Come along on Saturday 14th March to the brilliant Kenwood House in Hampstead!

We will be meeting up at 1pm at Archway Tube Station, entry to the house is free. The house is a fair walk from the station, but their is a local bus that goes right outside.

Kenwood House is a mansion which dates from the early 17th century. The orangery was added in about 1700. In 1754 it was bought by William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield. He commissioned Robert Adam to remodel it from 1764-1779. Adam added the library (one of his most famous interiors) to balance the orangery, and added the Ionic portico at the entrance. In 1793-6 George Saunders added two wings on the north side, and the offices and kitchen buildings and brewery (now the restaurant) to the side.

Among its splendid interiors hangs the wonderful Iveagh Bequest of paintings, including masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrant, Turner, Reynolds and Gainsborough: along with the Suffolk Collection's magnificent portraits of Elizabethan and Stuart celebrities. The 18th century landscaped grounds preserve many original features.

After a look round the house we can either pop into the cafe in the grounds or go to a local pub for a chat over a drink.

If you can't see us, give me a call.

Hope to see you there.

Regards

Robert
07905 901 834