuberant floral motifs (by William de Morgan) and a fountain on a mosaic floor. The museum exhibits a number of a works by Leighton, as well as some of his personal possessions.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide240 m - 224-238 Kensington High Street, London
- The Green Guide463 m - Holland Park Ave., London W8 7RX
- The Green Guide486 m - 18 Stafford Terrace, London W8 7BH
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Where to sleepnearby
- From £69Hilton London Olympia311 m - 380 Kensington High Street, London W14 8NL
- From £95The Crown and Sceptre312 m - 34 Holland Road, Kensington, London W14 8BA
- From £89Lovely flat in West Kensington Central London321 m - 154 Warwick Road Ground Floor Flat, London W14 8PS
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Where to eatnearby
- The Holland££MICHELIN 2024355 m - 25 Earls Court Road, Kensington, London W8 6EB
- Bone Daddies KensingtonAround£30381 m - 1 Phillimore Gardens, London W8 7QB
- Maria G's££MICHELIN 2024418 m - Coe House, 2-4 Warwick Lane, Kensington, London W14 8FN
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