Two Temple Place
Two Temple Place provided the perfect setting for this intimate exhibition.
The house built in 1895 for William Waldorf Astor is typical arts and crafts. John Loughborough Pearson was the architect and with unlimited funds at his disposal, he was able to design and build this magnificent building employing the best craftsmen of the day. Oak panelling line the rooms and intricately carved mahogany figurines decorate the staircase.
The house built in 1895 for William Waldorf Astor is typical arts and crafts. John Loughborough Pearson was the architect and with unlimited funds at his disposal, he was able to design and build this magnificent building employing the best craftsmen of the day. Oak panelling line the rooms and intricately carved mahogany figurines decorate the staircase.
I loved the decorative glass panes in the roof of the stairwell ....
Flanking the steps leading to the house are two absolutely stunning bronze lamps designed by William Silver Frith.
These are set on stone pedestals and although a pair, they are exquisite in their difference.
One child holds a telephone and the other a globe, heralding the then new age of telecommunication.
Sitting proud on top of this ornate building is a stunning gilded weather vane in beaten copper depicting Columbus's caravel, the Santa Maria.
This was executed by J. Starkie Gardner, a well-known English metal worker,
who was also responsible for the metal work both inside and outside this building.
