Garden Lodge, Kensington

Garden Lodge, Kensington
The front wall of the building in 2018
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General information
Architectural styleGeorgian
AddressLogan Place
Town or cityKensington, London
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°29′39″N 0°11′54″W / 51.49422°N 0.19846°W / 51.49422; -0.19846
Construction started1908
Construction stopped1909
OwnerM. Austin

Garden Lodge at Logan Place in Kensington, London W8 is a detached house that was built from 1908–09 for the painter Cecil Rea and his wife, the sculptor Constance Halford.[1]

The house has had several notable inhabitants since Rea including Peter Wilson, the chairman of Sotheby's auction house, and was the last residence of the singer and songwriter Freddie Mercury from 1980 until his death at the house on 24 November 1991.

  1. ^ "Survey of London: Volume 42, Kensington Square To Earl's Court: The Edwardes estate: Pembroke Square, Pembroke Gardens and Pembroke Road area". Victoria County History. 1985. Retrieved 26 October 2018.