10 London Musea focused chiefly on individuals

1. Sigmund Freud (Freud Museum)
2. John Wesley (Wesley's Chapel and House)
3. Thomas Carlyle (Carlyle's House)
4. Charles Dickens (Charles Dickens Museum)
5. Samuel Johnson (Dr Johnson's House)
6. Georg Handel (and Jimi Hendrix) (Handel and Hendrix in London)
7. John Keats (Keats House)
8. William Hogarth (Hogarth's House)
9. Benjamin Franklin (Franklin's House)
10. Florence Nightingale (Florence Nightingale Museum)

12 London Museums about people

1. Alexander Fleming Laboratory, Paddington

2. Benjamin Franklin House, Westminster

3. Carlyle's House, Chelsea

4. Charles Dickens Museum, Holborn*

5. Dr Johnson's House, City*

6. Florence Nightingale Musem, Lambeth

7. Freud Museum. Hampstead*

8. Handel House, Mayfair*

9. Hogarth's House, Chiswick*

10. Keats House, Hamsptead*

11. Michael Faraday Museum, Mayfair

12. Wesley's Chapel, City Road*

 

We could also have Baden-Powell House, South Ken and further out Down House, Downe (Darwin) and Red House, Bexley Heath (Wm Morris). Sherlock Holmes (Baker Street) is a fictional character.

*Those I've been to.

Hogarth's House

I enjoyed getting out to Chiswick this week to take a look at William Hogarth's house. The little museum is nicely done, is free and is one of London's many hidden wonders. There are no original works as such but there are some original personal items and lots to help you get a feel for the time. Other occupants of the place are not ignored. More here. Nearby is Chiswick House and Gardens, which looks like a visit some time.