tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2298857229955121755..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Leighton House MuseumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-69110367399817117032017-06-05T10:23:53.184-04:002017-06-05T10:23:53.184-04:00Do you have time to visit Linley Samborne's ho...Do you have time to visit Linley Samborne's house? It's a small museum for an unsung hero of late 19th century journalistic creativity and I'm guessing that it is not too far from where you are staying. It's only open at certain times and closed from later in the month...<br />Link is here<br />https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/18staffordterrace/theworkoflinleysambourne.aspxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-85781076968533701392017-06-05T07:14:41.925-04:002017-06-05T07:14:41.925-04:00Welcome to London! It is indeed a beautiful house....Welcome to London! It is indeed a beautiful house. How disappointing that you weren't allowed to take interior photographs; seems a bit unreasonable, given that it has often been used as a filming location. To compensate, you can see many interiors lovingly shot in this episode of Poirot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BMZ8jrUV04Hilary Hadley Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232901237277092318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-88066932213611663582017-06-05T05:20:21.934-04:002017-06-05T05:20:21.934-04:00Although I thought Orientalist taste in Britain wo...Although I thought Orientalist taste in Britain would appear to be artificial, I think you are correct. The orientalist style rooms on the ground floor ARE knockouts. The Arab Hall in Leighton House in particular! Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com