The Beautiful Necessity...
The Soldier in William Morris
Fiona Rose
William Morris was a soldier - surely not? I thought I knew most things about Morris but his military "career" - if you can call it that - took me completely by surprise as highlighted by Malcolm Youngs in a recent edition of The Friends of Red House Newsletter...
Stage Set by Morris & Co: The Crusaders 1891
Fiona Rose
William Morris was famously thought to be theatre adverse but new
evidence has come to light that Morris & Co. designed the stage sets
for the 1891 play The Crusaders by Arthur Henry Jones.
The Garden of William Morris at Kelmscott House
Fiona Rose
In 1875 William Morris was looking for a house to lease in London. Kelmscott House, on the Upper Mall, Hammersmith, fulfilled his requirements of being close to water and having a large unspoiled garden.
Frank Lloyd Wright's The Ennis House
Fiona Rose
When I give talks about Frank Lloyd Wright, I am often asked what is my
favourite Wright building. The answer is: The Ennis House..
The Morrises at Broadway Tower
Fiona Rose
What connection has a C19th turreted folly, set high on the north east edge of the Cotswolds, have to do with William Morris?