Kelmscott - Kelmscott Manor

Kelmscott Manor

Kelmscott Manor is a Cotswold stone house, built in about 1570 during the Great Rebuilding of England and extended late in the 17th century. It was the country home of William Morris from 1871 until his death in 1896. He drew great inspiration from the unspoilt authenticity of the house's architecture and craftsmanship, and its organic relationship with its setting. Kelmscott Manor now belongs to the Society of Antiquaries of London.

Morris renamed his London town house Kelmscott House in honour of Kelmscott when he purchased it in April 1879 and named his private press, which he started in 1891, Kelmscott Press.