Housed in the Grade II* listed building that was once Morris’s family home, the Gallery is a beautifully restored period gem. Originally built in the 1740s, the building was William Morris’s family home from 1848 to 1856. The exterior of the building features a front porch lined with Corinthian columns, which are the most ornate of the Ancient Greek and Roman architectural classical orders. The fluted columns feature delicately carved rosettes which decorate the soffit and canopy. The elaborate capital letters that line the canopy to spell ‘William Morris Gallery’ are carved from timber. The porch sits between two semi-circular bays, one on each side, designed to bring order and symmetry to the façade of the building. The building has a glasshouse with terrace, the story lounge on the first floor and a large room original used as servants quarters on the top floor. TAGS: East London, Walthamstow, Waltham Forest, manor house, mansion, estate, country, original, authentic, historic, historical, gardens, wood-panelled, Georgian. For more information call us on the number below or email [email protected]