John Keats wrote Ode to a Nightingale at his Hampstead home after falling in love with Fanny Brawne, the girl next door.
Now a new generation of lovers can enjoy the romantic setting, as the poet’s house will open as a wedding venue.
Plans are being finalised by the City of London Corporation.
Weddings at Keats House would be fitted around public opening times. Couples would pay £2,000 for a two-hour ceremony.
There would be a cap of 30 ceremonies a year, and up to 100 guests could be accommodated.
Only low-volume live background music, such as a string quartet, would be allowed, with “amplified rock music” banned.
In her report to the Corporation’s Culture, Heritage and Libraries Committee, the house’s principal curator, Dr Vicky Carroll, said: “The staff and management of Keats House believe that holding occasional wedding ceremonies will be an efficient and appropriate way of supporting the upkeep of the house and fulfilling our charitable objective of being a ‘live memorial’ to John Keats.”
Battersea Power Station could become a wedding venue with room for up to 1,000 guests, as part of plans to turn the power station into a 1.8 million sq ft event and entertainment space.
