Land taken from the poor by enclosure, handed back in quarter-acre pieces, dug up twice to feed a country at war, written off in 1969, and now so sought after that Londoners wait a decade for a plot.

Soane bought it in 1800 for £4,500, pulled most of it down and rebuilt it as a house that would turn his sons into architects. Ten years later he sold it. What is left is the only house he designed, built and lived in.

"London Artists" is Within London's series of interviews with the capital's most effervescent, fascinating, and passionate creatives. Let's get to know their captivating personalities while exploring the greatest city in the universe through their life stories. Ep. 2 is an interview with Victoria Williams aka Wilde and Sinclair, writer and illustrator living in Hanwell, west London. Ready? "My only selfie (that's me in the foreground)! It was taken at the Anish Kapoor exhibit