91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Plaque

JMW Turner - TW12

Inscription

J. M. W. Turner RA, 1775 - 1851, painter, designed and lived in this house.
Greater London Council

Site: JMW Turner - TW12 (1 memorial)

TW12, Sandycoombe Road, 40, Sandycoombe Lodge

Turner bought the land, in the deep countryside in 1807. He designed the house and it was built by 1813, as Solus Lodge. This was his country retreat and a home for his father William (1745–1829). Turner lived here 1814 -1826 when he sold it. His friend Sir John Soane may have influenced the design.

This delightful little house is .

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
JMW Turner - TW12

Subjects commemorated i

J. M. W. Turner

Born (on St George's Day) in Covent Garden. Even as he became successful he r...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
JMW Turner - TW12

Created by i

Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Nearby Memorials

West Ham Pals

West Ham Pals

E13, Green Street, Boleyn Ground

This stadium was demolished in 2016 and we can't find out what happened to the plaques so we have marked them all as lost.

3 subjects commemorated
John Logie Baird WC2 - Upper St Martin's Lane

John Logie Baird WC2 - Upper St Martin's Lane

WC2, Upper St Martin's Lane, 1, Long Acre Public House

This plaque, erected by a pub chain, is on the wrong building, in the wrong street . 132-3 Long Acre is the correct location.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
David Greig - N8

David Greig - N8

N8, High Street, 32

The location was Greig's mother's shop, opened in 1870. The address then was 3 St Mary's Terrace.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Trenchard - WAFF

Trenchard - WAFF

SW1, Victoria Embankment, Victoria Embankment Gardens - Whitehall section

The building behind is the former Air Ministry.  We thank Jamie Davis for finding this link to the British Pathe news film of the unveili...

1 subject commemorated
Sir Charles Eastlake

Sir Charles Eastlake

W1, Fitzroy Square, 9

Greater London Council Sir Charles Eastlake, 1793 - 1865, painter and first director of the National Gallery, lived here.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator