Pitzhanger Manor HOME Ealing 8/19 

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A U3A walk around Ealing and Pitzhanger Manor on 16th May 2025 lead by Chris Dunn. The guide was full of information on Sir John Soane but most of his furniture, paintings etc are at his Lincolns Inn Fields house.

Tracker Route

Ealing Broadway Station. Elizabeth Line from Farringdon

Ealing Broadway

North Star Pub

Tropical Planting

The gate with a tale to tell

Animated figure in front of the house

The Shop and Cafe

A Volunteer ladder holder

Anti Abortion Protest. One lady started frantically praying in Latin when I spoke to them

Rear of the House

A dead Cyprus tree

The Kitchen Garden with volunteers working

The house front with many Roman references...

...Details

 

Between buildings

 

Film Room. The House was dimly lit to represent conditions when it was built

Stairs

The Eating Room

Sharp comments on the table cloth

Plaster decorations that look like bronze

Light Well

Art

Echoes of the Pantheon

Designed to show engravings such as "Rakes Progress"

More Art

Echoes of the phone box design

 

The Conservatory

Hand Painted wallpaper

A "Broadwood" square  piano

A "Four Poster" in one of the 4 family bedrooms, there were no guest rooms

"J’Accuse! " Sculptures by Nicole Farhi. of some of those who have been wrongly convicted.

Captain Alfred Dreyfus

 

The Newspaper

Emile Zola the author

Sir John Soane

"The Grove" pub for lunch

The front wall is a war memorial.

A new Memorial

The Walpole Park surrounds the house

Very little water left

Typical Edwardian house in Ealing Village, see map above

Lilac lined street

New Inhabitants

St Mary's Church

Old Fire Station on St Mary's Square

Pub, "Watering hole" for Ealing Studios

Original Ealing Studio with a blue plaque to Michael Balcon

Entrance to present day Ealing Studios

Footballers

Saved Facade

Whisper reflectors