Part of the joys of owning a Brompton or two - or even more - and living in London, is the fact that you can find all sorts more or less on your doorstep. The other day (when the sun actually came out for once) I was ambling quite happily on my Brompton Electric, revelling in its power in getting me up any ascent. Having tackled some of the finest hills in north London, I headed south towards St John's Wood. In doing so I passed the Freud Museum.
The museum is at 20 Maresfield Gardens. Freud only lived there for about a year and passed away in this very house. Hsi daughter lived there up to her death in 1982 and a few years later, her wish that the house be converted into a museum was released.
While cycled up to the house to take photos you can see here, a large group of people of all ages were queuing quietly two houses up? I asked them whether they wanted the Freud Museum to which they replied, yes. I delicately informed them that the museum was a couple of houses up at number 20! What they were doing at their queuing location, I do not know!?
I have only ever been inside the museum/house once and that was very reluctantly and not my choice. As I recall I wanted to go up the road to 2 Willow Road, former home of brutalist architect, Erno Goldfinger. As you might have guessed I am not a particular fan of Freud and have passed his house many times over the years, thinking or saying under my breath, full of s@#t. I wonder what he might have made of that?!
Until next time, stay safe out there people!
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