- Posted on 15th February 2010 by Nicola Holden On Saturday I
felt the need for to delve into some art and culture, and so
decided to visit Sir John Soane’s Museum, which is somewhere I
should have visited ages ago! Sir John Soane, (1753–1837) was an
English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style.
His architectural works are distinguished by their clean lines,
decisive detailing, careful proportions and skilful use of light
sources. His best-known work is the Bank of England. The Sir
John Soane’s museum is located in Soane’s original house at 12
Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, close to Holborn tube station.
Soane established the house as a Museum by means of an Act of
Parliament in the conviction that ‘the study of classical
principles of design should be the foundation of an
architectural student’s education’. Soane bought the house in
1792, and used it as his home and library, but also for the
entertaining of potential clients. He eventually extended the
house into two neighbouring houses to ena