Comments on: William Morris In The East End https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/08/27/william-morris-in-the-east-end-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:48:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: David Feder https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/08/27/william-morris-in-the-east-end-x/#comment-1222268 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:48:59 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=168354#comment-1222268 Another excellent article. Many thanks for your tireless efforts and your excellent and engaging writing.

]]> By: Pedant https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/08/27/william-morris-in-the-east-end-x/#comment-1222248 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 15:39:56 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=168354#comment-1222248 Nice one! especial thanks for the list of dates and sites.
just to be wholly pedantic: WM died from diabetes and complications, not TB

]]> By: mlaiuppa https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/08/27/william-morris-in-the-east-end-x/#comment-1222245 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 15:30:02 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=168354#comment-1222245 I thought that was a soapbox. I was sort of correct.

I hope after you took your photos you stood on the box and spoke a few words in honor of William Morris.

His style is iconic and while he may have felt it was just for the wealthy at the time, it has endured and we common folk can now enjoy it on pillows and wall paper and all sorts of goods if we choose. I’ve done a bit of needlepoint myself.

Was Morris not buried in London? He has no tombstone?

]]> By: Sage Vendome England https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/08/27/william-morris-in-the-east-end-x/#comment-1222208 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 10:56:47 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=168354#comment-1222208 Thank you for another memorable journey down memory lanes. I almost shed a tear on seeing the little apple box and all the places William spoke. His socialist spirit lives on in those of us who are still dedicated to the cause of equality and who see that wealth breeds contempt rather than compassion. As a reporter I covered the Eastern European revolutions and met many socialists who simply wanted more freedom but not capitalism, the freedom to travel, to wander and to live a a life without oppression. The US shows us what capitalism can deliver and how in such a system scum rises to the top. I believe William Morris saw that the poor looked after each other and cared for their community and the common man and woman. He saw beauty in every handcrafted useful thing and ugliness in the vulgar vanities produced for those who believe their privilege is a birthright.

]]> By: Z. Sullivan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/08/27/william-morris-in-the-east-end-x/#comment-1222205 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 10:38:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=168354#comment-1222205 Excellent piece on the great William Morris! Always been a hero of mine for his beautiful art work & textiles,but also his sincere and deep understanding of the evils of capitalism and the exploitation of the ordinary man and woman as a result of a capitalist society. Well done Rosemary (?) for lugging an orange box around! Today, Morris would be out there campaigning for Jeremy Corbyn and be thrilled by the Labour Manifesto. More please!

]]> By: Sarah Dod https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/08/27/william-morris-in-the-east-end-x/#comment-1222200 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 10:06:27 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=168354#comment-1222200 The irony of waking up to find this email in our inbox is that yesterday on a family research quest we visited this street. However much to our avail, we can find no further information on how Dod Street got its name. Would you happen to have any information?

Thanks!
Sarah Dod

]]> By: stephanie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/08/27/william-morris-in-the-east-end-x/#comment-1222177 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 07:53:20 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=168354#comment-1222177 What a complex and thoughtful man.
One thing to add the Walthamstow based band Hefner a few years back put Chants for Socialists to music. Sadly it missed out on the World to Win Political Poster exhibition which took place at Morris’s old home in Walthamstow.

http://hefnet.com/chants-for-socialists-darren-hayman/

What would William Morris say about our world today?.

]]> By: Janet M https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/08/27/william-morris-in-the-east-end-x/#comment-1222128 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 01:02:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=168354#comment-1222128 Love the travelling box, it’s a perfect foil to the ghost of William Morris.

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