Lansdowne House (Holland Park)

Among the artists who had studios in the building in the early decades of the 20th century were Charles Ricketts, Charles Haslewood Shannon, Glyn Philpot, Vivian Forbes, James Pryde, and Frederick Cayley Robinson, who are commemorated on a blue plaque on the building.

[2] Since 1923, the building has undergone a number of alterations and eventually consisted of 13 self-contained apartments plus a very large basement.

In 1957, record producer Denis Preston was looking for a property in which to set up a recording studio, and his assistant engineer Joe Meek eventually found the first floor, ground floor and basement in Lansdowne House, which had unusually high ceilings and the basement included a squash court, all of it very suitable for conversion into a studio.

Musicians who recorded in the studio included Lonnie Donegan, Acker Bilk, Dave Clark Five, Donovan, Sixto Rodriguez, The Animals, Shirley Bassey, The Strawbs, Queen, Uriah Heep, the Sex Pistols, Rod Stewart, The Troggs, Art Garfunkel Sinéad O'Connor,[6] and Graham Parker.

Several original features from 1902 were restored, including the fireplace mantels, hardwood floors and the 90 foot chimney flue.