Interior of Argyll House in King's Road
Interior of Argyll House in King's Road
Record No
57121
Title
Interior of Argyll House in King's Road
Description
Wood-panelled staircase with carpeted stair-runner and first-floor landing of Argyll House, 211 King's Road, Chelsea. An elaborate arched doorway leading to the rear of the first-floor is visible. Its door includes chequerboard style stained-glass inserts. Another doorway is visible leading off of the landing, and an ornate non-traditional chandelier hangs from the ceiling. Argyll House was designed by the Venetian architect Giacomo Leoni; it was built in 1723 on the corner of Kings' Road and Oakley Street. It takes its name from the fourth Duke of Argyll, who spent the last two years of his life there between 1769-1770. It has been described as Chelsea's most Palladian building. The house was the centre of London society in the early twentieth century, when it was owned by Lady (Sybil) Colefax. Her parties here were renowned and her guests included Fred Astaire, George Gershwin, Noel Coward, Virginia Woolf and Winston Churchill. It is thought that Ernest and Wallace Simpson were introduced to the Prince of Wales here in 1935.
Date of execution
1912
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_068_X71_492
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