Linley Sambourne House - Victorian Townhouse


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Linley Sambourne House

Linley Sambourne House

ADDRESS:
18 Stafford Terrace
London
W8 7BH

nearest train station:

High Street kensington 0.2 miles (0.3 km)

Kensington Olympia 0.6 miles (1 km)

020 7602 3316 ext. 305

Linley Sambourne House was the residence of the cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne who lived here along with his family from 1874. Today the house remains an almost unique example of a Victorian Townhouse with the interior almost exactly as it was during Sambournes’ time. Complete with original wallpapers and examples craftsmanship from this era. Sambournes original cartoons and photography are on exhibit too. Entering the house is almost the start of a feeling of time travel as you experience the feel of a 19th century residence and Victorian life. After taking up residence Sambourne and his wife decorated in the house in the fashionable 'aesthetic' style of the times. In 1980 the House and its contents was sold to the former Greater London Council, with an agreement that the Victorian Society would run it as a museum. The house is now owned by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Opening Hours:
All visits to the house are by guided tour only with set tour times on Saturdays and Sundays and at other times by appointment.
Weekend tours are led by an actor in period costume
Start times: 10.00 Conventional Guide 11.15 Costumed Actor 13.00 Costumed Actor 14.15 Costumed Actor 15.30 Costumed Actor

There are charges for this exhibit

website: rbkc.gov.uk/linleysambournehouse