A grand mews house that was home to Henry Tate's art collection before he gifted it to the Tate Gallery is on the market for £1.8million. Henry Tate Mews is part of the former mansion in Streatham, south west London, that belonged to the sugar merchant in the late 1800s for 25 years. The house was built in the 1830s and Sir Henry bought it in 1874 and lived in it until his death in 1899, aged 80. Hamish Scott from Hamptons said: 'The house itself was built in the 1830s but Henry Tate bought it in the 1870s. 'So in very unofficial terms this was the Tate Gallery before the gallery opened.

Source: The Nation August 29, 2021 12:56 UTC