Kenwood House

Set in tranquil parkland with panoramic views over London, Kenwood House boasts sumptuous interiors and important paintings by many great artists. Brewing magnate, Edward Cecil Guinness, first Earl of Iveagh, bought Kenwood House in 1925. Thanks to him, you can admire masterpieces by Rembrandt, Turner, Reynolds, Gainsborough and Vermeer. Admire the Suffolk Collection, with its magnificent full-length Elizabethan portraits and stunning costume details. Or take a turn outside, in parkland influenced by the great English landscape gardener, Humphry Repton. There are also lakeside walks and meandering woodland paths to explore and enjoy. 

NEW EXHIBITION -  “Lost London 1870-1945”:

Saturday 23 January - Monday 5 April 2010

Normal opening hours

Entry Free

An exhibition of almost 100 images, many never seen before, to accompany the release of a new book from Transatlantic Publishing with English Heritage, “Lost London 1870 – 1945”.

Telling the story of the lost buildings and streets of London, this exhibition explores why some streets remain yet others have long disappeared from view. Accompanying the images will be two huge wooden Bell Jacks that survive from the bell tower of the long demolished Columbia Market. Depicting a world in transition, from the coaching inns and horse drawn city of the late Victorian age and through the 1920s and 30s to wartime devastation, the book and exhibition provide a unique opportunity to rediscover a “Lost London”.

Buy your copy now at our online shop – http://www.english-heritageshop.org.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/EnglishHeritage/_15399/-/LOST%20LONDON%201870-1945%3A