William Morris bronze plaque

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# 17 St George Street, W1 Standing before this weathered bronze plaque in the heart of Mayfair, you're at the birthplace of a revolution in taste that would reshape Victorian interiors forever. In 1861, William Morris established his groundbreaking firm at this very address, transforming what had b...

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17 St George Street, W1

Inscription

This business was founded in 1861 by William Morris Artist and Poet for the manufacture of his designs in wallpapers, chintzes, woven fabrics, carpets, decoration, stained glass, and for the advancement of his great reform in all the decorative arts