Slideshow History of The Grange

The Grange 1804

The Grange was a mansion house sited in the middle of what is now the Lytton Estate, built at the start of the 18th century in the then country hamlet of North End, Fulham.

Samuel Richardson the novelist and printer lived there from 1739 to 1754, publishing Pamela, in 1740, which is regarded as one of the first English novels. He was well known in society at the time, both from the printing business and later in life his novels, friends included Samuel Johnson and William Hogarth.

 Artist Edward Burne-Jones lived at the Grange from 1867, until his death in 1898. A key figure in the later period of the Pre-Raphaelite art movement, he produced many of his  best known works in the studios there. The house also became a 'salon' for artists of the day, including lifelong friend William Morris, who he worked with on numerous projects and his mentor D.G. Rossetti, one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelites.

 Unfortunately, the house fell into disrepair after Burne-Jones death and became increasingly derelict, although the garden area was turned into allotments during World War ll. In 1962 it was demolished to build the Lytton Estate apartment blocks, Samuel Richardson House and The Grange.

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