by - written on 03/05/09 (Very useful, 191 readings)
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I was invited to have afternoon tea at the Wallace collection, located in Manchester Square just behind Oxford street. Pretty house, pretty square, lots of trees etc. However I do not rate the afternoon tea at all, and very over priced. *Cost and drinks* The tea in April 2009 is set at £16.50 or £24 including a glass ... Read the complete review
Swinging Rococo (977 words)by - written on 29/07/03, updated on 15/04/13 (Very useful, 178 readings)
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Not even ten minutes on foot away from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street the connoisseur tourist finds Manchester Square with the Hartford House on one side. The building contains one of the world's finest private collections ever assembled by a single family, and since 1897 when the widow of Sir Richard Wallace died leaving to ... Read the complete review
by - written on 05/06/01, updated on 05/06/01 (Very useful, 77 readings)
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It was a hot June day, the sun shining down on Oxford Street crowds, and it seemed such a waste to be stuck shopping on a day like this. I’d read that the Wallace Collection had been re-opened after extensive modernisation and I knew it was somewhere behind John Lewis, in Manchester Square, so off I went. The Square looked cool ... Read the complete review
by - written on 20/10/00, updated on 20/10/00 (Very useful, 53 readings)
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The Wallace Collection is one of London's best-kept secrets, in more than one sense. Situated in Manchester Square, a few minutes' walk off the north side of Oxford Street, it was formed by members of the Hertford family and bequeathed to the nation at the end of the 19th century, on condition that it should be kept on display ... Read the complete review
by - written on 15/08/00, updated on 29/11/00 (Useful, 50 readings)
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After years living in London, I finally visited the Wallace Collection this weekend, and am really glad I did. It's just a few streets directly behind Selfridges, on a peaceful garden square. The Collection is in Hertford House, which takes up most of the north side of the square. In its small front garden is a water fountain, copy ... Read the complete review
by - written on 04/07/00, updated on 04/07/00 (Very useful, 34 readings)
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I love the Wallace Collection. It’s small enough to see it all in one go, diverse enough to keep your attention, close enough to the London shopping Mecca to combine the visit with other, less cultural, activities and… its free. Hiding behind the back of Selfridges, it is situated in a lovely city mansion and houses superb ... Read the complete review
