"In the #UxbridgeRoad is another branch of the #PublicLibrary, the gift of Mr. #JPassmoreEdwards. Designed by Mr. #MauriceBAdams, it was opened by the #EarlOfRosebery in #1896 as a memorial of #LeighHunt and #CharlesKeane, both of them inhabitants of the parish, the latter for the long space of twenty years, up to the time of his death. Within are #BronzeMedallians of both of those #DistinguishedResidents of #Hammersmith." - #WWHutchings #LondonTownPastAndPresent #1909 📷: @porters_rest 15 February #2023 #ShepherdsBush #passmoreedwardspubliclibrary #ItsATheatreNow
#theoldestterrace #london #terrace #buckinghamstreet #distinguishedresidents
" #JosephMallordWTurner, Esq., R.A., resided for some time in a small house directly facing the #Thames, in the road leading to #Cremorne, where he died in #1851. No doubt he selected the spot on account of the #AttractiveScenery on the river, and the fine view of some parts of #Surrey, as also to enjoy for a time the benefits arising from a more secluded life. At the age of thirty years, #MrTurner was recognised as the first #LandscapePainter of the day. For a period of sixty years he contributed to every #exhibition of the #RoyalAcademy, sending in all 259 pictures. For many years he refused to part with some of the choicest specimens of his #art, and after his death it was found that he had left those to the #EnglishNation, together with a great number of #drawings and #engravings. Mr. Turner, while residing here, lived in almost entire seclusion. He would not see any person, excepting a few very intimate friends, and, in fact, was extremely anxious not to be recognised. This inclination, at the close of his life, was very natural. The world is indebted to him for his productions, and #Chelsea is proud to add his name to its list of #DistinguishedResidents." - #GeorgeByran #ChelseaInTheOldenAndPresentTimes #1869 📷: @porters_rest 25 March #2021 #JMWTurner #blueplaqueslondon #CheyneWalk