Heavily influenced by Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, a 24 year old Patrick Gwynne designed Homewood as a home for his affluent parents. It was finished in 1938 and sits in beautifully landscaped gardens, replacing an earlier rambling victorian home. Being a product of the 1930 the house treads the delicate balance between art deco and modernist inside and out, with swooning staircases, wooden paneling and the delicate curves of the mini-balconies.
Though the tour does include the interior of the building, photographs are not allowed of the interior, including the main reception room with its exquisite mid-century wooden paneling and custom furniture, designed by Gwynne. There is also a beautifully patina’d Eames Lounge Chair, once the property of Hollywood actor Laurence Harvey.
Date of visit: August 2015
Viewing is via the National Trust between April and October for the bargain price of £5.00 (price correct as of October 2019)