7 Hammersmith Terrace
London is the heart and soul of historic and modern Britain. One of 17 gorgeously preserved Georgian houses overlooking the Thames at the west end of Hammersmith's Upper Mall, 7 Hammersmith Terrace the former home of Emery Walker - the great printer and antiquary - is a fascinating place. Walker was a close colleague and friend of William Morris, who he helped to set up the Kelmscott Press. When Emery Walker died in 1933 his daughter maintained the house as it had been in her father's lifetime. It is a famous London attraction. The house claims to possess the best-preserved Arts and Crafts interior in the UK. Until recently it was a private home and first opened to the public in 2005. As a result of its fragile nature, the house only receives a few hundred visitors a year with a maximum of eight people allowed per tour. In order to secure tickets sign up on the Emery Walker website. The best way to see London is by the open top bus tour that passes through most of the attractions. These and much more, London offers to its visitors.
London Hop on Hop Off bus tours passes through most of the London museums and galleries and gives a chance to visit your favorite places at your leisure. While moving around the London with guided London walking tour is another best way to see and visit London attractions. No 7 Hammersmith Terrace is a tall terraced house on the River Thames at Hammersmith in west London. Its sober Georgian exterior hides a secret – the decoration and furnishings preserved as they were in the lifetime of the printer Emery Walker (1851-1933), a great friend and mentor to William Morris. It is the last authentic Arts and Crafts interior in Britain. The house has been open for small groups of visitors each summer since 1999.
One of a terrace of Georgian houses in London overlooking the Thames at the west end of Hammersmith's Upper Mall, it was the home of Sir Emery Walker. A great printer and antiquary who helped his friend and neighbour William Morris to set up the Kelmscott Press, Walker lived at the house from 1903 until his death in 1933. .
VISITORS INFORMATION:
Pricing:
Adults: £10
Concessions/student: £5
Underground Stations
Stamford Brook Tube (8 minutes)
Ravenscourt Park Tube (10 minutes)
Railway Stations
Chiswick Railway Station (29 minutes)
Gunnersbury Railway Station (33 minutes)
Opening Times
Apr to Sep - Pre-booked tours Thu,
Fri and one Sat per month 11am, 12.30pm & 2.30pm
Kings Mall Car Park (15 minutes)
Hammersmith Grove NCP (18 minutes)
For conservation reasons, photography is not allowed inside the house.
Address:
7 Hammersmith Terrace
London
W6 9TS
EVENTS:
Guided Tours of 7 Hammersmith Terrace
Dates: 8 April 2010 to 25 September 2010
Times: 08 Apr - 25 Sep 2010 Thu - Sat 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM
Venue: 7 Hammersmith Terrace
Fans of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement will love this hidden gem at 7 Hammersmith Terrace, home of Sir Emery Walker. Open for guided tours for a limited time only each year and limited to eight people per tour, the Georgian house harbours a rich history of William Morris treasures. Its former famous resident, the printer and antiquary Emery Walker who lived here from 1903 until his death in 1933, worked with Morris to set up the Kelmscott Press. And, in a nod to this collaboration, you can see a beautiful Kelmscott Press book, The Floure and the Leafe, & the Boke of Cupide, a 19th birthday present from Emery Walker to his daughter Dorothy in 1897. Another highlight is a beautiful wooden chest by Cotswold Arts & Crafts artist Ernest Gimson, back on display following restoration work. Outside, a garden renovation project, begun in 2009, aims to restore the original layout and planting schemes of the garden based on Dorothy Walker's planting notes and photographs from the twenties and thirties. Visitors can enjoy the results throughout the 2010 tours and during the Open Garden Squares Weekend in June. Visit all these and many more London sightseeing attractions with London city tour and get the best of the European Vacation trip at London.