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Floor Plan | DW's Homes | Other Locations |  |
Other Locations of Interest
| Period | Location | Reference On Maps | Reason |
| 1870s/1880s - 1916 | Streatham Hill, London SW2 | n* | Probable site of Aspen House, the mansion where DW's grandfather William Yeats Baker lived |
Aspen House in DW’s day and the Drawing Room (right)
Pictures : ‘The Young Man Said’; ‘Officer and Temporary Gentleman’
The approximate site of Aspen today, in the north east corner of the intersection of Christchurch Road and Streatham Hill. Christchurch, where DW’s parents were married, can be seen in the background on the right.
When he was a boy, DW spent some of his happiest hours in the gardens of his maternal grandfather’s house, just up the hill from where he lived.
The house had originally belonged to the wealthy Roupell family, was large and had three acres of grounds. WYB was the inspiration for DW's passion as a collector, and had huge collections in his house. As DW recounted, when he died the bulk of his treasures were dispersed, starting with a three day sale of his paintings at Christies; and altogether it took twenty one days to dispose of his collections as a whole.
Today all that is left of the building is a sign on a modern estate.
References : 'The Young Man Said' pages 30,32,35,36,37,40,43,46-8,52,72,83,93,109,110,148,234.
'Office and Temporary Gentleman' pages 113, 242.
'The Museum': Room One
