Holland Park Circle
The Holland Park Circle was an informal group of 19th-century artists based in the
Valentine Prinsep, Luke Fildes, Hamo Thornycroft and William Burges are considered key members of the group.[1]
List of artists' houses of the Holland Park Circle
The following are houses of special interest:[1]
- 2, 2a, and 2b Melbury Road, designed by John Belcher for Thomas and Mary Thornycroft and their family, built 1876–7
- 6 Melbury Road, designed by Frederick Pepys Cockerell for George Frederic Watts, built 1875–6; gallery extension by George Aitchison, 1878; demolished 1964 and replaced by a block of flats, Kingfisher House
- 8 Melbury Road, designed by Richard Norman Shaw for Marcus Stone, built 1875–7
- The Tower House, 9 Melbury Road (now 29), designed by William Burges for himself, built 1876–8
- 14 Melbury Road for Second World War
- Woodland House, 11 Melbury Road (now 31), designed by Richard Norman Shaw for Luke Fildes, built 1876–7
- 1 Holland Park Road (now 14), designed by Philip Webb for Val Prinsep, built 1864–6
- 2 Holland Park Road (now 12, the Frederic, Lord Leighton, built 1866, extensions added until 1895
- South House and 3 Holland Park Road (now 10), designed by W. E. and F. Brown for J. J. Shannon, built 1892
- 49 Napier Road, designed by Herbert Schmalz(Herbert Carmichael), redeveloped and studio added 1893
See also
References
- ^ a b Banerjee, Jacqueline. "Melbury Road, Leighton House, and the Holland Park Artists' Houses". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
Further reading
- Dakers, Caroline (1999). The Holland Park Circle: Artists and Victorian Society. New Haven, CT: ISBN 0300081642.