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The Emery Walker Trust Welcome to 7 Hammersmith Terrace, the former home of Emery Walker and the last authentic Arts & Crafts interior in Britain.

No. 7 Hammersmith Terrace is the last authentic Arts & Crafts interior in Britain and the former home of Emery Walker; typographer, antiquary and friend and mentor to William Morris. The sober Georgian exterior of our tall terraced house on the River Thames at Hammersmith, west London, hides a secret; its interior is an Arts & Crafts gem, with the decoration and furnishings preserved as they were in the lifetime of printer Emery Walker who lived here from 1903-1933. As you enter 7 Hammersmith Terrace you will discover wallpapers and carpets by William Morris, furniture and glassware by Philip Webb and embroidery by May Morris. This is to name but a few of the protagonists who, through their close friendships with Emery Walker, have helped to create the lively and beautiful interiors you can still experience today.

We've featured many pieces found inside this particular cabinet in our drawing room, but sometimes you miss what's right...
14/10/2026

We've featured many pieces found inside this particular cabinet in our drawing room, but sometimes you miss what's right in front of you! The three tiles by are from his Chelsea period, which ran from 1872-1881. The tiles' design is known as Bedford Park Daisy, named after the west London housing development that is considered the world's first garden suburb.

This lovely depicts a street in Chioggia, a coastal town south of . It was painted by Helen Allingham, an English a...
12/10/2026

This lovely depicts a street in Chioggia, a coastal town south of . It was painted by Helen Allingham, an English and , who became the first woman to be admitted as a member of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1890.

Don't forget to check out our stock of tea towels and pin cushions after your guided tour! Every purchase you make hel...
10/10/2026

Don't forget to check out our stock of tea towels and pin cushions after your guided tour! Every purchase you make helps support the Trust's work in preserving 7 Hammersmith Terrace and promoting the .

This leaf-shaped tray was either purchased or gifted to Elizabeth de Haas and was made by Ireland's oldest working fine ...
07/10/2026

This leaf-shaped tray was either purchased or gifted to Elizabeth de Haas and was made by Ireland's oldest working fine china , . It was established in the late 1850's and by 1865, the prestige of the company had grown to include being sold in England (including to Queen Victoria), as well as in Australia, Canada, and the United States.

How do we know this once belonged to Elizabeth rather than Dorothy Walker? The maker's mark on the back is our clue, as Belleek only used this version between 1965 and 1980. Since Dorothy passed away in 1963 we know it was added to our after her death.

William Morris, a close friend of the Walkers, died on this day in 1896. Mary Grace Walker wrote this just two weeks a...
03/10/2026

William Morris, a close friend of the Walkers, died on this day in 1896. Mary Grace Walker wrote this just two weeks after his passing:

In Memory of William Morris

He dwelt among us for a little space,
And ere his due time, left us all behind;
His soul passed out upon the Western wind
Which wailed for him who loved it -- all the face
Of nature wept that his accustomed place
Was empty. We who loved him, have consigned
This sacred dust to dust -- yet look to find
This vigorous spirit levening all our race.
All goods were his that Fortune has to-give;
Love fair as poet's dream, Friends, Fame and Ease;
Yet he went forth to the obscure and rude,
With outstretched hand and voice imperative,
As His who scorned the Scribes and Pharisees
But had compassion on the multitude

Mary G. Walker
17 October 1896

Did you know it was yesterday? While we do have a whole range of postcards and other correspondence as part of our col...
02/10/2026

Did you know it was yesterday? While we do have a whole range of postcards and other correspondence as part of our collection, you'll also find some in this album. They complement the Dorothy Walker and Elizabeth de Haas took of the places they encountered on their travels in the 1950s.

This , "London", was written by Mary Grace Walker in the summer of 1899. She wrote:Those born of thee best love thy rus...
01/10/2026

This , "London", was written by Mary Grace Walker in the summer of 1899. She wrote:

Those born of thee best love thy rush and roar
Tumultuous London! Where the surging sea
Of life doth ebb and flow perpetually:
O! grey, worn Mother whom thy sons adore
Thy glamour lies upon them as of yore:
To all who wander forth afar from thee,
--though mid the fairest scenes of earth they be
Thy very stories are dear forevermore.
Thou art the Tomb where bards and heroes sleep,
The Refuge of the simple and the wise;
What contrasts sharp - what tragedies untold
Are thine; Who yet thy olden charm dost Keep,
Filling our ears with hearing and our eyes
Dazzling with wondrous visions, new and old.

Nils Emil Lundström was a artist and designer, who from 1896 was employed as a pattern artist at the factory in St...
30/09/2026

Nils Emil Lundström was a artist and designer, who from 1896 was employed as a pattern artist at the factory in Stockholm. He designed the pattern for "Ostindia" in 1932, which was inspired by porcelain shards from a shipwrecked 18th-century vessel on its way from China to Gothenburg.

With the equinox this week it seemed right to showcase this beautiful earthenware from our . It was designed by Sop...
24/09/2026

With the equinox this week it seemed right to showcase this beautiful earthenware from our . It was designed by Sophie MacCarthy, granddaughter of the artist Charles Geoffroy-Dechaume, who's works are also on display at the house.

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7 Hammersmith Terrace
London
W69TS

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Thursday 11am - 1pm
Saturday 11am - 1pm

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