Alfred Bean bought the estate in 1862 and refurbished the house in a imperial French rococo style and added hot water and gas lighting. A charming series of photographs of the Bean family in the house are on display in the breakfast room. On his widow’s death in 1921 the house was put up for sale, and it was bought by Bexley Council in 1923. Peripheral land was sold for housing, the park was opened to the public and the house adapted as a museum.
Thursday 13th November
£12
We are very proud to announce that four principal members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra will be performing at Danson House on Thursday 13th November. The concert will be held in the Dining Room, a beautiful and intimate location for a performance by such distinguished musicians. Tickets (£12) include a glass of wine [...]
We are delighted to announce that the exhibition on Bexley’s links with the transatlantic slave trade is back at Danson for the remainder of the season. This fascinating exhibition, with new research by Anne Marie Gill and Cliff Pereira, charts the many links of Bexley to the slave trade, in an exhibition made possible by [...]