Here is a collection of photographs I have taken of Virginia Woolf's childhood home in London, 22 Hyde Park Gate. I begin with various maps and plans I have collected, then move on to exterior views of the house. On two occasions I was lucky enough to be able to go inside--once when we were briefly invited in by a tenant, the other time when I was able to spend the night.
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| Ordinance Survey Map Showing 22 Hyde Park Gate (GREEN) in Relation to Kensington Gardens |
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| Detail of Ordinance Survey Showing 22HPG (Lavender) and prominent Neighbors |
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Floor Plan of 22HPG-- reception room corresponds to Julia Stephen's bedroom on 1st floor.
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Architect's Plans for Adding 4th Floor Study for Leslie Stephens. Ground floor was public rooms; 1st floor was for Julia & Leslie Stephens; 2nd floor housed Thoby and the Duckworths; 3rd Floor was for Virginia, Vanessa, and Adrian.
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| 22 HPG from the front. Original arched entry door now a window. |
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| Current entry is through the basement |
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| Going up the basement stairs |
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Cul-de-sac at south end of Hyde Park Gate
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| View up the narrow street north towards Kensington Gardens |
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| Entrance on right side to back garden |
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Back view of 22 HPG showing brick under the stucco.
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View of Back Garden from 3rd floor window.
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Bonus Pic: the sewer pipes of 22 HPG (someone had dropped a hairbrush in thetoilet the day I stayed there)
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