A view of the north west corner and the west alcove of the Arab Hall in Leighton House

Date:
1900 - 1950
Location:
Leighton House, 12 Holland Park Road, Kensington, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London Authority
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Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Road, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London Authority, W14
Reference:
OP35352
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

Leighton House was designed by George Aitchison for Frederic Leighton. Work began on the building in 1866, and it was extended and altered several times before 1896. One of these extensions was the 'Arab Hall', constructed in 1877-79 to house Leighton's collection of Middle Eastern tiles across two storeys. The design was "based on the palace of La Zisa in Palermo" and the interior features 14th century tiles in the alcove on the west wall, and 17th century tiles elsewhere, as well as work by Victorian artists.

Content

This is part of the Series: RCH01/006 Red Box Collection (Rchme); within the Collection: RCH01 Royal Commission On The Historical Monuments Of England (Rchme) Archive

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Tiling, Victorian House, Art And Design