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Blewcoat School Gift Shop
23 Caxton St, Westminster, London SW1H 0PY
Tel: (020) 7222 2877

Built in 1709 at the expense of William Green, a local brewer, to provide an education for poor children. It was in use as a school until 1926. It is now the National Trust’s London information centre and gift shop.

Carlyle’s House
24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London SW3 5HL
Tel: (020) 7352 7087

Historian, social writer, ethical thinker and powerful public speaker, Thomas Carlyle lived in this 1708 Queen Anne terraced house, close to the Thames in Chelsea, from 1834 to 1881.  His wife Jane is now considered one of the finest 19th century women of letters. The Carlyles’ house drew visitors from the Victorian literary world, including Dickens and George Eliot. The life and times of the Carlyles can be seen through the original furniture and decoration of the house, together with the many books, portraits and personal relics.

Eastbury Manor House
Eastbury Square, Barking, London (Barking & Dagenham) IG11 9SN
Tel: (020) 8724 1002

A brick built Elizabethan manor house with mullioned windows, contains notable early 17th century wall paintings.

Fenton House
Windmill Hill, Hampstead, London (Camden) NW3 6RT
Tel: (020) 7435 3471

A late 17th century house with an outstanding collection of porcelain and early keyboard instruments.

George Inn
The George Inn Yard,
77 Borough High St, Southwark, London SE1 1NH
Tel: (020) 7407 2056

The last remaining galleried inn in London, famous as a coaching inn during the 17th century and mentioned by Dickens in Little Dorrit. Leased to a private company and still in use as a public house.

Ham House
Ham, Richmond, London TW10 7RS
Tel: (020) 8940 1950

An outstanding Stuart house built on the banks of the River Thames in 1610 and enlarged in the 1670s. Contains rare survivals of the 17th century including exquisite closets, textiles and pictures.

Lindsey House
100 Cheyne Walk, Kensington & Chelsea,
London SW10 0DQ
Tel: (020) 7447 6605 (London Area Office)

Built on the former site of Sir Thomas More’s garden and now part of Cheyne Walk. The house claims one of the finest 17th century exteriors in London

Morden Hall Park
Morden Hall Road, Morden, London (Merton) SM4 5JD
Tel: (020) 8545 6850

A former deer park with an extensive network of waterways. Old workshops house a selection of local craftspeople.

Osterley Park
Isleworth, Middlesex London (Hounslow) TW7 4RB
Tel: (020) 8232 5050

Osterley is one of the last great houses with an intact estate in Greater London. It has spectacular interiors by Robert Adam.

Rainham Hall
The Broadway, Rainham London (Havering) RM13 9YN
Tel: (01708) 555 360

An attractive Georgian house, built in 1729 to a symmetrical plan.

Sutton House
2 & 4 Homerton High St, Hackney, London E9 6JQ
Tel: (020) 8986 2264

A rare example of a Tudor red-brick house built in 1535.

2 Willow Road
Hampstead, London NW3 1TH
Tel: (020) 7435 6166

Ernö Goldfinger’s house built in 1939, filled with furniture designed by Goldfinger and an interesting art collection.