This was the home of Kitty & Herbert Davy's parents - John & Helena
![Courtesy of Love Alone Prevails ; Kitty Davy - p 10](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/idd66ab28066b7e13/version/1279242501/image.jpg)
![See the A marker indicating the house](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=710x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/ic71b8f83c76e5ee5/version/1435693702/image.jpg)
These images of the house were taken from Google's "Street View"
Baba stayed here on his first visit to London arriving 12th September 1931. Chanji, Rustom & Ali accompanied him.
Baba again stayed here when he arrived in London on the 7th April 1932. He and his 6 men mandali stayed here for 7 days.
1932 : Meher Baba made his famous film interview for Paramount News in the garden at Russell Road with Charles Purdom
This garden area was a common area which all houses shared. This garden was called Holland
Garden.
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On Meher Baba's first visit in 1931, numerous records were played by Paul Robeson - " Steal Away, Steal Away to Jesus ", " Swing Low, Sweet Chariot ", My Lord, What a Morning ", " Hear the Lambs A'Crying " and Bach's Chorale - " I Call Upon Thee, Jesus ".
See the Music section to hear them.
Click here Paul Robeson or see his page in the "Personalities" folder.
![1932 - Courtesy Of Lord Meher ; Vol.5 - p.1555](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=710x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/i67556b59c1c3575d/version/1435693703/image.jpg)
![1932 : Meher Baba at the Davy's home in London, England. Courtesy of Glow International Magazine - Spring 2015 p.20](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=711x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/ia8ec506aa6aaae1a/version/1435695716/image.jpg)