Showing posts with label 18 Stafford Terrace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 18 Stafford Terrace. Show all posts

Thursday, 13 February 2014

Arriving at 18 Stafford Terrace


How can I have missed 18 Stafford Terrace for so long? We went to visit it on Sunday for the first time and it was a revelation.

On a quiet street in Kensington, the house was bought in 1875 by the artist and Punch cartoonist Linley Sambourne, and his family lived there for the best part of a century, filling it with the eclectic and fascinating acquisitions of Linley and his successors.

But the most spectacular part of the visit was the performance by a brilliant unnamed actress as Linley Sambourne’s wife, Marion. She was note perfect, but who was she?

They only take small groups, so it’s advisable to book in advance: http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/18staffordterrace1.aspx