Visit: Saturday 21 April 2012
Meet at: The Kelmscott House Museum, 26 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6

9.30am
Private visit to the William Morris Society at Kelmscott House, Hammersmith with Helen Elletson, Curator

William Morris lived in Kelmscott House from 1878 until his death in 1896 and it was here that he first experimented in weaving. The Society’s collection consists of original designs, typographical images and Kelmscott Press books, illustrating the range of Morris’ work.

11am
Private visit to Emery Walker’s house at 7 Hammersmith Terrace

This Georgian terrace house was, from 1903, the home of Emery Walker, the distinguished printer and typographer and close friend and colleague of William Morris. The interiors, which remain virtually unchanged, were fitted out in a typically eclectic style, with Morris hangings and furnishings, Middle Eastern rugs, a wide range of ceramics and furniture by Philip Webb and Ernest Barnsley.

12.30pm
Lunch

2.15pm
An architectural walk along Chiswick Mall and visit to Hogarth’s House, Chiswick

This charming early eighteenth-century house with its delightful walled garden was the country retreat of William Hogarth from 1749 until his death in 1764. He is known to have refurbished and extended the building and the recent extensive restoration has revealed many of its original features. The simple interiors are hung with the Museum’s extensive collection of Hogarth’s engravings.

4.30pm
Leave for Central London