Inside, the rooms have distinctly different decorative styles. This is to give an idea of how the house would have looked at each stage in its history.

The domed Arab Hall – a glittering chamber inspired by the inside of the Castello della Zisa in Palermo – is what most visitors come for.

It was once the site of the Eel Pie Hotel, a 19th-century guesthouse turned jazz venue and now it’s been transformed into a hippie artists’ colony...

Features of particular interest include the Architectural Library, the Solar Stair, a central spiral staircase with 52 steps for each week of the year...

Tucked away in Bermondsey, Morocco Bound does it all, it is at once a bookshop, café, co-working space, beer bar and intimate events venue.

On Thursdays, Jazz re:freshed transforms Ninety One Living Room on Brick Lane into a vibrant hub of live, boundary-pushing jazz. Start here to feel London.