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------------------------------------------------ The Emery Walker House, Hammersmith Riverside London Possibly the last chance to see a perfectly preserved Arts & Crafts interior Open April to July 2006 Emery Walker (1851-1933), antiquary, typographer and friend and advisor to William Morris, lived at No 7 Hammersmith Terrace for the last 30 years of his life. He furnished this tall Georgian house with wallpaper, textiles and furniture from Morris & Co., as well as ceramics and rugs he collected on his travels throughout Europe. The manner of decoration is very much that found in the homes of his friends, the leaders of the Arts & Crafts movement, William Morris and Philip Webb. Thanks to the efforts of Walker's daughter, the furnishing and decoration of the house has survived almost exactly as it was in his lifetime. As such, it is the only authentic Arts & Crafts urban interior in Britain. Some of the highlights include: - Furniture and hangings that belonged to William Morris - Original Morris & Co. wallpapers in every room - Many personal possessions of William Morris - Furniture, glassware and many personal possessions of Philip Webb, architect of Morris's home, Red House - Furniture, ceramics and metalwork by Cotswolds Arts & Crafts artists including Ernest Gimson, Ernest Barnsley, and Alfred and Louise Powell - Ceramics by William de Morgan - Watercolours and prints by many leading Victorian artists, including a portrait of May Morris by Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Pretty riverside garden Since 1999 the house has belonged to the Emery Walker Trust which opened the house to the public for the first time ever in 2005. In the past five years Trust has undertaken repair work to the building, treated the textiles and employed a curator to document the contents with a view to publishing a catalogue in book form and online. The opening to the public is part of a consultation process the Trust is undertaking to decide on the house's future. Because of its financial situation the Trust will not be able to keep the house and contents together indefinitely, and if a new owner is not found it is likely the contents will have to be dispersed and the house sold. The house will be open 10.30am to 3pm, for parties of up to eight people on Thursdays and Fridays in April, May, June and July 2005. Because of the relatively small scale of the house all visits will be by guided tour and must be booked in advance. For information about 7 Hammersmith Terrace and its contents, please contact Aileen Reid on 07980 807871 or e-mail aileenreid@btinternet.com For information about the Emery Walker Trust, please contact the Chairman of Trustees, Martin B.M. Williams on 078767 42169 or e-mail 106200.1023@compuserve.com For tour bookings and general information please contact Sue Bright on 8741 4104or admin@emerywalker.org.uk The Trust's website is www.emerywalker.org.uk The Emery Walker Trustees Martin B.M. Williams, FSA, Chairman, nominated by the Society of Antiquaries Marthe Armitage, nominated by the Art Workers Guild John Cherry, FSA, nominated by the British Museum Sir Anthony Denny, Bt, architect Michael Hall, FSA, nominated by the Victorian Society Simon Jervis, FSA, nominated by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Linda Parry, FSA, nominated by the Victoria and Albert Museum --- H-MUSEUM H-Net Network for Museums and Museum Studies E-Mail: h-museum@h-net.msu.edu WWW: http://www.h-museum.net
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