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See a plaque commemorating the writer Thomas Carlyle on the front of the house
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Look out for A Chelsea Interior by Robert Tait (1857), in the Parlour
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Make sure you don't miss the study tucked away in the attic
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Step into the Library, complete with a Victorian oil lamp on the table
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Prints on the decoupage scrap screen, decorated by Jane Carlyle in 1849
The home of a Victorian celebrity couple
Preserved since 1895 this writer's house in the heart of one of London's most famous creative quarters tells the story of Thomas and Jane Carlyle.
The couple moved here from their native Scotland in 1834 and became an unusual but much-loved celebrity couple of the 19th-century literary world
Don't miss
- Learn about Carlyle's influence on William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites
- Enjoy the Carlyles' walled garden, just minutes from King's Road
- Located in the heart of London's most famous creative quarter