Sambourne House in Kensington As part of our continuing professional development, we’re spending the year exploring some of London’s most beautifully preserved historic homes. Our second stop: Sambourne House in Kensington. New blog post - link in bio 🔗 We had a fascinating tour with philip.downer Image 1: Ground floor staircase A glimpse into late-Victorian domestic grandeur—tall ceilings, ornate cornices, and a stairwell that draws your eye upwards through a layered home frozen in time. Image 2: Entrance hallway with Minton tiles Bold Victorian geometry design with the original encaustic Minton tiles. Image 3: Linley Sambourne – cartoonist & satirist The creative mind behind the house. Sambourne’s sharp-witted illustrations for Punch made him famous in his day Image 4: The front elevation of the house One of a terrace built speculatively in 1872 - standard Victorian architecture of the time - owners would then refurbish internally as Sambourne did making it their own Image ...