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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
20th April 1945 Born today: Jimmy Winston, London, organist (Samll Facres-Itchycoo Park)
20th April 1906 Australian wombat, oldest known marsupial, dies in London Zoo at 26.
20th April 1904 George Bernard Shaw's Candida, premieres in London
20th April 1879 1st mobile home (horse drawn) used in a journey from London and Cyprus
20th April 1715 Nicholas Rowe's Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray, premieres in London
William Morris' Red House
Now a National Trust Musuem and well worth a visit
Location: Red House Lane
Description: Completed in 1860, Morris lived here until 1865.
The Red brick house, Arts and Crafts museum and his personal residence.
It was acquired by the National Trust in 2002, and opens to the Public from March to December.
William Morris (24 March 1834 - 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and utopian socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement.
He founded a design firm in partnership with the artist Edward Burne-Jones, and the poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti which profoundly influenced the decoration of churches and houses into the early 20th century.
Tagged in this Tour: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
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Link to This Page: http://www.shadyoldlady.com/location/2430
Credits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris
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