An Evening Talk with Dr Gavin Stoneystreet
William Morris Society26 Upper Mall, Hammersmith
Wed 21 Oct · 17:30
About this event
Wednesday October 21st, 2026 – 5:30-7:30pm An intimate evening exploring the botanical world of William Morris. Join Cultural Botanist Gavin Francis Stoneystreet on a journey into William Morris’s own gardens and the influence they had on his design work, literature, and eco-socialist thinking. Dr Stoneystreet’s forthcoming book on William Morris and his gardens explores Morris’s gardens at Red House, Kelmscott Manor, his factory garden at Merton Abbey and of course Kelmscott House—and the central role they played in his life, his patterns, and work.

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A different kind of night
Not the same tradition as the lineage above — a genuinely different thread to pull, if you want one.