Comments on: William Morris In The East End

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 11 May 2024 19:16:50 +0000

Morris’s political work is too often overlooked, so I was happy to read this post. I imagine his travels in Iceland helped him to envision a better sort of government than that of England. (It took me a minute to cotton onto the peripatetic speaker’s box!)

By: Gee Farrow

Gee Farrow — Sat, 11 May 2024 14:22:23 +0000

A true man of the people – thanks for remembering him in this capacity. Agree with previous comments that the William Morris Gallery is a gem worth visiting.

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Sat, 11 May 2024 14:04:16 +0000

On my list of favorite quotations:

“At the end of life, one only has what one has given.” (Anonymous proverb)

Just THINK of the endless ways William Morris has enriched the world. His influence is
endless, both in the social movements he believed in — and the arts. A singular man of
incalculable abilities and talents. I am in awe.

By: Stephanie Pemberton

Stephanie Pemberton — Sat, 11 May 2024 12:43:59 +0000

Dod Street, Limehouse, 20th Sept 1885 – Eleanor Marx attended the SDF rally to protest against prosecutions against free speech. Both she and Morris were targeted and beaten up by the police along with others. She spoke for the defence in court the next day. The police charged at both her and Morris in court again and gave them both another thumping. In court (Eleanor Marx, Rachel Holmes biography). Eleanor, intellectual, orator, unionist, feminist, internationalist offers a rich seam of London Life, inc the East End. Object of a tour in her own right.

By: Richard Armiger

Richard Armiger — Sat, 11 May 2024 10:06:33 +0000

Walthamstow’s William Morris Gallery, is a little know gem, between Spitalfields and Watham Abbey

By: Greg T

Greg T — Sat, 11 May 2024 07:50:04 +0000

Slightly off-topic …
The William Morris Gallery, in Walthamstow, is hosting an exhibition of Japanese “Arts-&-Crafts” movement ( “Mingei” ) at the moment.
I finally walked down the road again, yesterday – it is really well worth the visit.
And … there is a direct connection – Frank Brangwyn went to Japan & interacted with the locals, as did Bernard Leach, the potter.
If you have a chance – GO!

By: Heather Potter

Heather Potter — Sat, 11 May 2024 07:30:47 +0000

My Grandfather James Windsor 1883-1956 used to speak at Speakers Corner, my Auntie Louisa Windsor would be the Look Out and would tell my Grandad when there were police about.
His Brother My Great Uncle Walter Windsor 1884-1945 born in Hunslett Street used to have his meetings in The Salmon & Bull.
He became Labour MP for Bethnal Green from 1922 – to 1929.
Heather Potter