Kelmscott House

About

Kelmscott House is Grade II* listed Georgian brick mansion at 26 Upper Mall in Hammersmith, overlooking the River Thames. Built in about 1785, it was the London home of English textile designer, artist, writer and socialist William Morris from 1878 to 1896. Originally called The Retreat, Morris renamed it after the Oxfordshire village of Kelmscott, where he had leased Kelmscott Manor as a country retreat since June 1871. Nearby, Morris began his "adventure in printing" with his private press, the Kelmscott Press, which he started at 16 Upper Mall in 1891.