MidCentury Magazine, December 2013
In November 2013 I visited The Homewood, one of only two Modernist properties owned by the National Trust, and interviewed resident curator, David Scott, for MidCentury Magazine.
Image ©National Trust Images/Stuart Cox
The National Trust owns just two Mid Century properties. One of them is The Homewood in Esher, Surrey. It’s not only a striking example of early British Modernism by a talented young architect, it’s also a record of his life.
Patrick Gwynne designed the Homewood in 1937, aged 24, as a home for his parents, himself and his sister. It replaced their Victorian villa on the same plot, and was completed in 1938. The family celebrated with a party – Pimms was followed by dinner on the terrace. For a year “we danced like mad,” said Patrick. Great entertainers, they made full use of the living room’s sprung floor and built-in gramophone.
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