Sir John Soane's Renovated Rooms

Sir John Soane's rooms to open after £7 million restoration.

Rendering of Soane's bedroom

The private apartments of the London architect Sir John Soane are to be opened to the public for the first time since his death more than 170 years ago, after a £7million restoration which will take three years.

Soane's model room

A public appeal was launched today to raise the final £500,000 needed for the transformation of the rooms in the Soane Museum, which was established by Sir John at his home in Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn. Read the rest of this article at this link.

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