Question of the week: There are so many museums in London it's hard to know where to start - can you recommend one that used to be a house? "My favourite house museums are those whose architecture and especially collections reveal something of the people who lived there. My first choice would be the Wallace Collection in Manchester Square, which Kris wrote about yesterday, and my second Sir John Soanes House in Lincoln's Inn Fields.
The façade of Sir John Soane's house suggests yet another Georgian row house. Inside, however, the visitor is nearly overwhelmed with the wondrous imagination and therefore collection gathered and displayed by Sir John Soanes. Especially noteworthy are the special sliding walls to permit display of surely countless paintings. Notice too how the beautifully proportioned rooms upstairs contrast with the cozier warren of smaller rooms packed with their bits of ruined ancient sculptures. I noticed with some delight two left ancient marble feet -- you'll find your own favourites."- Dr Holt
* Photo by stusmith_uk, used under Creative Commons, with thanks.
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