Caryles House - Quuen Anne Terrace House


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Caryles House

CARLYLE'S HOUSE

ADDRESS:
24 Cheyne Row
Chelsea
London
SW3 5HL

nearest train station:

South Kensington 0.7 miles (1.1 km)

West Brompton 1.1 miles (1.8 km)

Battersea Park 1 mile (1.6 km) (South of the Thames)

Carlyle's House is the former residence of Thomas Carlyle who lived here with his wife Jane from 1834 till his death in the Drawing Room in 1881. The building is a Queen Anne terraced house dating from 1708 and sits almost opposite the River Thames. Thomas Carlyle was a noted historian, social writer, public orator and ethical thinker. In 1895 the house was opened to the public to maintain the memory of Carlyle and his work and Since 1936 the National Trust has had ownership. The house includes original furniture, possessions and work of Carlyle as well as exhibits added later. In years gone by many a famous writer has visited this house including Dickens, Tennyson and Ruskin. Though famous visitors of the past are not confined to writers, Chopin once played the piano in the ground-floor parlour.

Opening Hours:
end of March till end of October
11 am till 5 pm Saturday and Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays
2 pm till 5 pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

website: nationaltrust.org.uk/carlyleshouse