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Where the books were written, set, sold, printed and buried: from the Globe to the graves, the bookshops to the presses.
This season's book talks, festivals and exhibitions are in What's On: Books & writers
The printer who taught William Morris typography, in the most complete Arts and Crafts interior left in London.
Printing & publishingGo inside
Emery Walker's lantern lecture on early printing in 1888 sent Morris home to design a typeface, and the Kelmscott Press followed; Walker went on to found the Doves Press with Cobden-Sanderson, whose type ended in the Thames off Hammersmith Bridge after the two fell out. His terrace house by the river was kept as he left it by his daughter and then her companion, so it still holds Morris's wallpapers and furniture, Philip Webb's designs and the everyday objects of the circle that made the private-press movement. Seen by guided tour, in small groups.
Guided tours Thursdays and Saturdays at 11:00 and 13:00, March to November
Pre-booked tickets only; an extra 15:00 tour on some Saturdays.
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Data is compiled from public sources including OpenStreetMap, under the ODbL. Hours change often, so check before making a journey.