The Denney Edition at Rainham Hall

The Denney Edition: celebrating an icon of 20th century style, is an innovative exhibition celebrating the life and career of former Rainham Hall resident, Anthony Denney. Find out more about this influential character, his impact on Rainham Hall, and watch the making of film featuring the local artists who have brought The Denney Edition to life.

The Denney Edition at Rainham Hall

About the exhibition

Rainham Hall - Visitors in Denney's Library

The Denney Edition at Rainham Hall 

An introduction to The Denney Edition, an innovative exhibition celebrating the life and career of influential photographer, designer, and former Rainham Hall resident, Anthony Denney.

Objets D’Art

The Making of The Denney Edition  

Learn more about the process behind The Denney Edition, including the local artists, schools and colleges who co-created the exhibition.

Anthony Denney. Image: Gordon Bishop

Meet Anthony Denney  

Learn more about the life of photographer, interior designer and eminent art collector, Anthony Denney, who lived at the Hall from 1964 to 1969.

Vogue cover with photograph by Anthony Denney on display at the Denney Edition, Rainham Hall, Rainham, London

The Denney Edition Podcast 

In this podcast, Dominic Neergheen, former New Museum School trainee at Rainham Hall, uncovers the life of this extraordinary character. Part of the Culture& New Museum School podcast series, produced in 2019 with Chrome Media.

Anthony Denney in the Library at Rainham Hall

Denney's Influence at Rainham Hall 

Discover the influence of fashion photographer and interior designer Anthony Denney on his former home, Rainham Hall.

Flowers by Minoux Flowers for Jermaine Gallacher residency at Rainham Hall

Jermaine Gallacher's design installation 

Contemporary interior designer Jermaine Gallacher curates one room of The Denney Edition, following a temporary installation at Rainham Hall.

The Denney Edition, Elizabeth David inspired scented ceramic fruits

Food at Its Best 

Find out about the influential relationship between photographer Anthony Denney and cook Elizabeth David.

A diptych of photographs with white borders. On the left, a close up of a gold lamp with white lampshade. On the right, a narrow street in Lebanon, with blue sky.

The Mise-en-scène of Isolation: a photographic response to the ethos and aesthetic of Anthony Denney 

See the results of a worldwide Denney-inspired art project, capturing this unique moment of isolation for 25 MA Fashion Photography students from London College of Fashion.

Past events

Head over to Sam's blog for some mouth-watering recipes

Denney-Inspired Feasts 

Food historian and cook Sam Bilton served up recipes by Elizabeth David, one of the most celebrated cookbook writers of all time.

Rainham Hall in summer against a blue sky, viewed from the back lawn. In the foreground are two identical white tiled sculptures, either side of a brick path leading up to the Hall. The Hall is in the distance, a symmetrical, square Queen Anne house.

Garden Photography Exhibition 

Inspired by Denney’s profession, the local community entered over 100 photographs for a chance to be exhibited in the Garden.

Image from Christmas at Rainham Hall 1968

Denney's Christmas at Rainham Hall 

Combining classic design with all the festive glitz of a well-dressed Georgian home for Denney's Christmas.