Red House

Om museet

Red House was commissioned by William Morris in 1859, soon after his marriage to Jane, and designed by his friend, the architect Philip Webb. Built in red brick with steep gabled roofs and pointed windows, it was planned from the inside out, with every room given only the windows it needed. The result was a plain, practical house with a medieval flavour that is regarded as a starting point of the Arts and Crafts movement.

William and Jane moved in during June 1860 and furnished the rooms with furniture designed by Webb and with murals, embroideries and stained glass made by Morris and his friends, among them Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones and Elizabeth Siddal. This shared work led directly to the founding of the decorating firm Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. in 1861. The house was also meant to be a place where artists could live and work together, and plans were drawn up to extend it for the Burne-Jones family.

The plans were dropped after a family tragedy, and the Morris family left the house in 1865. Later owners altered the interior, but many original features, painted decoration and pieces of furniture survive. The garden was designed to wrap around the house, with an apple orchard, a rose arch and Arts and Crafts planting. Today the house and garden are cared for by the National Trust and visited on guided tours.

Højdepunkter

• Hand-painted furniture and wall paintings by Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite circle
• Stained glass and paintings by Edward Burne-Jones
• Original furniture designed by Philip Webb
• Arts and Crafts garden with an apple orchard and rose arch
• Second-hand bookshop run by the Friends of Red House in the Stables

Permanent udstilling

• Red House, home of William Morris – Guided tours show the rooms of the house with painted decoration, stained glass, embroidery and furniture by Morris, Webb, Burne-Jones and their circle.

Grundlagt

1859

Ejer

National Trust

Entrépriser & rabatter

The price is for a guided tour and must be booked in advance. National Trust members are admitted free; all visits are by pre-booked tour. Prices shown are the standard adult and child rates published on the booking page.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: findes ikke
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The approach has a thick gravel drive, grass lawns and uneven brick paths that can be slippery when wet. The house has two shallow steps at the entrance with a ramp, and the ground floor can be reached by ramp, but there is no step-free access to the first floor; a tablet with photographs and information is provided upstairs. Folding stools are available to take on tours. An accessible toilet is on site. Two disabled parking spaces can be booked by phone. Only assistance dogs are allowed.

Børn og familie

Children aged 5 to 17 pay a reduced price, under-5s are free, and family tickets are available.

Transport & parkering

By road, leave the M25 at junction 2 for the A2 towards Bexleyheath, take the Danson interchange and follow the A221 towards Bexleyheath.

Service & spisesteder

• Café: findes ikke
• Restaurant: findes ikke
• Museumsbutik

A second-hand bookshop run by the Friends of Red House is in the Stables.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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