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Portrait of John Soane by William Owen, 1804. © Sir John Soane’s Museum, London.

“To be distinguished as an architect has been the ruling passion of my life.” Sir John Soane, 1827

From 1800 to 1804 Sir John Soane, one of Britain’s most influential architects, designed and built Pitzhanger Manor as his dream country retreat in then rural Ealing. He saw Pitzhanger as the foundation for what he hoped would become the Soane dynasty of architects. He wanted a country estate to reflect his new-found social status and to showcase his skills as an architect.

Pitzhanger was designed around Soane’s eclectic and growing collection of art and antiquities, including Hogarth’s series of paintings A Rake’s Progress. But first and foremost it was a place of entertainment, where he could host clients and influential friends at dinners and large garden parties, or simply to fish in his lake.

When Soane’s ideal of family harmony collapsed, he moved back to Lincoln’s Inn Fields, taking his collection with him. But Pitzhanger stands today as a testament to his creative genius. Newly conserved and returned to his original design, Pitzhanger is a rare example in London of a spectacular Soane building, largely intact. This guide tells the story of this remarkable house and of Sir John Soane, an architect whose influence is as strong today as ever.

You can find out more about Soane and his time at Pitzhanger Manor in our guidebook Pitzhanger Manor: Sir John Soane’s Country Home, available from our shop (£6.95).

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Visit Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery for free as part of Open House Festival 2023. The festival is led by a community of Londoners who open up buildings they own, work or care for free so that visitors can explore them 🏡🚪

There will also be free access to the Manor during our Open Sunday on Sunday 10 September, 10am – 12.30pm including family tours and workshops & during our Thursday Late opening on 14 September 5pm – 8pm.

Entry to the Manor will grant you access to see the displays inside Sir John Soane`s neo-classical Manor 🎨 including Magnum Photos: Where Ideas Are Born and prints of the Villa Negroni.

📅 10th & 14th September
🕣 10am – 5pm (Open until 8pm on Thursday)
📍Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery, Ealing Green, London, W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
🎫 Free

#openhouse #september #free #architecture
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Visit Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery for free as part of Open House Festival 2023. The festival is led by a community of Londoners who open up buildings they own, work or care for free so that visitors can explore them 🏡🚪 There will also be free access to the Manor during our Open Sunday on Sunday 10 September, 10am - 12.30pm including family tours and workshops & during our Thursday Late opening on 14 September 5pm - 8pm. Entry to the Manor will grant you access to see the displays inside Sir John Soane's neo-classical Manor 🎨 including Magnum Photos: Where Ideas Are Born and prints of the Villa Negroni. 📅 10th & 14th September 🕣 10am - 5pm (Open until 8pm on Thursday) 📍Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery, Ealing Green, London, W5 5EQ 🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail) 🎫 Free #openhouse #september #free #architecture @opencity_uk

Magnum photographer Inge Morath retained a dual gift for words and photographs, which made her unusual among her peers. 📙🎞️ During her career, she worked in translation and journalism, as well as photographing artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Audrey Hepburn, and Marylin Monroe. ⭐ Come and explore her compelling and sensitive images as part of our current exhibition, Magnum Photos: Where Ideas Are Born 📸 Book your visit with the link in bio.

Magnum Photos: Where Ideas Are Born
📅 Wednesday – Sunday until 29 October 2023
📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
🎫 Access with General Admission

In collaboration with @magnumphotos

#Pitzhanger #Ealing #London #Art #Design #Architecture #ArtExhibition #PitzhangerManor #MagnumPhotos #WhereIdeasAreBorn

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Magnum photographer Inge Morath retained a dual gift for words and photographs, which made her unusual among her peers. 📙🎞️ During her career, she worked in translation and journalism, as well as photographing artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Audrey Hepburn, and Marylin Monroe. ⭐ Come and explore her compelling and sensitive images as part of our current exhibition, Magnum Photos: Where Ideas Are Born 📸 Book your visit with the link in bio. Magnum Photos: Where Ideas Are Born 📅 Wednesday – Sunday until 29 October 2023 📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ 🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail) 🎫 Access with General Admission In collaboration with @magnumphotos #Pitzhanger #Ealing #London #Art #Design #Architecture #ArtExhibition #PitzhangerManor #MagnumPhotos #WhereIdeasAreBorn

❗Pitzhanger is OPEN this Bank Holiday Monday from 10am – 5pm❗

Visit us with three exhibitions on offer:
Anthony Caro: The Inspiration of Architecture
Erin O`Keefe: Artists at Home
Magnum Photos: Where Ideas Are Born

One ticket will grant you access to all three exhibitions! Why not make your bank holiday a creative one? 🎨🖌️

📆Bank Holiday Monday 28 August, 10am – 5pm
📍Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
🎟️ Ticket prices on our website

#bankholiday #art #museum #gallery #pitzhanger #architecture

Open
❗Pitzhanger is OPEN this Bank Holiday Monday from 10am - 5pm❗ Visit us with three exhibitions on offer: Anthony Caro: The Inspiration of Architecture Erin O'Keefe: Artists at Home Magnum Photos: Where Ideas Are Born One ticket will grant you access to all three exhibitions! Why not make your bank holiday a creative one? 🎨🖌️ 📆Bank Holiday Monday 28 August, 10am - 5pm 📍Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ 🚇Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail) 🎟️ Ticket prices on our website #bankholiday #art #museum #gallery #pitzhanger #architecture
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History

Pitzhanger Manor, Joseph Gandy,1800. © Sir John Soane’s Museum, London.

Learn about the history of this remarkable house

Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing was the country house of Sir John Soane, one of Britain’s most extraordinary architects

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History

Pitzhanger Manor, Joseph Gandy,1800. © Sir John Soane’s Museum, London.

Learn about the history of this remarkable house

Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing was the country house of Sir John Soane, one of Britain’s most extraordinary architects

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Conservation Project

Revealing Pitzhanger

In March 2019, Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery reopened to the public for the first time in over three years.

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PITZHANGER MANOR & GALLERY
Ealing Green, London
W5 5EQ
Reception: 020 3985 8888
Venue Hire: 020 3994 0966
Office: 020 3994 0967
pitzhanger@pitzhanger.org.uk

Wednesday: 10:00 - 17:00
Thursday: 10:00 - 20:00
Friday - Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
Monday - Tuesday: Closed (Except bank holidays)
Bank Holidays: 10:00 - 17:00

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