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Victorian artists group in London
The Holland Park Circle was an informal group of 19th-century artists based in the
Holland Park district of West
London, England, especially in
Melbury Road and
Holland Park Road.
George Frederic Watts,
Frederic Leighton,
Valentine Prinsep,
Luke Fildes,
Hamo Thornycroft and
William Burges are considered key members of the group.
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List of artists' houses of the Holland Park Circle
The following are houses of special interest:
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2, 2a, and 2b Melbury Road, designed by
John Belcher for
Thomas and
Mary Thornycroft and their family, built 1876–7
- 6 Melbury Road, designed by
Frederick Pepys Cockerell for
George Frederic Watts, built 1875–6; gallery extension by
George Aitchison, 1878; demolished 1964 and replaced by a block of flats, Kingfisher House
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8 Melbury Road, designed by
Richard Norman Shaw for
Marcus Stone, built 1875–7
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The Tower House, 9 Melbury Road (now 29), designed by
William Burges for himself, built 1876–8
- 14 Melbury Road for
Colin Hunter by J. J. Stevenson, built 1876; destroyed by bombing during the
Second World War
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Woodland House, 11 Melbury Road (now 31), designed by
Richard Norman Shaw for
Luke Fildes, built 1876–7
- 1 Holland Park Road (now 14), designed by
Philip Webb for
Val Prinsep, built 1864–6
- 2 Holland Park Road (now 12, the
Leighton House Museum), designed by
George Aitchison for
Frederic, Lord Leighton, built 1866, extensions added until 1895
- South House and 3 Holland Park Road (now 10), designed by W. E. and F. Brown for
J. J. Shannon, built 1892
- 49 Napier Road, designed by
John William Simpson for
Herbert Schmalz (Herbert Carmichael), redeveloped and studio added 1893
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