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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
20th October 1968 Comedian Bud Flanagan died in Kingston, London, aged 72.
20th October 1953 Actor Sir John Gielgud was arrested for cruising in a public lavatory.
20th October 1904 Born today: Anna Neagle, London Engld, actress (London Melody, Nurse Edith Cavell)
20th October 1862 Murderer Catherine Wilson hanged at Newgate Gaol, the last woman hanged in public in Britain.
20th October 1822 1st edition of London Sunday Times
20th October 1714 The Coronation of George I in Westminster Abbey.
A unique Victorian Townhouse
Home to the cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne.
Location: 18 Stafford Terrace, W8 7BH
Description: Linley Sambourne House is a unique example of a late Victorian townhouse. It was also home to the cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne and his family from 1874, surviving with almost all of its furniture and fittings intact.
This site provides an introduction to the House and its collections and to the Sambourne family. You can take a room by room tour of the house and study in detail examples of the decoration and furnishings selected by the family.
This is one for all those historians out there - the House is open to visit from March to December.
Tagged in this Tour: Cartoonists and Illustrators
Tagged in this Tour: Charlie Chaplin's London Tour
Historical
Ranking This Month: 1805/2810
Pages Hit This Month: 37
Link to This Page: http://www.shadyoldlady.com/location/1311
Credits: http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/linleysambournehouse/general/default.asp
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Home to the cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne. |
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Architecture Not To Be Missed
One of London's finest examples of neo-Palladian architecture
2008-04-16
The Thin House», 1.1km
Alain's Special Building», 7.7km
Queen's Speech Racy Clinic», 2.6km
Vanbrugh Castle», 8.7km
Brunel's Hidden Bridge», 1.5km
The Tulip Staircase», 8.2km
Oxo Tower», 3.8km
BT Telecoms Tower», 2.8km
The Helter-Skelter», 4.9km
Black Cat & Greater London House», 3.5km
mapping London's most interesting and unusual places and history
