Dennis Severs' House

Dennis Severs' House is a four-storey tenement house, turned into an artistic installation by the owner. It consists of 10 rooms stylized for different historical periods - from the eighteenth to the beginning. Twentieth century. Visitors can not only admire the meticulousness of interior design, but also smell their smells, hear sounds, feel the warmth of the fireplace and the coolness of the attic. There is an uneaten breakfast on the kitchen table, candles are burning in the living room, a cat's mewing, whispers and creaking of the floor come from behind the wall.

Visitors to Dennis Severs' House are asked to refrain from conversations to fully experience the impact of the house. First, they learn the fictional story of a family of Huguenot weavers named Jervis. Staying in their home you can get to know everyday life and preferences. Although you cannot meet Jervis themselves, the recipient - thanks to carefully arranged traces of their presence - has the impression that the residents have just left their home.

The designer and contractor of this unusual space was Dennis Severs - an American native who moved to London after high school. Initially, he organized tourist carriage rides, and then, for the last 20 years of his life, he devoted himself exclusively to renovating and furnishing his home. When he learned that he was terminally ill with cancer, he wrote down the tenement house of The Spitalfields Historic Buildings Trust, which deals with architecture protection.