1996 CENTENARY EVENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Compiled by the William Morris Society (UK) NOTE: These categories overlap to some degree. Exhibitions Talks, lectures, and conferences Other events   EXHIBITIONS January to December 1996 William Morris Gallery Centenary Exhibitions The Gallery will be holding three special exhibitions on Morris during the year: from January to April 1996 there will be an exhibition of designs and working drawings by Morris and Morris & Co entitled 'Beautiful & Logical Form'; from May to August an exhibition of Morris & Co's stained glass; and from 14 September to 7 December an exhibition of 'Morris & Company Tiles'. Contact: William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London E17 4PP, Tel. 0181 527 3782. Monday, 8 January to Sunday, 31 March 1996 (excl week 4-9 March) David Evans Craft Centre of Silk Morris and his contemporaries had close association with Crayford as many of their textile were printed there. One of Morris's famous chintz designs was "Cray", named after the river on which the David Evans factory stands, while another chintz, "Lodden" is still printed in scarf form to this day. Among many items connected with Morris on show at the exhibition are original blocks used to print the "Cray" and some original fabrics. Some of the original wallpapers and fabric from Morris's home at Red House at nearby Baxleyheath can also be seen. Tickets £1 adults & 75p concessions available at the silk factory shop. A pre-bookable guided tour of the Craft Centre is also available for £2 adults & £1.50 concessions which includes the cost of the exhibition visit. Opening hours are 9am to 5 pm M-F, 9am to 6pm Sat. Access by road: A2 to Black Prince interchange, then proceed along Bourne Road a short distance in the direction of Crayford. Bourne Industrial Park is on the right side of Bourne Road. Contact: David Evans Craft Centre of Silk, Bourne Industrial Park, Crayford, Kent DA1 4BP. Tuesday, 16 January to Thursday, 4 April 1996 "Beautiful and Logical Form" Exhibition at the William Morris Gallery of designs and working drawings for Patterns and Ornament by William Morris and Morris & Company.. The dates for this exhibition may be extended. br>Contact: William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London E17 4PP, Tel. 0181 527 3782. 28 January 1996 to 31 January 1997 Craft Council Exhibition - William Morris Revisited: Questioning The Legacy The exhibition will be at the Whitworth Gallery, Manchester from 27 January to 7 April, the Crafts Council Gallery, London, from 2 May to 30 June, and at the Gas Hall, Birmingham from 25 October 1996 to 31 January 1997. For further details ring: 0161 275 7450. 10 February to 31 March 1996 A Vision in Action: William Morris and the Crafts Today This touring exhibition jointly organised by the William Morris Society and the Society of Designer-Craftsmen - will be visiting the City Museum & Mappin Art Gallery, Weston Park, Sheffield, Tel. 0174 276 8588. Monday, 1 April to Saturday, 8 June 1996 Centenary Exhibition The exhibition, held at St. Nicholas Priory, The Mint, in Exeter, consists of a collection of textiles and carvings brought back by Morris from his first journey to Iceland in 1871. It exemplifies traditional Icelandic crafts, alongside items of Morris' own designs. Contact: The Royal Albert Memorial Museum on 0392265415. 6 April to 11 May 1996 A Vision in Action: William Morris & The Crafts Today This touring exhibition will be visiting Bantock House Museum, Finchfield Road Wolverhampton. See note under 10 February (Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield) for details. Wednesday, 17 April to Saturday, 4 May 1996 A Selling Exhibition: "Art, Craft and Calligraphy from Ditchling, 1907 to the Present Day" Ditchling has had a special place in the tradition of the Artist Craftsman since Eric Gill moved there in 1907. In his wake came Hilary Pepler, printer; Ethel Mairet, weaver; Edward Johnston, calligrapher; Dunstan Pruden, silversmith; David Jones, painter and engraver; Edgar Holloway and others. In 1918 Frank Brangwyn bought "The Jointure," an Elizabethan house in the village. Now the Ditchling Museum is to be re-established at "The Jointure," together with the Edward Johnston Foundation and its workshop for the calligraphy and lettering arts. Sales at this event will be in support of that project. April to September 1996 Morris at Kelmscott An exhibition will be held on Morris in the South Barn. This will be open Wednesdays (11am-5pm) and the third Saturday in every month (2pm-6pm). These are the same opening hours at those for the Manor. Admission charge. Write to Kelmscott Manor, Nr Lechlade, Glos, Tel. 01367 252486. May 1996 onwards Morris Glass Exhibition at Keighley This exhibition, held at Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley, Yorkshire, is a long-term display of the important collection of glass made by Morris and his associates and which is the property of Bradford Art Galleries and Museums. Contact: Cliffe Castle Museum, Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, W Yorkshire BD29 6LH. Thursday, 2 May to Sunday, 30 June 1996 "William Morris Re-Visited: Questioning the Legacy" An Exhibition This exhibition has moved to the Crafts Council Gallery in London from the Whitworth Gallery, Manchester, where phenomenal attendances of over 1000 a day have been recorded. Some 300 objects are on display, borrowed from museums and private collections in the UK, as well as from contemporary makers and workshops. An Exhibition organized jointly by the Crafts Council and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Tuesday, 7 May to Saturday, 31 August 1996 "No Lost Art" This exhibition at the William Morris Gallery in London features a selection of the best examples of Morris and Company stained glass work, including pieces by Morris, Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown and other associates. On Saturday 13 July there will be a talk by Peter Cormack to visitors from the Victorian Society. Cost £4 payable that day. For further information about the Victorian Society event, contact Elizabeth Price (Tuesday and Thursday afternoons) on 0181/994/1019 Contact: The William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London E174PP, Tel. 0181/527/3782. 9 May to 1 September 1996 William Morris 1834-1896 A major exhibition celebrating the life and work of William Morris at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7. The whole range of Morris's work and interests will be explored, including wallpapers, ceramic tiles, linoleum, stained glass, table glass, tapestries, carpets, embroideries, calligraphy, printed books, paintings, drawings, designs and furniture. His searching criticism of British society, his involvement with the early socialist movement, and his personal and family life are also examined. A full listing of related activities and events at the Victoria and Albert Museum is available. For a review of the exhibition in the International Herald Tribune click here. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am-5.30pm and Monday 12 noon to 5.30pm. Admission charge. For further details ring 0171 938 8500. 15 May to 15 June 1996 A Vision in Action: William Morris & The Crafts Today This touring exhibition will be visiting the Durham Arts Gallery, Aykley Heads, Durham, Tel. 0191 384 2214. 28 May to 26 October 1996 William Morris and the Waltham Forest - A Lasting Legacy Exhibit telling the story of William Morris and his family's long association with Waltham Forest, at the Vestry House Museum, Walthamstow. Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm, and Saturday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm., closed August 26th Bank Holiday. Tuesday, 4 June to Sunday, 4 August 1996 Sir John Everett Millais Exhibition An exhibition organized in conjunction with the Southampton Institute, to be held at the Southampton City Art Gallery. Contact: Southampton City Art Gallery, North Guild, Southampton SO147LP, Tel. 0170/363/2601. 15 June to 28 August 1996, in Cheltenham, England. Simply Stunning: The Pre-Raphaelite Art of Dressing The exhibition at Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum includes rare and beautiful dresses by Kate Greenaway and Liberty's, and pictures by Burne-Jones, Rossetti and many others. At the Pittville Pump Room Museum, Pittville Park, Cheltenham, Wednesday - Monday 10am - 4:30pm; and at the Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, Monday - Saturday 10am - 5:20pm. Contact: Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, Clarence Street, Cheltenham, Tel. 01242 237431. 20 June to 3 August 1996 A Vision in Action: William Morris and the Crafts Today This touring exhibition will be visiting the Scarborough Art Gallery, The Crescent, Scarborough, Tel. 0172 337 4753. Saturday, 22 June to Sunday, 14 July 1996 Chaucer and William Morris Exhibition The Chaucer Summer Festival is being held between the above dates, and in that period, there will be a Chaucer and Morris Exhibition at the Canterbury Centre, St. Alphage Lane, off Palace Street, Canterbury, close to the Cathedral. The Centre is the former beautiful St. Alphage church. Admission is free. Contact: Chaucer Heritage Trust, 22 St. Peter's Street, Canterbury, Kent CT12BQ, Tel. 0122/747/0379. Thursday, 27 June to Saturday, 29 June 1996 37th Antiquarian Book Fair Held this year at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London, the Fair, which is the oldest international event of its kind, features books from 87 of the world's leading antiquarian booksellers. Exhibitors set aside items specially for the Fair, from illuminated MSS and early printed books and Children's books to modern first editions as well as autographs, letters and maps. To coincide with the William Morris Centenary, Frognal Rare Books is exhibiting a collection of the Kelmscott Press, excluding the Chaucer. Catalogues are £6 and can be obtained from the Organizers. Contact: the Antiquarian Bookseller's Association, 40 Sackville House, 40 Picadilly, London W1V9PA, Tel. 0171/439/3118. 30 June to 29 August 1996 William Morris: Past Meets Present Exhibition at the Somerset College of Arts and Technology will bring together conteporary work of second-year stydents from the BA (Honours) Design Textiles and Surface Pattern program and the original work of William Morris. At the Stansell Gallery, Taunton, Somerset. Click here for more details and information on talks associated with the exhibition. Contact: Catherine Bedell, Marketing Officer, Somerset College of Arts and Technology, Tel. 01823-366459. July to 1 September 1996 Burne-Jones and William Morris: Illustrations for the Kelmscott Cahucer and Aeneid Exhibition in the Graham Robertson room, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Includes Burne-Jones's exquisite designs for Morris's translation of the Aeneid and drawings for the Kelmscott Chaucer. Free. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sundays 2.15 to 5pm.; closed Mondays. Contact: Fiona Brown, Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington St., Cambridge CB2 1RB, Tel. 01223 332941. July to 8 September 1996 The Woven Image: Contemporary British Tapestry Exhibition at Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield..The historical section of this display of contemporary work includes Morris's influence on techniques of tapestry-weaving. Contact: City Museum & Mappin Art Gallery, Weston Park, Sheffield, Tel. 0174 276 8588. July to 26 October 1996 William Morris & Waltham Forest: A Living Legacy Three exhibitions at Vestry House Museum, Walthamstow, London. The first, in the Chainging Room Gallery, Lloyd Park, is of sculptures by local artists; this followed by Lorraine Huddle's interpetations of Morris wallpaper designs to explore the political heart of Morris's life, then by a display of art by local schoolchildren, inspired by Morris. Contact: Vestry House Museum, Walthamston, London E17 9NH, Tel. 0181 509 1917. Thursday, 4 July to Thursday, 13 August 1996 William Morris, Book Collector The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medecine, Euston Road, London, has over 200 titles from Morris's library raninging from incunabula to 19th century reference books. A selection of these will be shown in the Library Reading Room during normal opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9.45am to 5.15pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 9.45am to 7.15pm; Sunday, 9.45am to 1pm. Click here to see the title-page from one of the books Morris owned, St. Catherine of Siena, The orcharde of Syon (London: Wynkyn de Worde, 1519). Contact: Ken Arnold, exhibitions officer, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medecine, 185 Euston Road, London NW1 3BE; Telephone 0171-611-8546. Friday, 26 July to Sunday, 22 September 1996 William Morris at Hammersmith This exhibition, held at the Museum of Fulham Palace, London, will concentrate on Morris's life and work from 1878 to 1896. Contact: Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Department, Museum of Fulham Palace, Bishops Avenue, London SW6. Sunday, 28 July to 1 December 1996 Art Pottery: The Legacy of William Morris This exhibition, at the City Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent, will include pottery from the Museum's internationally renowned Ceramics collection along with supporting Decorative Art and photographic material. Well-known names such as William De Morgan and Bernard Moore; leading art potteries including Pilkingtons, Royal Doulton, Ruskin and the Martin Brothers will be represented in the exhibition, alondside the work of lesser-known figures such as George Cartlidge and the decorative products of tile manufacturers Minton, Hollins & Co with their "Astra Ware" and Richard Tile's "Ricardia Ware." Contact: Deborah Skinner, Ceramics Section, or Bob Gwynne, Promotions Officer, City Museum and Art Gallery, Hanley Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST13DW, Tel. 0178/220/2173. August 1996 William Morris Celebration including an Exhibition at Leek Leek was the town where Morris acquired his dyeing skills. The town will stage a series of events including an exhibition, guided walks and talks. There will also be visits to local churches with Burne-Jones windows and Thomas Wardle's house. Contact: Jonathan Phipps, Project Officer Moorland Towns, 21 Market Street, Leek ST13 6HX, Tel. 01538 398 378. 8 to 31 August 1996 A Vision in Action: William Morris and the Crafts Today Today. This touring exhibition will be visiting the Museum of Oxford, St Aldates, Oxford, Tel. 0186 581 5559. 5 September to 5 October 1996 A Vision in Action: William Morris and the Crafts Today. This touring exhibition will be visiting the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Slatey Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, Tel. 0151 652 4177. Frday, 13 September to Sunday, 3 November 1996 A Palace of Victorian Art Exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, devoted to the history of Grosvenor Gallery, dubbed "the palace of art" by the poplar press of the day. Over 100 painting and other works by artists supported by the gallery, Burne-Jones, Whistler, Watts, Alma Tadema etc. The exhibition layout will re-create the appearance of the Grosvenor Gallery; Hangings, prints and photographs will illustrate the Gallery had on what is now called "lifestyle". Contact: Laing Art Gallery, Higham Place Newcastle upon Tyne NE18AG. Saturday, 14 September to Saturday, 7 December 1996 Morris & Co Tiles The William Morris Gallery hosts a first-ever exhibition devoted to the painted tiles of the Morris firm, featuring tiles and related designs by Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, Philip Webb, Ford Madox Brown, Kate and Lucy Faulkner and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The Gallery has recently acquired a hitherto unrecorded Morris & Co tile panel of the 1860s, probably designed by Burne-Jones. Contact the Gallery, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London E174PP, Tel. 0181/527/3782. 19 September to 26 November 1996 William Morris Exhibition Furniture, fabrics, books, etc. in a small exhibition at the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery and a series of lunch-time lectures on the life and works of William Morris. Several organizations not connected with the Museum and Art Gallery are also holding lecture events and visits e.g. the Friends of St Michaels. Contact: Janta Bagshaw, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, Church Street, Brighton, Tel. 01273713261. Monday, 23 September to Friday, 25 October 1996 The Well of Art: A Celebration of the Life and Work of William Morris The Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull will host this exhibition, which will have a thematic, rather than a chronological approach, and will integrate Morris's beliefs with visual examples of his work. It will cover all aspects of his life and avoid the layers of interpretation which obscure his significance by letting Morris speak for himself. The title is taken from his lecture "Art under Plutocracy" in which he states that "The well of art is poisoned at its spring." Contact: Helen E. Roberts, Archivist, Brynmor Jones Library, Tel. 0148/234/6311. Tueaday, 24 September to Sunday, 5 October 1996 A Walk Round William Morris Exhibition at Herwall Library Exhibition Room, Herwall, Wirral, Merseyside. A memorial tribute by Society member Chas Rawe featuring Kelmscott Press books. A series of evening events is planned, including an opening reception on Monday, 23 September and a centenary tribute on Monday, 3 October. Contact: Tel. 0151 342 4425 for hours and details. Friday, 27 to 29 September to Sunday, 24 November 1996 Ruskin & Oxford: The Art of Education Exhibition at Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield. Transferred from the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Delaing with Ruskin as professor of art at Oxford and the Ruskin School of Drawing. Click here for information on associated Ruskin conference. Contact: City Museum & Mappin Art Gallery, Weston Park, Sheffield, Tel. 0174 276 8588. 30 September to 30 November 1996 William Morris & The Kelmscott Press An exhibition at the John Rylands Library of some of its collection of outstanding books produced by Morris. Contact: The John Rylands Library, 150 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3EH, Tel. 0161 834 5343. October 1996 William Morris: His Life and Times At the Marx Memorial Library, 37a Clerkenwell Green, an 18th c building with manifold connexions with progressive movements, well-known to Morris. It was he who influenced the landlord to let the Social Democratic Federation's 20th Century press move there in 1892. The library has some 100,000 publication from the 1640s onward, and it is basically from these renowned resources that the Library will mount its celebratory exhibition. Contact: Tish Newland, Librarian, Marx Memorial Library, 37a Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R ODU; Tel.& fax: 0171 253 1485. 10 October to 2 November 1996 A Vision in Action: William Morris and the Crafts Today This touring exhibition will be visiting Walford Mill Craft Centre, Stone Lane, Wimbourne Minster, Dorset, Tel. 0120 284 1400. Saturday, 12 October 1996 to Thursay, 19 January 1997 William Morris-A Celebration An exhibition of books, photographs and designs at the Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museums Emery Walker Library drawn from the Walker Library, featuring Morris material. This mainly relates to the Kelmscott Press (initial designs for pages and letters, etc.) but also includes photopgraphs and other material from the Library related to Morris, such as MSS from Morris's hand. Contact: Mary Greensted, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museums, Clarence Street, Cheltenham, GL50 3JT, Tel. 01242 237431. Friday, 25 October 1996 to 2 February 1997 William Morris Re-Visited: Questioning the Legacy Some 300 objects will be on display at Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery, borrowed from museums and private collections in the UK, as well as from contemporary makers and workshops. 7 November to 13 December 1996 A Vision in Action: William Morris and the Crafts Today This touring exhibition will be visiting the Holburne Museum and Crafts Study Centre, Great Polteney Street, Bath, Tel. 0122 546 6669. Friday, 23 November 1996 to Saturday, 11 January 1997 Rodmarten Manor Exhibition Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum will also celebrate the Centenary by mounting an exhibition on the Manor, which was designed by Edward Barnsley and built between 1909 and 1929, as a bold gesture to put some of the ideas of Morris and the Arts & Crafts movement into practice. Contact: Mary Greensted, Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, Clarence Street, Cheltenham, GL503JT, Tel. 0124/223/7431. 18 December 1996 to 12 January 1997 A Vision in Action: William Morris and the Crafts Today This touring exhibition will be visiting the Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, Hammersmith, London W6, Tel. 0181 741 2251. TALKS, LECTURES, AND CONFERENCES Saturday, 3 February 1996 Life Work & Legacy of William Morris Half Day Study Bexley Workers Educational Association Branch. Peter Street leads an afternoon study session reviewing the above. Contact: Eileen Ramberton 0181 303 2550. Saturday, 17 February 1996 Life, Work and Legacy of William Morris Half Day Study Southgate Worker's Association Branch. Peter Street leads an afternoon study session at United reformed Church, Corner of Fox Lane and Burford Gardens, London N13. Contact: Mrs. Constance Raynsford (Tel. 0181 888 4473). Saturday, 24 February 1996, 2.30pm The "Artist's House" A talk by Gillian Naylor, Professor of Design History at the Royal College of Art and author of The Arts and Crafts Movement and William Morris by Himself. Starting with the Red House, Gillian Naylor will discuss how ideals of an artist's/family community were represented by these houses. At Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6. Tickets £2.50 from the William Morris Society. Saturday, 25 February 1996 William Morris and Architecture All-Day Symposium Art Worker's Guild, 6 Queen's Square, London WC1N 3AR Open University. The Annual Symposium of the Society of Architectural Historian of Great Britain will take the form of a one-day programme of 6 lectures followed by discussion under the chairmanship of Dr. Alan Crawford. The papers will address the question of whether there is such a thing as Morrisian architecture, what it might consist of, and the influence Morris has had in later generations of architects. Each paper will be devoted to a suitable case study. Speakers include Ted Hollamby and Dr. Chris Miele as well as younger researchers at the start of their academic careers. The cost is £21.50 (17.50 for students) and cost will cover that of the printed text of the papers, which will be made available via desk-top publishing equipment. Contact: Dr. Colin Cunningham, Dept. of Art History, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, Tel. 01223 354091. Thursday, 8 March 1996, 1pm William Morris: Questioning the Legacy City Museum and Mappin Art Gallery, Weston Park Sheffield. A talk by Jennifer Harris, Deputy Director and Curator of Textiles, Whitworth Art gallery, and organizer of the major touring exhibition with the same title. Wednesday, 13 March 1996, 7.30pm William Morris: Utopian Dreamer, Designer, Poet. A talk by Dr Gail-Nina Anderson at the Methodist Church Hall, County Court Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Further Details: Jeanne King, 27 North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire PE13 1JR. Thursday, 14 March 1996, 6.30pm Burne-Jones, Morris, and Ruskin in Birmingham Birmingham & Midland Institute. Victorian Society Regional Event A talk by Stephen Wildman. Contact Nina Hatch, 5 Ashfield Grove, Hasbury, Halesowen, Birmingham, B63 4LH, Tel. 0121 503 0531. Thursday, 14 March 1996, 6.30pm William Morris A lecture by Fiona MacCarthy followed by supper. The event is organised by the Friends of the Whitworth Gallery. Contact: Penny Hamilton, Gallery Services Officer, Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER, Tel. 0161 275 7450. Wednesday, 20 March 1996, 6.30pm William Morris and the Book Fiona MacCarthy discusses what Morris read and what books influenced him as designer, Typographer, Socialist. William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park Forest Road Walthamstow London E17 4PP. Pre-booking is essential. Contact the Gallery for tickets, Tel. 0181 527 3782. Saturday & Sunday, 23 to 24 March 1996 "Nine Men's Morris" A celebration of William Morris's birthday and of his life, with nine speakers focusing on Morris's influence within their areas (literature, politics, printing, stained glass, utopias, architecture, Iceland, crafts and design) and his importance in their lives. The speakers are: Hans Eckert, Ruth Ellison, Amanda Hodgson, Fiona MacCarthy, David O'Connor, Peter Preston, Nick Salmon, Tim Searcy and Ian Tod. On Saturday evening there will be a festive dinner and social evening with entertainment. On Sunday there will be a trip to David Mellor's innovative factory 'The Round House' followed by a visit to the 'William Morris and the Crafts Today' Exhibition at the Mappin Gallery. The weekend concludes with Arnold Rattenbury reading his eloquent poems of tribute: `The Morris Papers'. At Halifax Hall, The University of Sheffield. Costs: £60 (including festive dinner, bed and breakfast); additional £21 (Friday night bed and breakfast); or £39 (without accommodation but including festive dinner. Tickets and details from Dawn Morris, 7 Spring Hill, Sheffield S10 1ET. Please send a S.A.E. Saturday, 30 March 1996, 2.30pm The Legacy of William Morris Neil Wilkie offer an illustrated talk under the above title. National Museum of Labour History Supporters Association.Pump House People's History Museum, Left bank, Bridge Street, Manchester M3 3ER. Wednesday, 17 April 1996, 6.30pm Being Nupkins Douglas Schoenherr, Assistant Curator of European and American Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, tells the story of the production at the Gallery of Morris's play The Tables Turned: or Nupkins Awakened. William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London E17 4PP. Pre-booking is essential. Contact the gallery, Tel. 0181 527 3782. Commencing Wednesday, 24 April 1996 William Morris: The Man & His Art Six Wednesday evening talks at Madingley Hall, Cambridge. Contact: Courses Registrar, University of Cambridge Board of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Cambridge CB3 8AQ, Tel. 01954 210636. Saturday, 27 April 1996 "William Morris: A Utopian for our Time": Utopian Studies Society 1996 Conference Held at the University of Bristol, the conference features speakers Laurence Davis, Ruth Kinna, Roger Simon, Stephen Coleman, Patrick Parrinder and Ruth Levitas. Cost £15. Cheques to Ruth Levitas, University of Bristol, Department of Sociology, 12 Woodland Road, Bristol BS81UQ. Saturday, 27 April 1996 The Pre-Raphaelites This talk by M. Parr, sponsored by the Victorian Society Wales Regional Group, will be held at the Swansea Arts Workshop at 14:30 hours. Contact: Ted Butler 210 Cyncoed Road Cardiff CF26RS, Tel. 0122/268/9450. Saturday, 4 May 1996 William Morris's Politics A forum arranged by the Hammersmith Trades Council. Participants include Barbara Castle, Bill Morris (TGWU) and Stan Newens MEP. To be held at the Irish Centre, Hammersmith, W6. Contact: Peter Turner, 26 Holmead Road, London SW6 2JD, Tel. 0171 731 1494. Saturday, 11 May 1996, 2pm 41st Annual General Meeting of the William Morris Society The annual general meeting will be held at the Fulham Library Exhibition Hall, 598 Fulham Road, London SW6. The nearest underground station is Parsons Green and the following buses go to Fulham Broadway 11, 28, 211, 295 and 391. Admission is free. Saturday 11 May 1996, 7.30pm The Stained Glass of Morris & His Circle An illustrated talk by Peter Gibson at St Mary's Parish Church, Tadcaster. Contact Mrs J H Hardy, 121 Sutton Road, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24 9HJ, Tel. 01937 832151. Wednesday, 15 May 1996, 6.30pm Morris in Context Michael Whiteway, author and collector of Morris works, gives a personal view of Morris's life and influence. William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London E17 4PP. Pre-booking essential. Write to the Gallery for tickets, Tel. 0181 527 3782. Saturday, 18 May 1996 William Morris, Man of Many Parts Study Day Peter Sweet leads an examination of Morris's ideas and interests and his impact on design, touching on practice. Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, 32 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9EZ University of London. For details Tel. 0171 631 6660. Wednesday, 22 May 1996, 6.30pm Victoria & Albert Museum William Morris Exhibition Private View Linda Parry, the Curator of the Exhibition, will give a talk on Morris in the Green Dining Room at 6.45pm prior to conducting the party on a private viewing of the Exhibition. Supper and refreshments will be available from 9.30pm. Tickets £8 from the William Morris Society. Early booking is advised. Saturday, 26 May 1996. William Morris and the Middle Ages. A meeting of the Medieval Dress and Textile Society. Contact: Mrs Lisa Monnas, Events Secretary, MD&TS;, 16 Aubrey Walk, London W8 7JG. Thursday, 6 June 1996 The Art of William Morris: An Illustrated Talk" Ann Dean, an enthusiastic and entertaining speaker, will give this talk at the Bishop's Palace in Worcester, a very attractive site close to Worcester Cathedral. There will be refreshments. If you wish to attend please telephone Pat Davidson, Waterstones 0905/723397. Wednesday and Thursday, 12 & 13 June 1996 Study Days at the V&A; Museum Exhibition Introductory lecture followed by a walk in the Exhibition with comparison with other works at the V&A.; On two separate study days with the same itinerary. Contact: Nicholas Friend INSCAPE, Austin's Farm, High Street, Stonesfield, Witney Oxon OX8 8PU, Tel. 01993 891726. Wednesday, 12 June 1996, 6.30pm William Morris and the `Idea of manliness'< BR> Jan Marsh, author of Jane and May Morris, discusses aspects of Morris's outlook. Lecture at William Morris Gallery., Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London E17 4PP. Pre-booking essential. For tickets write or phone the Gallery, Tel. 0181 527 3782. Friday, 14 June 1996, 7.30pm Morris Stained Glass Martin Harrison, author of Victorian Stained Glass, will talk about five Morris & Company windows in St Michael & St Mary Magdalene Church, Easthampstead, Bracknell. Contact: St Michael's Parish Office, Crowthorne Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, Tel. 01344 425205. Saturday, 15 June 1996, 10.30am to 5pm Printing Day The event, to be held at Kelmscott House, will include a demonstration of Morris's Kelmscott Press Albion. It is intended to print a commemorative keepsake. Ronald Briggs will chair the event. At 2.30pm William S. Peterson, Professor of English at the University of Maryland and author of The Kelmscott Press: A History of William Morris's Typographical Adventure, will give a lecture on 'Illustrating the Kelmscott Press Books'. Tickets £4 (all day) or £2.50 (talk only) from the William Morris Society. Tuesday, 18 June 1996 William Morris and the Book Fiona MACCARTHY will be speaking at the British Library about the books Morris wrote, designed, printed and owned, explaining how far the collections of the British Library and other libraries and galleries helped her research for her book William Morris: A Life for our Time. The lecture is free but ticketed. For tickets contact the Events box office, 14 Russell Square, FREEPOST WC 5157, London WC1B3BR, Tel. 0171/412/7760. Friday to Sunday, 21-23 June Victoria & Albert Museum 3-Day Conference: William Morris Reviewed Friday: The Designer. Saturday: The Educator. Sunday: The Legacy. Contact: The Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL, Tel. 0171 938 8636. Thursday to Sunday, 20 to 23 June 1996 Full Study Week End-William Morris and the Arts & Crafts Movement in the Cotswolds Based in Cirencester, the course covers Morris, Ashbee, the Guild of Handicraft, Gimson and the Barnsleys, & it will include a private viewing of Kelmscott Manor. Contact: Nicholas Friend,INSCAPE, Austin Farm, High Street, Stonesfield, Witney, Oxon OX8 8PU, Tel. 01993 891726. Thursday to Sunday, 27-30 June 1996 William Morris Centenary Conference The conference at Exeter College, Oxford. will consider all aspects of Morris's life, work and influence. Keynote lectures will be given by Professors Florence Boos, Norman Kelvin and William Peterson. There will also be a range of shorter papers and discussion panels. Amongst the other events will be visits to Kelmscott Manor and other places of interest associated with William Morris. Costs £180 (residential) and £100 (non-residential). For program and details of speakers and papers click here. Thursday, 27 June 1996 William Morris and Kelmscott Manor A private study day on the importance of the Manor and other immediately surrounding building to Morris. (Great Coxwell Barn, Inglesham Church) Contact Nicholas Friend,INSCAPE, Austins Farm, High Str. Stonesfield, Witney Oxon, OX8 8PU, Tel. 01993 891726. Saturday, 6 July 1996, 2.30pm "The Banners of Spring To Be": Morris's Poetry After 1870 A talk at Kelmscott House by Florence Boos, Professor of English at the University of Iowa. She is the author of The Poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and The Design of William Morris's 'The Earthly Paradise'. She has also edited Morris's Socialist Diary. Professor Boos writes extensively on Victorian culture and literature. The lecture will be held at Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, London. Tickets £2.50 from the William Morris Society. Monday, 8 July 1996, 6.30pm What William Morris Means to me The Rt Hon Anthony Wedgewood Benn, MP tells of Morris's influence on his life and thought. William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Par, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London E17 4PP. Pre-booking essential. Write for tickets at the Gallery. Wednesday, 10 July 1996, 6 for 6.30pm Morris's Letters as Biography & Autobiography THE KELMSCOTT LECTURE This year's lecturer is Norman Kelvin, Professor of English at The City University of New York. He is editor of the monumental The Collected Letters of William Morris the final volume of which is due to be published this year. The lecture will be introduced by Fiona MacCarthy. The lecture will be held at the Art Workers' Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1. Tickets are £4 (including tea) from the William Morris Society. Buffet supper after the lecture is an additional £7. Wednesday, 24 July 1996, 1pm Morris Wallpapers A talk at the Whitworth Gallery by Christine Woods, Curator of Wallpapers at the Gallery. The talk will be preceded by lunch at 12 noon. Contact: Penny Hamilton, Gallery Services Officer, Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M16 6ER, Tel. 0161 275 7450. Tuesday, 30 July 1996, 7pm William Morris in Dialogue Lecture by Norman Klvin, editor of The Collected Letters of William Morris, at William Morris Gallery. Contact: William Morris Gallery, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London E17 4PP, Tel. 0181 527 3782. Saturday, 14 September 1996, 2.30pm The Impact of Morris on the Revival of the Decorative Arts in Germany A talk at Kelmscott House by Rosalind Depas, formerly a Professor at The City University of New York. Rosalind Depas has written on Walter Crane, Art Nouvaeu, Belgian Symbolists and the Art of the Book in Germany, The lecture will be held at Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6. Tickets are £2.50 from the William Morris Society. Saturday, 14 September 1996 The Achievement of William Morris A Day School at the University of Leeds. Fiona MacCarthy will discuss Morris as designer; Jane Ennis his poetry, Frank Felsenstein the Kelmscott Press; David Goodway his politics; and Stuart Macdonald his arts and crafts philosophy. Contact: Marilyn Moreland, Department of Adult Continuing Education, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, Tel. 01132 233 3220. Wednesday, 18 September 1996, 7.30pm> William Morris Tiles A lecture by Richard & Lilary Myers, at the William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London E17 4PP. Pre-booking essential. For tickets write or phone the Gallery, Tel. 0181 527 3782. Friday, 27 September 1996, 6.30pm for 7pm William Morris and Bernard Shaw: Yeast and Caviare Talk by Rodney Barker, lecturer at the London School of Economics. A joint William Morris Society meeting with the Shaw Society, at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. William Morris Society members should make their membership known so they can pay the same fee (75p) as Shaw Society members. Friday and Saturday, 27 and 28 September 1996 The Art of Education: Ruskin Today? Conference held in conjnunction with Ruskin exhibition at the City Museum and Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield.. Fee £ 55 includes refreshments and Saturday lunch but not accomodations. Contact: Anne Ingall, NSEAD, The Gatehouse, Corsham SN3 0BZ, Tel. 01249 714825. Saturday, 28 September 1996, 10am to 4pm William Morris: His Life, Work, and Influence Illustrated talks at King Chaltres Adult Education Centre, King Chgarles Road, Surbiton, Surrey. David Ranger is the discussion leader. Cost £11. Contact: Tel. 0181 399 8180. Tuesday, 1 October 1996 Millais Centenary Conference--John Everett Millais in Context This all-day conference, hosted by the Victorian Society in conjunction with the Paul Mellon Centre in London, gives an opportunity to hear well-known art historians give lectures on Millais and Leighton, Pre-Raphaelite Architecture and Millais at the Tate. At the Paul Mellon Centre, Bloomsbury Square London WC1, followed by a reception at the Tate Gallery. For further information, send SAE to Victorian Society 1 Priory Gardens, London W41TT. Tuesday, 1 October 1996, 10.30am to 5pm Reflections on the Relevance of William Morris Workshop at the University of Essex on the ideas of Morris, with three themes: Morris, Creativity, and Work (Alan Crawford), Morris and the Environment (Paul Thompson), and Morris's ideas on Femininity and Matrimony (Jan Marsh). Fee £5 and lunch, coffee, and tea. Contact: Brenda Conti, Dept. of Sociology, University of Essex,, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, Tel. 01206 873055. Tuesday, 1 October 1996, 7.30pm William Morris & May Day Professor Chris Wigley lectures to Leicester Victorian Society at Wellington Street Adult Education College, Leicester. Contact: Eileen Chambers, Tel. 0116 2363065. Tuesdfay, 1 October, 8.30pm Talk by David Rainger Morris in gneral, with particular attention to his work at Merton. Featured as part of annual general meeting of Wardle Industrial Museum, Chapel Orchard Day Centre, Church Road, Mincham, Surrey. Contact: Sheila Harris, Tel. 0181 648 0127. Thursday, 3 October 1996, 5.30pm Fringe Meeting at the Labour Party Conference Tony Benn will talk on Morris as a socialist, Jan Marsh on him as a writer and creative thinker, Steve Willims discusses his relevance to workers and the trade union movement today. Labour Party Conference held at the Clifton Hotel, near the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Lancashire. The Society hopes to have a small exhibition and printed material at the meeting. Contact: Maggie Jones, UNISON (APF), 20 Grand Depot Road, London SE18 6SF, Tel. 081 854 2244. Monday 7 October 1996, 2.30pm The Archeology of William Morris Talk by Marina Brown, Assistant County Archeologist, East Sussex County Council, at the Uckfield Library, High Street,Uckfield, East Sussex.. Looks at Morris's lifelong relationship with archeological monuments and historic artifacts and then considershis influence on archeological conservation and interpretation. Wednesday, 9 October 1996, 8pm William Morris and his Time David Rainger surveys Morris's work and philosophy. Sutton Humanists Group, Friend's House, Cedar Road, Sutton Surrey. Contact Peter Heales Tel. :0181 642 4577. Wednesday, 9 October 1996, 7.00pm William Morris and the Domestic Interior Lecture by Linda Parry (curator of the Morris Exhibit at the V&A; Museum) at the William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London E17 4PP. Pre-booking essential. For tickets write or phone the Gallery, Tel. 0181 527 3782. Saturday, 12 October 1996, 10.30am to 5pm What William Morris Means To Me!< BR> This day at Kelmscott House is aimed at new members of the Society. Ten speakers - from different backgrounds - will talk about how they became interested in Morris and how he influenced them. Participants include Penelope Fitzgerald, Malcolm Pollard and Ray Watkinson. There will also be an exhibition of part of the William Morris Society collection of Morris's textile drawings, Morris and Co catalogues and Kelmscott Press books. The event will be held at Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6. Tickets are £4 (£4 extra for a buffet lunch) from the William Morris Society. Wednesday, 23 Octyober 1996, 7.30pm In Praise of William Morris Talk by Peter Gibson at Sleaford Library, Market Place, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Tickets £2.50 including refreshments. Contact: Helen Bromley, Tel. 01529 414770. Monday, 4 November 1996 A Mighty Love for Ruskington Short talk by Julia Dabbs at Ruskington Library, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire. About the history of Ruskington Church with its William Morris connection. Part of Lincolnshire County Council's William Morris Centennial Celebration. Tickets £2.50. Contact: Helen Bramley at Sleaford Library, Tel. 01529 414770. Thursday, 7 November 1996, 2.30pm Morris, Burne-Jones, and the Holy Grail Tapestries. Talk by Emmeline Leary at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Lister Park Bradford. Tickets £1..50. Contact: Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, Cartwright Hall, Lister Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire BN9 4NS, Tel. 01274 493313. Saturday, 9 November, 2.30pm Morris's Theories of Beauty An illustrated talk at Kelmscott House by Hilary Underwood (Morgan) examining how Morris's idea of beauty relates to his and our time. Hilary Underwood, a lecturer on art history, is a graduate of the Courtauld Institute and was Assistant Curator of the Watts Gallery. The event will be held at Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6. Tickets are £2.50 from the William Morris Society. Wednesday, 13 November 1996, 7.30pm William Morris and Socialism Talk by Barbara Castle at Keynes Hall, King's College, Cambridge. Thursday, 21 November 1996, 7.30pm Simply Stunning - The Pre-Raphaelite Art of Dressing Talk by Sophia Wilson, curator of the exhibition of the same name, at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford. Tickets ¢3/2 concession. Contact: Education Office, Cartwright Hall, Lister Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire BN9 4NS, Tel. 01274 493313. Thursday, 28 November 1996, 7.45pm "Morris Papers" and "The Frigger Makers" Poetry reading by Arnold Rattenbury, at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford. Tickets ¢3/2 concession. Contact: Education Office, Cartwright Hall, Lister Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire BN9 4NS, Tel. 01274 493313. Monday, 2 December 1996, 12.30pm William Morris & The Society of Arts A talk by Derek Baker and Nick Salmon at a meeting sponsored by the Art History Study Group of the Royal Society for the Arts. Contact: RSA, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6EZ, Tel. 0171 930 5115. Saturday, 7 December 1996, 2.30pm "Anything will do for Stained Glass" A talk at Kelmscott House by David Rodgers on D G Rossetti, William Morris and the Firm. David Rodgers is Curator of Kelmscott House. He has two books due out in 1996: William Morris at Home and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The event will take place at Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6. Tickets are £2.50 from the William Morris Society. OTHER EVENTS (INCLUDING COURSES, TOURS, AND COMMEMORATIONS) Sunday, 17 March 1996, 10.30am onward Garden Day at Kelmscott House Come and welcome the advent of Spring at Kelmscott House by lending a hand at digging, weeding pruning or planting. Your chance to get at the root of things in communion with fellow members. Bring old clothes and gardening gloves if you have them. Tea and biscuits provided. Admission free. April to September 1996 Short Course on the Life and Work of William Morris Worker's Educational Association London District. Planned venues are Pinner, Sutton, and Wamstead. More details in the April newsletter or telephone WEA London District Office, Tel.: 0171 387 8966, ask for Jennifer Wakelyn, Subject Officer, Liberal Studies. Wednesday 10 April to Saturday 20 April 1996 Gothic Architecture Tour of Northern France A tour of most of the places visited by William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and William Fulford in 1855. The party will travel by private coach from London. The tour will visit Amiens, Abbeville, Beauvais, Chartres, Dreux, Evreux, Louviers, Rouen, Caudebec, Caen, Bayeux, Coutances and Mont St Michel. Contact: Christine Yates, 5 Walpole Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 6BU, Tel. 0181 399 0686. Friday to Sunday, 12-14 April 1996 William Morris Communist Agitator A weekend residential course at Cambridge directed by Nick Salmon. A radical re-evaluation of Morris's contribution to the early British socialist movement. Further Details: Courses Registrar, University of Cambridge Board of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Cambridge CB3 8AQ, Tel. 01954 210636. Saturday, 20 April 1996, 10am to 1pm Morris and Company in Putney The party will meet at 10am at Whitelands College Chapel, West Hill SW15. The Chapel, designed by G E Scott, includes Morris & Co stained glass. The guide will be the Rev J Peacock the College archivist. The party will then make their own way to All Saints, Putney Common, which contains the most extensive collection of Morris & Co stained glass of any London church. Here the guide will be David Rodgers. Tickets £4 from the William Morris Society. There are limited numbers so please book early. Saturday, 20 April 1996 Morris Glass in Cambridge A special study-day led by Dr Carla Hicks which will examine Morris & Company designs. Contact: Nicholas Friend,INSCAPE, Austins Farm, High Street, Stonesfield, Witney, Oxon OX8 8PU, Tel. 01993 891726. Wednesday, 24 April 1996 Visit To Standen and Balcombe The party will meet at Balcombe Station at 12 noon. There will then be a visit to Balcombe Victory Hall to view the splendid frescos. A talk will be given by Wendy Hitchmough on Standen and its importance to the domestic architecture of the Arts and Crafts movement. The party will then visit Standen and return to Balcombe Station at 6pm. Tickets £12 (including lunch and coach) from the William Morris Society. Admission to Standen for non-members of the National Trust will be extra. Friday to Tuesday, 10 to 14 May 1996 William Morris's France Touring buildings in France that inspired Morris. Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Open to non-members of the SPAB. Visiting Chartres, Rouen, Bayeux and Mont St Michel, the second half of Morris's journey in 1855. Cost: £400 per person sharing (£80 single supplement). Contact SPAB 37 Spital Square, London E1 6DY, Tel. 0171 377 1644. Tuesday to Friday, 14 May to 17 May 1996 Philip Webb and the Significance of the Arts and Crafts Movement An event organized to mark the centenary of the death of William Morris, who was Philip Webb's close friend and associate. Sponsored by the University of York. York is well placed for visiting Philip Webb's work in the north of England, and so the second day will be spent visiting buildings designed by him in North Yorkshire and the fourth day will be spent in and around Brampton in Cumbria. The first and third days will be spent participating in formal session in The King's Manor, York. Organized in association with the Society for the protection of Ancient Buildings by the Centre for Conservation Studies of the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies of the University of York, to whom all inquires should be addressed, at The King's Manor, York YO1 2EP for the attention of the Director, Peter Burman MBE MA FSA., Tel. 01904 433963. The cost for the four days is £200. Saturday to Monday, 25 to 27 May 1996 Flower Festival at All Saints Church, Catton Festival Theme is William Morris, with programmes and refreshments, A major restoration of the York church took place in 1866, when the Morris East Window was installed, considered to be one of the finest examples of his work in the North. Any surplus from the event will be employed to help with current restoration work. Contact: Mrs. J Marshall Stamford Bridge House, Stamford Bridge, York YO4 1BL Tel. 0175937 1606. Saturday and Sunday, 8 and 9 June 1996 Flower Festival and Service St. Mary the Virgin Church in London is holding a flower festival in honour of William Morris on the Saturday and a service on the Sunday. Contact Mrs. Cowell on 0181/540/2989 if you would like to attend. Friday, 21 to Sunday, 23 June 1996 "Love, Lust and Marriage" Excerpts from The Canterbury Tales--The Musical will be played at the Westminister Theatre, Palace Street, London; the costumes and decor will feature designs by William Morris. Contact: Chaucer Heritage Trust, 22 Peter's Street, Canterbury, Kent CT12BQ, Tel. 0122/747/0379. Saturday, 22 June 1996 Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Annual General Meeting and Picnic To mark the centenary the AGM will be held at Tewkesbury Abbey, the proposed restoration of which led Morris to found the SPAB in 1877; it will be preceded by a celebratory picnic at Deerhurst. Non-Members of the SPAB are welcomed by prior arrangement. Contact: The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, 37 Spital Square, London, E16DY, Tel. 0171/377/1644. Week beginning 24 June 1996 William Morris and his Age This Summer School will be held at the University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex. The tutor is Dr Robert Brownall. Cost £25. Contact: Mrs C Voysey, La Coupee, Nounsley Road, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 2NQ, Tel. 01245 380454. Thursday, 20 June & Thursday, 27 June William Morris & Kelmscott Manor Private study-days on the importance of Kelmscott Manor and the surrounding area to Morris. Contact: Nicholas Friend,INSCAPE, Austins Farm, High Street, Stonesfield, Witney, Oxon OX8 8PU, Tel. 01993 891726. Wednesday 26 June 1996 Modern Communications and the Communism of William Morris This half-day School poses the question 'Would Morris have liked telematics?' Contact: Stephen Yeo, Master,Ruskin College, Walton Street, Oxford OX1 2HE, Tel. 01865 58376. Thursday 27 June 1996, 12.30pm Chaucer Commemoration Service A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the "Kelmscott Chaucer". There will be readings from the works of both Chaucer and Morris. The event will be held at the Queen's Chapel, Savoy Hill, London WC2. Contact: Chaucer Heritage Trust, Horbury Villa, 85 Ladbroke Road, London W11 3PJ. Monday to Friday, 1 to 5 July 1996 William Morris Summer School Worker's Educational Association, Wansfell College, Epping, Essex. The Tutor is Peter Street. Further details from Anne Ching, Tel. 01992 813027. Friday, 5 July to Tuesday, 16 July 1996 "In the Footsteps of William Morris": a Study Tour Offered through the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, the tour combines the main features of Morris's 1871 and 1873 expeditions in search of the northern sagas. Morris founded the SPAB in 1877. Open to non-members of the SPAB. Following the adventurous 1873 route across central Icelandic mountains, geysers and fjords, the journey will take 12 days and 11 nights and will be led by John Purkis, a former Honorary Secretary of the William Morris Society and the author of The Icelandic Jaunt. Contact: Elspeth Dennison, SPAB, 37 Spital Square, London E1 6DY, Tel. 0171/377/1644. Saturday, 6 July to Saturday, 13 July 1996 William Morris Event: St. Lawrence Church Art Festival Inspired by the work of Morris & Co at St. Lawrence and Gatcombe churches, the Morris centenary will be marked on the Isle of Wight by lectures and workshops on stained glass, wallpaper designs and Morris's contribution to the history of printing. Local artists and students are being encouraged to participate, particularly in schools-based events. The organizers would like to hear from anyone willing to contribute their time and expertise to the project. Contact: Malcolm Lloyd, the Rectory, Pan Lane, Niton, Isle of Wight PO282BT, Tel. 0198/3730/595. Saturday, 13 July to Monday, 15 July 1996 All Saints Church Flower Festival Celebrating the Christian faith in Dedworth from the first church to the present one--highlighting in a modern church the beauty of the Morris stained glass windows as part of the Community's history. Contact: Rev. Louise Brown, 3 Pierson Road, Windsor, Berks, SL45RJ, Telephone 0175/386/4591. Sunday, 14 July 1996 William Morris Centenary Festival This is a music and craft festival held at Morden Park organized by the Merton Trades Council. There will be Folk and Blues music. Speakers. Bar. International Food. Craft Stalls. Children's Area. In aid of local unemployment centre. William Morris Society members welcome to apply for stalls and the Society itself will have a stall. Contact: Merton TUC, William Morris House, 267 The Broadway, Wimbleton, London SW191SD, Telephone 0181/646/7723. Summer 1996 William Morris and the Arts & Crafts Movement in the Cotswolds This course, to be held in Cirencester, will cover Morris, Ashbee, the Guide of Handicraft, Gimson and the Barnsleys. Contact: Nicholas Friend, INSCAPE, Austins Farm, High Street, Stonesfield, Witney, Oxon OX8 8PU. Sunday to Saturday, 14-20 July and Sunday to Saturday, 21-27 July 1996 Marlborough College Celebrates Morris Summer School Marlboroough College's Summer School on the life and work of Morris. Tutor: Peter Street. Contact Mr. Marek Kwiatkowski, Summer School, Marlborough College, Wiltshire SN8 1PA, Tel. :01672892400. Saturday & Sunday, 20 & 21 July 1996 Morris Stained Glass A tour of churches containing Morris & Co stained glass in the heart of England and South Wales. Contact: Julia Ionides, 83 Greenacres, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1LZ, Tel. 01584 874567. Sunday to Saturday, 21 to 27 July 1996 Celebrating Morris A Summer School at Marlborough College - where William Morris was a student - which will consider his life and work. Contact: Mr Marek Kwiatkowski, Summer School, Marlborough College, Wiltshire SN8 1PA, Tel. 01672 892400. Saturday, 31 August and Sunday, 1 September Waterford Church Flower Festival and Celebration of William Morris Stained Glass Waterford Church, two miles north of Hertford on the A119, has eight windows by Morris and Co and three good Arts and Crafts windows. Contact: Mrs. P. Oakden, The Old Vicarage, Waterford, Hertford SG142PX. Friday to Sunday, 6 to 8 September 1996 William Morris, Storyteller, Designer, Socialist Worker's Education Association, Norwich Branch Weekend Residential Course. Dr. ARH Glover is the Organizing Tutor of this course at Wensum Lodge Adult Education Centre, King Street, Norwich, in the oldest part of that city. Starts 6pm on Friday, continues to late afternoon Sunday. Meals available. Those wishing to attend course but not requiring accommodation are welcome. It will introduce Morris as craftsman, designer, printer, writer of tales in prose and verse and revolutionary socialist; specialist tuition in fields such as fabric design, dyeing, printing, poetry and socialism. Short visits to local craft centres & museums probable. Contact: Mrs D Mochnaty, Fruit Farm, Foxhole, Salingham Thorpe, Norwich NR14 1UG, Tel. 01508 499 240. Saturday, 7 September Morris Spoke Here! A Hammersmith Trades Council march from Weltje Road to Beadon Road and then on to Hammersmith Bridge. There will be street corner speeches and readings from the works of Morris. Fiona MacCarthy has described this event as one of the most `imaginative' that have been organised for the centenary. Everyone is welcome! Contact: Peter Turner, 26 Holmead Road, London SW6 2JD, Tel. 0171 731 1494. Wednesday, 11 September to Sunday, 15 September 1996 National Morris Centenary at Standen Special guided tours and activities for pre-booked parties at Standen, East Grinstead. Standen is a family house designed by Morris's friend Philip Webb. It is decorated throughout with William Morris carpets, fabrics and wallpaper, with Pre-Raphaelite paintings and tapestries. Both house and garden are magnificent. For details call 0134/232/3029. Wednesday, 11 September to Friday, 20 September 1996 Tour in the Footsteps of William Morris The Peliguin Art and Architecture tour led by Dr. Richard Pestel covering most of the places visited by William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and William Fulford in 1855. Private coach from central London, mainly in 3-star hotels, with breakfast and dinner and all entrance fees. Places visited include Ameins, Abbeville, Beauvais, Chartres, Dreux, Evreux, Louviers, Rouen, Caudebec, Bayeux, Coutances and Mont St. Michel. For more details contact Christine Yates, 5 Walpole Road, Surbiton, Surrey KY66BU, Tel. 0181/399/0686. Thursday, 19 September 1996 William Morris--Socialist for the Twenty-First Century The meeting wil be a celebration of Morris's Socialism and a discussion of the relevance of his ideas and activity to the 21st Century. Haringey Trades Council, Woof Green Labour Club. Stuart Crescent, London N22. There will be no charge for admission. Contact: Keith Flett 38 Mitchley Road London N17 9HG, Tel. 0181 885 5276/0171 829 3097. Saturday to Sunday, 21 to 29 September 1996 William Morris Festival Week Events at All Sainsts Church, Selsey, Stroud, Gos. All Sainsts wa the church where Morris & Co. carried out their first commission, a complete series of stained glass windows designed by Morris, Burne-Jones, Rossetti, Webb, and Madox Brown. . Floral displays with a Morris theme and on the Saturdays at 11am and 3pm there will be talks on the church and its windows. Contact: Mrs M Rendall, Stanley Hall, Selsey, Stroud GL5 5LJ, Tel. 01453 822802. Saturday, 21 September 1996 Sustaining the Vision Event at Sheffield Crucible Studio Theatre held by Workers Educational Association, Yorkshire South District, in conjunction with the William Morris Society. With speakers and student readings. Free. Contact: Dawn Morris, 7 Spring Hill, Sheffield S10 1ET. Tuesday, 24 September to Sunday, 5 October 1996 Love, Lust, and Marriage The Chaucer Festival Theatre Company and guest artists will play extracts from the West End & Broadway musical "Canterubry Tales" at the Arts Theatre, Great Newport Street, London WC1H 7JB. Of particular interest: the costumes and design are in the style of William Morris and Burne-Jones. Performance time approx. 2 1/2 hours. Friday to Sunday, 27 to 29 September 1996 William Morris: Arts & Crafts A residential course at Madingley Hall which will include visits to Morris's work in Cambridge. During the weekend the Arts and Crafts movement, of which Morris's work is the exemplar, will be discussed and liberally illustrated. The Director of Studies is Dr Christine Poulson. Contact: The Courses Registrar, University of Cambridge Board of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Cambridge, Tel. 01954 210636. Friday to Sunday, 27 to 29 September 1996 William Morris Centenary Conference The theme of this residential conference in Scarborough is Morris the polymath. Speakers include John Gummer MP, Roy Hattersley MP, Fiona MacCarthy, The Bishop of Oxford and Linda Parry. Contact: Maria Williams, University College Scarborough, The North Riding College, Filey Road, Scarborough YO11 3AE, Tel. 01723 362392. Thursday, 3 October 1996 Commemorative Day at Kelmscott Manor "It was no weeping matter". A day of remembrance and celebration to mark the centenary of the death of William Morris. The day includes tours of Kelmscott village and the Manor, a graveside tribute, lunch and afternoon tea. The coach departs from The George in Hammersmith Broadway at 9am. It returns at 6pm. Tickets £16 (by coach) and £6 (by car) from the William Morris Society. This includes entry to Kelmscott Manor. Saturday and Sunday, 5 and 6 October 1996 William Morris, Marlborough College and the Arts and crafts Movement A celebration of famous Old Marlburian designers/artists associated with the movement as well as an account of the Marlborough College's buildings by Street, White, Bodley, Shaw, Webb, etc. Contact: The Master, EJH Gould MA, Marlborough College, Wiltshire, SN81PA. Sunday, 6 October 1996 Commemoration of Morris's Funeral This event is restricted to Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Contact:NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Monday, 7 October 1996 Commemoration of William Morris This event is being arranged by the York Art-Workers' Association. Contact: Peter Burman, Director of Conservation Studies, IAAS, The King's Manor, York YO1 2EP, Tel. 01904 433963. Tuesday, 8 October to Sunday, 2 November 1996 Wallpaper: A Shavian Melodrama Portraying the Adventures of Mr William Morris, Miss Eliza Doolittle, and Miss Eleanor Marx The play, written by Sophia Kingshill, uses Shaw's Pygmalion/My Fair Lady as an underpinning. Shaw and Morris meet in Covent Garden, then encounter Eliza Doolittle and Alfred Linnell (the martyr of Bloody Sunday).London Acotrs Theatre Company at the Bridewell Theatre, Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8EE. Tickets £8.50. but Morris Society members are offered two for the price of one for Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday performances. Contact: Bridwell Theatre Box Office Tel. 0171 936 3456. Friday, 18 October 1996, 7.30pm William Morris Fashion Show Design students from Waltham Forest College and William Morris Academy, Hammersmith, will illustrate how Morris's fabrics, techniques, and themes have been applied to modern day fashion. At Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Town Hall comples, Forest Road, Walthamstow E17 4SY. Contact: Tel. 0181 521 7111. November 1996 The Tables Turned Performance of A Two-Act Play by William Morris at the Waltham Forest Theatre, Walthamstow.. An exciting Victorian courtroom drama with many fascinating contemporary resonances, this rarely produced play has been adapted for a modern audience by playwright James Payne. Contact: Waltham Forest Theatre, Tel. 181 521 7111. November 1996 William Morris Tour This tour will be conducted by the Advantage Group of CWS South-East. Inquiries to: Membership and Education Department, South-East Co-op, 132-152 Powis Street, Woolrich, London SE186NL. Friday, 1 November 1996 William Morris: A Celebration of the Man A celebration of William Morris, the man, his work and his influences. An evening event will be held at All Saints Church, Ruskington, Nr. Sleaford, Lincs. The South Aisle window of the church was designed by Burne Jones, who wrote in his account book "Ruskinton. Three lights of the Ascension (when will this deluge of Ascension stop?), L10 ea. L30". The window was made by Morris and Co. in 1874. The event will combone song by Ruskington Choir and an illustrated lecture on Morris by Geoff and Steph Weston, edperts in the History of Art from Nottingham and the Open University. Contact Paul Smith, Tourism Oficer, North Kesteven District Council, Sleaford, Lincs, NG34 7EF, Tel. 01529 414155. Saturday, 2 November 1996 Visit to Red House Sponsored by South East Co-Op. Limited to 20 members of CWS South East. Contact: Membership and Education Dept. South East Co-Op, 132-152 Powis Street, Woolwich, London SE18 6NL. Saturday, 2 November 1996, 12noon to 4pm Informal Gathering in Sheffield A chance to meet fellow members of the William Morris Society, review the centenaryyear, and to share ideas and information. Sponosred by the William Morris Society at the Workstation, Sheffield City Centre. Fee £ 5; For tickets write (sending a self-addressed envelope) to Dawn Morris, 7 Spring Hill, Sheffield S10 1ET. Wednesday, 13 November 1996, 2pm Visiting the Sanderson Archive Arthur Sanderson & Sons had a long connection with Morris & Co and their archive contains many interesting items. Lesley Hoskins, who has written the wallpaper section of the V & A's William Morris Exhibition Catalogue, will explain the archive (which contains over 18,000 patterns) and compare Sanderson's patterns with contemporary Morris designs. The event will take place at Sanderson, 100 Acres, Oxford Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex. Tickets are £4 (strictly limited) from the William Morris Society. Saturday, 23 November 1996 William Morris: Textiles and Wallpapers Day school at Birmingham Refence Library. Sponsored by School of Continuting Studies, University of Birmingham. Friday, 13 December 1996, 7pm for 7.30pm Grand Finale Centenary Celebration Dinner The dinner in the historic hall of the Art Workers' Guild in London will be the William Morris Society's Grand Finale for 1996. There will be guest speakers from the arts, literature and politics. Tickets (admission charge) from the William Morris Society. Other Centenary events in Australia Canada Germany Iceland Italy Portugal Russia United States Centenary events worldwide If you know of any other events relating to William Morris that should be included on this list please send full details and a contact address to: Mark Samuels Lasner, Biblio@aol.com. 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