Designer, author and visionary socialist. Born Elm House, Walthamstow, Essex. The family moved to Woodford Hall in 1840 and to Water House in 1848. He moved in with his friend Edward Burne-Jones first at 1 Upper Gordon Street and then at 17 Red Lion Square. Here he and Burne-Jones joined DG Rossetti in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. With Burne-Jones and others formed the decorating firm Morris & Co. His wife, Jane, became a semi-invalid but still managed two major affairs, one with Rossetti, who lived with the Morrises for a time in a ménage à trois at William's much-loved home at Kelmscott Manor near Lechdale. Her other affair was with Blunt. Co-founder of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Died at Kelmscott House, Hammersmith. Buried at Kelmscott church, Lechdale.
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Rossetti, Morris and Burne-Jones
What a delight - a quality plaque that isn't round and blue.
The Red House
Red House, built in 1859 - 60 by Philip Webb, architect, for William Morris, ...
Walthamstow Strawberry tree
There is an identical plaque on the side wall of the care home.
William Morris and Edward Lloyd
William Morris, 1834 - 1896, lived here, 1848 - 1856. Edward Lloyd, publisher...
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Alfred Linnell
Since we don't normally collect gravestone we are no experts on them but this...
Hammersmith Socialists
The inscription is a quote from William Morris's 1890 "News from Nowhere", in...
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Angelo Colarossi, Jnr and Snr
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Edward Armitage
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Craigie Aitchison
Born Edinburgh. Studied law at Middle Temple in 1948 and then in 1950 returned to Edinburgh to paint. Back in London 1952-4 at the Slade School. He returned to Scotland, but in 1963 he moved to the...
Leighton Fund
Originated as the bequest left by Lord Leighton in 1896. Bob Speel provides some useful information about what the fund has bought. The newspaper article quoted at Sloane Square fountain contains:...
Led by Donkeys
From their Facebook page: "Art, activism and accountability. All our work is funded by the public, no big donors."
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