William Morris – A short History
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In June of 1871 Morris and Rossetti took the lease on Kelmscott Manor with 68 acres of property. The main part of the house dated from about 1570. Another block of rooms to the north-east was added about a century later probably by Thomas Turner (1620-82).
Kelmscott Manor is owned and managed by the Society of Antiquaries of London. Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscott, Lechlade, Glos. U,K, and is open for visits.
An interior at Kelmscott Manor, with two ‘Sussex' chairs that were produced by Morris & Co. after an early prototype found in the Sussex area.
