Pitzhanger Manor
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Pitzhanger Manor is an English country house famous as the home of neoclassical architect, Sir John Soane. Built between 1800 and 1804 in Walpole Park Ealing, to the west of London), the Regency Manor is a rare and spectacular example of a building designed, built and lived in by Sir John Soane himself. Soane intended it as a domestic space to entertain guests in, as well as a family home for a dynasty of architects, starting with his sons.
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Location | Mattock Lane, Ealing, London, W5 5EQ, United Kingdom |
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Coordinates | 51°30′39.95″N 00°18′26.02″W |
Director | Clare Gough |
Architect | Sir John Soane |
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Website | https://www.pitzhanger.org.uk/ |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Pitzhanger Manor (Public Library) |
Designated | 24 February 1950 |
Reference no. | 1358808 |
Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery was established as a heritage attraction in 1987, later showing contemporary art exhibitions from 1996. In 2015, the Pitzhanger closed for a major conservation project to restore the Grade I listed building[1] to Soane’s original designs, and upgrade the contemporary Gallery. The three-year project was led by Ealing Council, in collaboration with Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Trust and with the aid of the National Lottery Heritage Fund. On 16 March 2019 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery re-opened, revealing Soane’s original design for the first time in over 175 years.