Study with hand painted murals showing a journey down the river Nile and view of ikat robe on the door
Image Copyright National Trust/ Robin Forster

Like Bateman’s, 575 Wandsworth Road is also in the care of the National Trust and is located on the busy Wandsworth Road in South London. The hand-carved fretwork of this modest early nineteenth century house is inspiring. It is the former home of Kenyan born poet, philosopher and British Civil servant Khadambi Asalache (1935-2006) and over a period of 20 years he transformed his home into a work of art.