Sandycombe Lodge

Sandycombe Lodge

Sandycombe Lodge in 1814
Location 40 Sandycoombe Road, Twickenham TW1 2LR, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Built 1813
Built for J. M. W. Turner and his father William Turner
Architect J. M. W. Turner
Architectural style(s) Picturesque-cottage style
Governing body Turner's House Trust
Listed Building – Grade II*

Sandycombe Lodge is a Grade II* listed[1] house at 40 Sandycoombe Road, Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In the picturesque-cottage style, it was designed and built in 1813 by the artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851) as his country retreat and as a home for his father William (1745–1829).[2] Turner lived there from 1814 to 1826.[1] Originally known as Solus Lodge,[3] it is the only surviving building designed by Turner, and shows the influence of his friend Sir John Soane.[2] The appearance of the house has been much altered by the addition of second floors to the original side wings.[3]

When it was built, Twickenham was rural, as can be seen in the engraving Sandycombe Lodge, Twickenham, Villa of J. M. W. Turner (1814) that was engraved by W. B. Cooke after William Havell and is now held at Tate Britain.[4]

Since the sale of Sandycombe Lodge in 1826 by Turner, it has had several owners.[5] The house was used as a factory producing airmen's uniforms during the Second World War.[2] The vibrations from the heavy machinery caused damage to the staircase and ceilings of the house.[2] The house was bought by Professor Harold Livermore and his wife in 1947, and they created the Sandycombe Lodge Trust (now Turner's House Trust) in 2005.[2] After Livermore's death in 2010, the house was left to the trust to be preserved as a monument to Turner.[2]

Sandycombe Lodge was added to English Heritage's Heritage at Risk Register in 2013.[2]

Many of the house's original features survive, but it needs major restoration work and redecoration.[2] Turner's House Trust has been seeking additional funding to restore the house, remove Victorian additions and return it to its appearance in Turner's day.[2][6][7] In January 2015 it was announced that the Trust is to receive a grant of £1.4 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund to enable this work to take place.[8] The yearlong renovation costing £2.4 million will start in March 2016. The house will reopen to visitors in the summer of 2017; until then it may only be inspected from the road. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Sandycombe Lodge (126242)". National Heritage List for England.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Sandycombe Lodge". Heritage at Risk. English Heritage. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 "J M W Turner 1775–1851 painter and poet". People. Twickenham Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "After William Havell Sandycombe Lodge, Twickenham, Villa of J. M. W. Turner, engraved by W. B. Cooke published 1814". Art and artists. Tate Gallery. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sandycombe Lodge (Solus Lodge) Sandycombe Road". Houses of Local Interest & their Occupiers. Twickenham Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Bid to save the suburban home that JMW Turner built". BBC News. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Mason, Jennifer (November 2013). "The House that Turner Built". Residents' Journal (7).
  8. ↑ Ambrose, Tom (9 January 2015). "Delight as Turner's house saved by £1.4m lottery grant". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Nayeri, Farah (4 January 2016). "An Effort to Save J.M.W. Turner’s Country House". New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

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Coordinates: 51°27′14″N 0°18′59″W / 51.45383°N 0.31630°W / 51.45383; -0.31630

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