A VISIT TO THE WILLIAM MORRIS SOCIETY

We visit the newly refurbished premises of the William Morris Society situated in the basement and Coach House of Kelmscott House in Hammersmith. This will include a talk by one of the Society’s speakers, which lasts around an hour and covers a brief history of the house, William Morris, his life and work.

The group will be able to view the permanent display and the current exhibition staged in the Coach House at Morris’s final London home. Here Morris hosted many distinguished Socialist League speakers, as well as many of his eminent friends. The collection includes furniture, wallpapers, textiles and the Albion press used to print the Kelmscott Chaucer. We will see items which are not usually on display, including original wallpaper, watercolour designs and other items from the Society’s collection.