Visit 19 Stafford Terrace - Sambourne House!

Come along on Saturday 10th January to visit 18 Stafford Terrace, otherwise known as Sambourne House!

About the house
18 Stafford Terrace, built in the early 1870's was the former home of Edward Linley Sambourne (1844 - 1910) who was the illustrator/cartoonist of 'Punch' magazine.

Sambourne had a life long passion for drawing and excelled at the grotesque and fanciful caricature of people and animals. He began working for Punch when he was just 23, and continued to contribute weekly until the year before his death. He also illustrated many books, including the 1885 edition of Charles Kingsley’s Water Babies, and a collection of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tales.

He lived in the house with his wife Marion and their two children for 35 years and its now Grade II listed. Today the house is a fine example of middle-class Aestheticism; its influences can still be seen permeating throughout the house, from decorative Sunflower motifs in the stained glass windows to the fine selection of William Morris wallpapers that hang within the rooms through to the displayed collection of blue-and-white Chinese import porcelain.

The visit is self-guiding.

Cost
Entry cost is £12 per person, or if you are an ArtFund member its £6 (payable on the day by cash or credit card).

Become a Full Member
To become a Full Member (£14 a year), either:

- Pay cash at an event
- Pay via Bank Transfer (email me – [general@cultureseekers.org](mailto:general@cultureseekers.org) for details)
- Pay via credit card on the day or in advance (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QLAX8AUI)
- Pay via PayPal, send a payment to [general@cultureseekers.org](mailto:general@cultureseekers.org), using the ‘Friends & Family’ option

Afterwards
After we will head to the 'Prince of Wales pub' 8 Kensington Church Street, a short walk from the house at 3:30pm for a chat over a drink.

If you can make it, please come to the pub afterwards, as its a great way to meet and get to know others after the visit.

Please note, we only wait outside the station for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time.

If you can't see us outside the station, please text.

Look out for the red and blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign.

Hope to see you there!

Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text)

On the day, if you can’t make the visit, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it.
Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else.

Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/